February 06, 2004
Political renovation
The essay I linked to in my last post, combined with this one from TCS make for a decently interesting political two-punch. The latter is an exposition of the new political divide, and it makes a heck of a lot of sense. The author, a poli-sci prof at UTexas, manages to express what's been knocking around in the murkier regions of my brain for a year or so. "Left" and "right" don't mean jack anymore: the new spectrum is "libertarian"/"communitarian" (read the article for definitions, they aren't what you think).
Actually, the two articles together make a pretty good case for the argument that the Democratic Party is about to go the way of the Bull Moose. They're no longer relevant. The real discussion is between libertarians and communitarians, a discussion which is currently being waged within the two wings of the Republican Party. The Democrats need to either get a life and pick a relevant position or kindly shut up.
