ALS poll: best libertarian blog
In June last year the ALS hosted the first competition for best blogger. At the time it was “best solo libertarian blogger”, after after much vote-rigging it was eventually won by the self-described “classical liberal” Andrew Norton.
This year we’ve decided to broaden the category to “best libertarian blog” (to give catallaxy & thoughts on freedom a chance), and limited the options so that people are just choosing between 10 blogs.
The options include some of the big names of the Australian plogospohere (political blogosphere) — such as Catallaxy Files, Andrew Norton, Jennifer Marohasy and Thoughts on Freedom. It also includes a few blogs that deserve to be more popular with libertarians — Austrolabe and Liberty Whinge.
One important new option includes Helen Dale (aka skepticlawyer), who has broken away from Catallaxy & Thoughts and started her own blog at Skeptic Lawyer.
For the pro-war, pro-Republican libertarians there is Melbourne objectivist PRODOS, and McCain-apologist Jim Fryar at Real World Libertarian. And rounding out the options for this year is Double Think, by the mysterious Jono.
There are plenty of libertarian blogs that I didn’t include. Sorry to those authors, but I needed to keep the options managable. I tried to pick the most well-known and active to choose from. For the curious, some other libertarian blogs can be found at Fleeced, Wackingday, The Western Lines, Chris Berg, Australian Gun Owner & more if you follow the links.
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The last ALS poll question was “who are you”. Well, apparently you are an Australian libertarian male under 40. Of 127 responses, 88% were male, 81% were Australian, 80% were self-declared libertarian and 74% were under 40 (with 41% being in my age bracket of 20-29). Welcome.
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Though if there was vote-rigging, it wasn’t by me.
The link to skepticlawyer points at Catallaxy.
Just thought I’d let you know
Thanks SL… fixed now.
Can I nominate Tom Knapp’s “Kn@ppster” blog? Oh I just did.
Good idea John.
At some point we should do a round up of the various pro-freedom policies (if there are any) by all the Australian political parties and nominate the libertarian reform most likely to get implemented in the next 10 years.
At some point we should do a round up of the various pro-freedom policies (if there are any
Errr.. thats a big *if*.
If Liberals decide to make a 5c or 10c cut in fuel excise taxes part of their election platform, I’d nominate it. Likewise, if Liberals promise to scrap Kyoto, I’d nominate it.
John, you are missing a GMB option.
Jono – I think there is some merit in systematically recognising political parties for adopting a pro-freedom position even if it is on a single issue. It is something that the ALS should work to recognise and promote.
Wes — the options are set, and it’s for Australians, not Americans.
superdonk — this is only for libertarian blogs. But feel free to start a write-in campaign.
Nothing for the pro-monarchist libertarian?
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It must be rigged, Catallaxy is winning.