tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post5741382014494825065..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: After Market Reportmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-37546741076409871442009-07-14T17:03:59.692-07:002009-07-14T17:03:59.692-07:00First, I would call myself a conservative more tha...First, I would call myself a conservative more than a libertarian. I like some regulation just not a lot. <br /><br />Your question is actually something I wrote about. http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2009/01/jews-israel-and-democratic-party.html<br /><br />it really comes down to abortion. Most Jews in America are basically secular and they are very pro abortion.<br /><br />I don't think that Krugman and Stiglitz are fair representations of Jewish thinking. I think you could look at a much more traditional liberal like Alan Dershowitz as a much better example. Bill Kristol is also a better representation though not necessarily the mainstream.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-16795070557745068922009-07-14T16:39:10.137-07:002009-07-14T16:39:10.137-07:00Hey, I really like your blog. You have a lot of g...Hey, I really like your blog. You have a lot of good analysis. <br /><br />I just have a question, it's a little controversial. You're basically a libertarian and you're jewish right?<br /><br />I was just curious, what do you think the reason is that jews are so much more leftist on average than the general population? Two leading examples are Paul Krugman (nationalize banks, universal healthcare, huge stimulus etc.) and Joseph Stiglitz. The extreme leftist views sometimes go far beyond reason. Historically, there has also been this pattern going back for decades. It seems like jewish people are the most likely to be hurt by these socialist policies too. So it doesn't make that much sense for the to promote them. <br /><br />Since you go against the leftist grain, I was just wondering what you thought might be the reason for this leftism?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050435479821170350noreply@blogger.com