After a vote in Iowa that reeked of third-world treachery – from monolithic TV propaganda against the challenger to rumors of foreign intrusion to, finally, a “botched” vote count that felt as legitimate as a Supreme Soviet election – the Democrats have become the reactionaries they once replaced.
The Iowa Caucus Was Waterloo for Democrats - Matt Taibbi/Rolling Stone
Climate change killed libertarianism - Jacobin
Tyler Cowen coins the phrase “state capacity libertarianism” as an evolution of libertarianism that recognizes that a big, muscular, strong state is necessary to preserve and extend markets and individual freedom.
(1) This is just plain silly. The defining characteristic of libertarianism is that governments should be tiny, ideally only providing police, military and contract enforcement. To call yourself a “state capacity libertarian” is like being a “meat eating vegetarian.”
(2) I have always considered myself a liberal or progressive but I may in fact be a “state capacity libertarian.”
Fortunately, this is perfectly compatible with being a Democrat. The Democratic Party is the natural home in the US for every political philosophy other than moron racist kleptocrats.
Many others contributed pieces, I decide what goes and and often end up fixing all the bugs. Vim is now the most popular text editor. Linux Journal stopped doing a poll for “best text editor” because Vim would always win.
We must fact-check this. Mission accepted.
San Diego is a great pizza town. Here are the top 10. [San Diego Union-Tribune]
“Now we’re going to hear more suggestions from the failed mayor of Chicago and New Jersey’s corrupt ex-governor, who should be in prison.”
