If there is a politics or collective “view of the site” currently detectable at OT, it is not, I believe, an especially “conservative” one, but rather a committed but weak and diffuse left “liberaltarianism” – though left liberal-dominated in the comment threads.
Erik’s post today gives me a good excuse to better define and clarify what I’m talking about when I talk about liber-al-tarianism and the notion that the intermediate-term future of libertarianism lies more with the...
Via Br. Dave, probably the best, simplest explanation of the credit crisis I’ve seen thus far. It doesn’t go terribly deep, and leaves out a lot, but it gives a great visual summary of...
Kyle’s post yesterday the other day about the need for the GOP to stop focusing on “how” it was going to come back from the wilderness if it ever wants to get back to...
Robert Stacy McCain has a scathing post that seeks to permanently douse the concept of a left-libertarian coalition ever being a real possibility, which includes this little bit: As a political impulse, the sort...
Professor Joseph Wagner of Colgate University, one of the three professors who most influenced the development of my early political thought, was fond of saying that the venom associated with certain issues was because...
Freddie writes: While I continue to believe that our national conversation is far from an equitable or fair one, I have to admit that things have changed; there is more criticism and questioning of...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25The new tariffs seem to have be set by AI: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h3bil6wi4j2odx5exizuwh3j…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Here is the Treasury Secretary freaking out: https://bsky.app/profile/fffanatic06.bsky.social/post/3…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Ha! I miss Norm.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25On this 'liberation day' I'm reminded of Norm's clip about going to war ... with the… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Well here comes the big f- you to working families everywhere. I predict hard lessons are about to b…
on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationIt's also right after we were breathlessly and repeatedly told Biden was showing no signs of age. Th…
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