(2007-07-03) Kling Libertarian Democratic Wings

Arnold Kling on the differing wings/Coalition-s of the Democratic Party, and where Libertarian perspectives fit with each. HealthCare, Energy Policy, Foreign Policy, etc.

Assuming that the Democrats win in a rout in 2008, those of us who are libertarians will be on the sidelines. I wish that I could swallow Brink Lindsey's liberaltarian Kool-Aid, but the blend between liberalism and libertarianism just won't go down. And the Democrats themselves don't seem to want to touch it.

• see 2006-12-15-Liberaltarian, 2004-12-03-NolanProgressiveLibertarians

If politics were football, then I would say that the Clinton and Bush years saw little forward progress for either side. Clinton might have moved the ball toward the progressives' goal line, but only a few yards. I would say the same about President Bush--he moved the ball a few yards in the direction of the progressives' goal line.

(page was renamed from z2007-07-03-KlingLibertarianDemocracticWings)