Carl Watner (born 1948) is a successful
businessman as well as an independent scholar residing in Baltimore, Maryland.
Largely self-educated in the field of libertarian theory and history, he has
written extensively on these topics in such periodicals as Reason,
Libertarian Forum, and The Journal of Libertarian Studies. He
compiled an introduction for A Voluntary Political Government, which is
a collection of mid-19th century letters written by a close friend of Henry
David Thoreau. He also co-authored Neither Bullets Nor Ballots, which
epitomizes his advocacy of an all voluntary society. Carl describes himself as
a voluntaryist, who relies on reason, persuasion, and education rather than on
violence or electoral politics to achieve his goals. Carl is also contributing
editor of The Voluntaryist newsletter.