Convert zeal?

Taylor Marsh, who was a Reagan Democrat but is now a progressive, thinks that Barack Obama, who was and is a progressive, Democratic Democrat (one might even say, a liberal), might be too soft on the memory of Ronald Reagan, so she’d rather let a cranky reactionary imperialist like John McCain become President than vote for Obama.

Taylor Marsh, who was a Reagan Democrat but is now a progressive, thinks that Barack Obama, who was and is a liberal, Democratic Democrat, might be too soft on the memory of Ronald Reagan, so she’d rather let a cranky reactionary imperialist like John McCain become President than vote for Obama.

No, seriously. You’ve got to read the whole thing to believe it.

Author: Mark Kleiman

Professor of Public Policy at the NYU Marron Institute for Urban Management and editor of the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. Teaches about the methods of policy analysis about drug abuse control and crime control policy, working out the implications of two principles: that swift and certain sanctions don't have to be severe to be effective, and that well-designed threats usually don't have to be carried out. Books: Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken) When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment (Princeton, 2009; named one of the "books of the year" by The Economist Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results (Basic, 1993) Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control (Greenwood, 1989) UCLA Homepage Curriculum Vitae Contact: Markarkleiman-at-gmail.com