More on Objectivists and Libertarians

Ari Armstrong has some excellent comments on the recent blogosphere debates about Objectivism and the Libertarian Party. Being completely unobjective, my favorite bit was:

In terms of presenting new material that advances libertarian theory, Diana's speech was far and away the best presentation at the convention. Her views are not "rigid" -- they are sophisticated and insightful. They are "rigid" only in the sense that they are intellectually consistent and they adhere to the forms of good argument.

Walter and everybody else should read Diana's excellent speech -- it is at http://www.dianahsieh.com/philosophy/politics/meta-politics/philosophical_underpinnings_of_capitalism.html.

Oh, I always like being "sophisticated and insightful"!