Tuesday, January 31, 2012

In a GOP bloodbath, libertarians win

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Two narratives, both wrong, have emerged from the latest round in the cage match otherwise known as the race for the Republican nomination. Influential voices on both sides predict ruin for one team of combatants and triumph for the other.

In truth, both teams are the worse off, because neither can win — not without becoming more libertarian in one way or another. While their titans clash, relatively unrepresented and un-personified libertarianism waits in the wings.

Both teams have a hard time taking this prospect seriously. Consider each in turn, however, and the likelihood grows clear.

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