Liberals and libertarians, Episode II

In today's (12.4.06) WaPo, Sebastian Mallaby has an interesting column discussing an apparent schism in the GOP between "traditional conservatives" and small-"L" libertarians, and that the latter are, more and more, siding with the Dems. The column points to an essay in this week's New Republic (available here for subscribers [of which I am not one] and here for non-subscribers [thanks, Cato]). Thought-provoking stuff for those of us who don't prescribe to either of the behemoths that make up our deleterious political duopoly.

One thing I found humorous about the article was the subhead: "A Progressive Manifesto: Ayn Rand meets Howard Dean." I'd pay money to watch those two get together over lox and bagels.