Can libertarians be funny?

• Author: Evans, Zenon
• Position: Briefly Noted - Comic Facebook page Libertarian Humor - Brief article

Libertarian Humor, a Facebook page of topical comics, has garnered nearly 10,000 "likes" in less than a year of operation. It features an ensemble cast of characters familiar to free market fans, from Lysander Spooner and Murray Rothbard to contemporary libertarian writers such as Jeffrey Tucker and Walter Block. Antagonists include John Maynard Keynes, Ben Bernanke, and Barack Obama.

The stiff bodies and exaggerated faces make the comic feel more like folk art than professional cartooning. Keynes and company are consistently buffoonish, demonstrating the broken...