Source: The Bleeding Heart Libertarian
by Matt Zwolinski
“Like a lot of people these days, I’m pretty worried about the future of constitutional democracy in America. Whatever you think about the substantive merit of Trump’s policy agenda, the process by which he is pursuing it … should be deeply concerning. A lot of libertarians, however, seem not to be concerned at all. In fact, many of them are positively reveling. As they see it, Trump and Musk are tearing down a system that is fundamentally corrupt. And if the methods they employ are somewhat unorthodox, well, what do you expect? The whole system is rigged against reform, so the only way to get the change we need is to operate somewhat outside the normal rules of the game. The fact is, most libertarians just don’t think all that highly of democracy. This isn’t new. And they’re not that subtle about it.” (03/24/25)
https://bleedingheartlibertarian.substack.com/p/libertarianisms-democracy-problem