People occasionally ask me how the Democrats and Republicans relate to our own parties. To the extent that they do and simplistically, the Democrats are of the left and the Republicans are of the right. However, if you look at The Political Compass, you find that the main candidates are right authoritarians, lending further substance to Ron Paul’s accusation that there is little between them. No doubt the Compass has its weaknesses, but it’s much more helpful than a simple […]

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