Matt Yglesias on Libertarianism, Abundance Liberalism, and a Possible Alliance Between the Two
Matt Yglesias discusses the potential alliance between libertarians and abundance liberals, highlighting areas of agreement and criticism. He supports the idea of collaboration, particularly in addressing deregulation inconsistencies among liberals. Yglesias also critiques libertarian extremism while acknowledging the value of their insights on market dynamics.
- ▪Yglesias endorses an alliance between abundance liberals and libertarians, suggesting a shift from traditional conservative partnerships.
- ▪He points out inconsistencies in liberal support for deregulation in certain sectors while opposing it in others.
- ▪Yglesias criticizes libertarianism for its tendency towards extremism, arguing that moderate libertarians are rare.
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Libertarianism Matt Yglesias on Libertarianism, Abundance Liberalism, and a Possible Alliance Between the Two Yglesias supports an alliance and has key points of agreement with libertarians, but also criticisms of libertarianism. I welcome former and respond to the latter. Ilya Somin | 5.20.2026 7:45 PM <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-8321616" src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/03/abundance-detail-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="169" data-credit="Avid Reader Press" srcset="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/03/abundance-detail-300x169.jpg 300w, https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2025/03/abundance-detail-1024x576.jpg 1024w,…
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