Everyone is doing it now! Let's swing to being libertarian!
Down, boy, down. Look how far you can take an "ism" and run with it. Libertarian National Socialist Green party? Oh dear. I wouldn't want to write a term paper on them.
The temptation to call oneself a libertarian is strong these days.
For me personally, defining my ideological impulse has been elusive to say the least. I can't proclaim to be anything with any measure of confidence. For people like me, a portion of my libertarian streak is a reaction to a perceived over reliance on government to solve problems faced by society. In this light my flirtation with libertarianism is simple: reduce the nanny state.
I'm like a rancher in Wyoming. A place where libertarians live.
I'm rambling.
The point of this post was to bring up Instapundit. You know, that huge political blog that doesn't really need any free plugs? I stumbled on his wikipedia entry - man, a blogger with a wiki entry. Can it get any grander? - and began to quickly peruse it. As I scrolled down quickly - I had to get to some soccer news - the entry mentioned that Instapundit (aka Mr. Glen Reynolds) describes himself as a libertarian. Then, as I read further we find out he strongly supports the invasion of Iraq.
I thought libertarians (who trace their roots to classical liberalism) are against interventionism. Even classical conservatives agree with the unintended consequences that comes with interventionism. What gives?
For those of you interested in libertarian sites start with: Reason Online, Quebecois Libre (both in my links on the sidebar) and Build Freedom.
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