Max Gladwell

Max Gladwell’s virtual 2008 election yard sign. Libertarianism comes as close to our political belief system as any of the major “isms”, though we lean heavily toward the side of pragmatism as opposed to dogmatism. We’re similar to the Ron Paul supporters who quickly and naturally shifted their support to Obama. Which is why we’re [...]

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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart calls McCain on offshore drilling double-talk and offers some comic relief for the financial crisis. The U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill compromise that lifts the ban on offshore drilling. This is similar to the bill being hammered out in the Senate that we fundamentally support. Of [...]

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Presidential elections are always about the economy, unless they’re not. As we wrote in Indecision 2008, this upcoming presidential election will not be decided based on personalities, spin, gender, race, age, or the candidate’s picks for Vice President. In many ways, it won’t even be about issues or party because the deciding factor transcends it [...]

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In order to bridge the gap between liberals and conservatives on the environment, we should look to Objectivism and frame the issues accordingly. Who is Max Gladwell? If you’ve answered that question, then you know the name was partly inspired by Ayn Rand’s magnus opus, Atlas Shrugged, and her Objectivist philosophy. It’s fitting on many [...]

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Democrats and Republicans outline a compromise on offshore drilling that largely moves energy policy in the right direction. Can it pass? If so, will Bush sign it? The Democrats picked the wrong battle at the wrong time with offshore drilling. It should never have been allowed to become a so-called wedge issue because it’s effectively [...]

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