Our Nonlibertarian Future

John Sides takes a look at the evidence that libertarianism is the future of American politics and finds it wanting. The evidence, as I see it, just points to the public shifting somewhat to the left -- demanding somewhat more public spending, plus growing more friendly to both libertarian and non-libertarian aspects of things like the gay rights movement's demand for equality irrespective of sexual orientation.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/03/our-nonlibertarian-future/43967/