The reason I had these great expectations is because a previous discussion that I had with John Holbo was one of the most positive exchanges that I've had with a liberal. Here's our discussion on whether people should be allowed to sell their votes and our discussion on whether taxpayers should be allowed to directly allocate their taxes.
His critique of libertarianism is definitely worth reading though...well...hmmm...errr...I suppose I should let you folks decide that for yourselves.
Over on the Crooked Timber website you can read what liberals have written about his post. Here's my favorite comment...
While I agree with the cheering here, it was a great minefield over there. I kinda agree with the commenter there that says something about guests pooping on our doorstep. So… I am looking forward to the upcoming Libertarian guests here on CrookedTimber. - seth
I really doubt that the Crooked Timber liberals would invite a libertarian to write a guest post...but I'd really love to be proved wrong. Here's the post that seth was referring to...My Response to Holbo's Post...and here's a conciliatory response from a libertarian...Further to Holbo.
