I’m a libertarian — neither Republican nor Democrat, conservative nor progressive. That doesn’t mean that I don’t read from among advocates of left and right. I am quite sure that I read more from those who are of either view than I do of libertarians. It would be foolish to avoid so many clever people writing for, or against, one of the major parties.
(It goes without saying that many members of the two major parties are libertarian; David Boaz has written often that political polling shows significant support for libertarian ideas. See, for example, “The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama.” )
Here are two sharp writers, on left and right, respectively, that I read regularly:
- David Corn, at Politics Daily. He’s the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, and formerly of The Nation.
- Jennifer Rubin, at Commentary’s Contentions Blog.
I’ve been reading both for a while, and ironically the two had a dust up over their views of Sarah Palin. Actually, a dust up about what Jews think of Sarah Palin, and what that might — or might not — mean. I have no understanding of what Jews might think of Palin, etc. as different or the same from what others in America might think, but no matter — I enjoyed the exchange just the same. There’s nothing remote or unapproachable about the exchange — anyone can appreciate it.
Rubin: Why Jews Hate Palin.
Corn: Jews and Sarah Palin: Who’s Got the Problem?
I enjoy reading both pundits. Rubin, very surely, is a polemicist by nature (more than Corn), and there’s a relentless quality to her work that I find admirable even where we’d disagree. Both Corn and Rubin are always worth reading, and easy to recommend.