No Good Choices

I’ve made no secret of my independent political leanings in recent years. Over the course of my life I’ve held views that were alternatively considered quite liberal, quite conservative and idealistically libertarian. I’ve voted for democrats, voted for republicans, voted libertarian and voted independent. The longer I live, the more frustrated I am with candidates put forward by any of the major parties.

In 2016 the republicans had an impressive field of primary candidates for president. There were successful businessmen and women, constitutional experts and a diverse group of capabl...