Two Prominent Left-Liberal Thinkers Reconsider Libertarianism

Two prominent left-liberals who have spent much of their careers critiquing libertarianism recently wrote pieces indicating they now think they have underrated libertarian ideas. Harvard law Prof. Cass Sunstein and economic policy commentator Noah Smith are major figures in their respective fields, and their posts highlight potential points of convergence between libertarians and important elements of the political left.

Here's an excerpt from Sunstein's August substack post:

Once upon a time, I regarded Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, and the Austrians — and also Robert Nozick, Murray Rothbard, and the libertarians — with respect and admiration, but in important ways as adversaries.

They were not (I thought) on my team. I no longer think that. I think that they are on my team, or (much better