The Nation: A Libertarian's Dream

The Nation is a wonderful periodical for Libertarians and Free Market types to read because it offers the perfect foil with which to compare and contrast Libertarian ideas and non-Libertarian ideas. Consequently, one can find plenty in The Nation to chew on. One doesnt have to look too hard to find things that are perplexing and completely disconnected with reality:

July 7, 2009
The Editor
The Nation
33 Irving Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003

Dear Editor,

I am curious if Barbara Ehrenreich or Bill Fletcher, Jr. has spent any time in a grocery store and if so, whether they have given much thought to how the food arrives and from whom? I doubt it. Few Americans worry about whether food will be available in their neighborhood grocery store because it has always been there in the past. I can’t think of a time I’ve walked into a grocery store and found the shelves empty. I ask that question because I am puzzled by their concern for “continued reliance on ‘the market’ to dictate the availability of basic goods” as expressed in their essay, Change Socialists Can Believe In. I would expect a claim that flies in the face of all available evidence to be supported and so I extend that opportunity to the authors and look forward to their response.


Sincerely,

Michael