Those of us who want to support the Libertarian Party are often told that we're throwing our votes away. The Libertarians, they say, aren't large enough and that a better tactic is to attempt to infiltrate one of the established parties. This site has even discussed the possibility of libertarians leaving the GOP for the Democratic Party.

Well, if we're throwing our vote away, at least we're in good company. Former Republican congressman Bob Barr has announced that he's accepted a leadership position in the Libertarian Party. read more »

The interstate system is a two-edged sword. Without it our economy would be much weaker and everything from cars to bread would cost much more. However, when the interstates were built half a century ago, the planners sliced neighborhoods in two particularly targeting areas with little political clout. Today the state Departments of Transportation have much more clout than any neighborhood, and even the fairly well to do are at risk of having their homes taken by the state so more pavement can be laid. read more »

This post is in response to Will's post concerning the debate between Linker v. Douthat. I originally posted this as a reply, but it's too big to qualify as a mere reply.

I'm not disagreeing, per se, with the idea that religious neutrality is impossible. And I reject the idea that faith should be kept private and not influence our politics. The founding fathers and most of our presidents did not keep their religious beliefs to themselves; rather those beliefs guided their policies. read more »