…in four paragraphs: Libertarian: I mistrust government, a whole lot. I believe that market forces are preferable to legislation when it comes to getting things done, because they are more voluntary (consent is always best) and more easily reversible. I believe that the pursuit of happiness is a personal thing and takes different forms for.
Exhibit A: You might make as big a fool of yourself as Lawrence O’Donnell did. See, there is this video making the rounds of a reporter from Reason magazine talking to Matt Damon (the actor) about incentives to perform one’s job, comparing actors to teachers. But much more important than this exchange was O’Donnell’s reaction.
This is not a marriage. No matter whatit might look like. No siree-bob. If they havekids, they will not be a family. Nope.This message brought to you by a lot oforganizations with the word “family”in their names, so they know whatthey’re talking about. So far, Rick Santorum and Michelle Bachmann are the two presidential candidates.
At The Daily Dish, Conor Friedersdorf contemplates the results of a recent Gallup poll asking Americans which men and women they most admire. Barack Obama won out for men, whereas Hillary Clinton came out on top for women. Friedersdorf thinks the fact that politicians make up the majority of people on both lists is “all.