Tim Wu, welcome to the libertarian movement !

by Adam Thierer on November 13, 2007 · Comments

In this very entertaining piece, our frequent intellectual sparring partner Tim Wu admits that certain New York City bureaucrats may be driving him to libertarianism.

I really wish Tim would become a true libertarian. As that essay and his brilliant 5-part series essays on “American Lawbreaking” for Slate illustrate, he is an incredibly gifted writer and a first-rate thinker. And, at times, his thinking does lean in the libertarian direction, but not enough to grant him credentials to the club just yet! (Tim and I also share a nerdy affection for Dungeons & Dragons, so I have to admit to liking him for that reason. I was far to familiar with 20-sided dice as a youngster. Sad, but true).

Comments Posted in: Miscellaneous

  • Timon
    Are you subconsciously channeling Henry Farrell's comment to Glenn Reynolds, when, in establishing his geek bona fides, he said something to the effect of: "I was more familiar with a 20 sided die than was compatible with a healthy social life."? For some reason that line has always stuck in my head and I wonder if there is something about it that makes it stick in others'.
  • Ha - the main difference between myself and the writers on this site is they have a studied lack of sensitivity to the infringements of freedom possible from large centralized organizations that don't happen to bear the label "government."
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