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Matt Welch on reason.com/blog on the article, also linking to an article by Ira Stoll on futureofcapitalism.com

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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)8/25/2010 2:00:37 am PDT

re: #4 freetoken

The non-Rockwellians try to separate themselves from Rockwell etc. Still, I think Reason should be called “Blind Dogma”.

What dogma, exactly? You could very well argue that libertarianism is juvenile but as a movement it is hardly dogmatic, as evidenced by the splits of various specific organizations you yourself referenced. There is no Libintern making sure that reason.com stays ideologically pure. I have seen quite a variety of stuff on there and I am not really convinced it should be thrown on the trash-heap in toto. And again: Even if you find the other side utterly ridiculous and disingenious, it is still worthwhile to learn about it.

re: #4 freetoken

If you’re interested in libertarian soap opera, I see that Brink Lindsey and Will Wilkinson are leaving Cato. Both were part of the “liberaltarianism” movement (so dubbed by Brink.)

So it looks like the three flavors of libertarianism are pretty much going their own ways.

Regardless, I’m glad the Koch brothers are coming under more scrutiny.

Oh, I have been taking notice of the soap opera. I think it’s fun and also testament to the fact how diverse and, maybe, also impractical the libertarians are.

And I agree with the whole “more scrutiny” thing. I don’t see why anyone with a considerable ammount of power, be it monetary or political, should be given a free pass when it comes to journalistic targeting.