About
As with many, if not most, people, our political opinions do not match a simple left-right, Democratic-Republican axis. Perhaps not even a more nuanced, though still simple, Nolan Chart.
We are two brothers, one more liberal than libertarian, the other more libertarian than liberal. We find that often we agree, often disagree, on the political topics of the day. Some of our opinions might be characterized as conservative, some liberal, some libertarian or on some other quadrant of a spectrum. Yet, there are a few foundational tenants that we both fundamentally agree on:
1. That the main purpose of government is the preservation and extension of individual rights and freedoms, of individual autonomy.
2. That obtaining the goal necessitates a balancing act between competing rights and freedoms. We can reasonably disagree on which side of the scale to tip the balance in order to achieve the strongest preservation and furtherest extension of individual freedoms. But the goal is the same.
3. Political and philosophical theory, no matter how complex and deep, is always simpler than reality. What works in theory, doesn’t always work in practice in our complex reality. We must be able to adjust our theory to fit reality.
4. Our opinions and policies we propose to reach the goal are debatable. Demonstrable facts are not. Or, we could debate them, but it’s a waste of our time.
Rick majored in philosophy as an undergraduate and is currently attending law school. His posts will come from the prospective of law and the constitution. His interests range from individual rights (civil liberties in general), to juvenile law to religion in politics.
Warren graduated with a Ph.D. in molecular biology and is currently co-owner of a biotech firm. His posts will come from the prospective of science and evidence. His interests range from individual rights (gay rights issues of the day), to climate change (from a biological prospective), to health care.
