Eric Boehm at Reason: Doug Jones, Roy Moore, and the Politics of the Lesser Evil "The politics of the lesser evil are very much in vogue right now—though not usually in terms as stark as what we just witnessed in Alabama—because neither major party has much in the way of a compelling vision to win support. Demonizing the other side and hardening tribal lines over issues of race, class, and social policy is, if not the only way to win in that environment, then certainly the easiest. This 'negative partisanship' has infected all parts of the political dynamic, and it's getting worse. But winning elections isn't supposed to be the goal of politics. Creating policy is. And the politics of the lesser evil are not good for the creation of policy, because whoever wins gains power and therefore quickly becomes the greater evil." Jeffrey Tucker at FEE: This Bloodsport Needs to End "The left is getting nuttier, the hard right is getting scarier, and the...
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