No More Reloading

This is the last post here at Reload. I started a new job on Monday and will not have the time to devote to keeping this site active and interesting. I'll continue to write at HorsesAss (and hopefully at Effin' Unsound too) although it probably won't be as prolific as it used to be. I'm hoping to bring the Birds Eye View Contests over to HorsesAss next weekend, although it'll likely go back to just being for pride. Milwhcky was declared the winner of the one and only "official" contest.

I'm excited about what Goldy's been doing with HorsesAss. Contributing to what he's doing is something I think is important for drug policy activism - making it an integral part of the overall progressive movement that's overtaking our political climate right now. I believe that progressivism can avoid the kinds of historical follies like alcohol prohibition by better understanding the limits of what government can and can't do (and should and shouldn't do). Unlike most other libertarians, I don't have a fundamental disagreement with the notion of progressivism. I believe that certain types of collectivism are part of the free market and that many individualism vs. collectivism arguments represent two valid perceptions of liberty, rather than believing that extreme individualism is the only path towards liberty. Many libertarians will likely never agree with me on that, or think I'm entering a contradiction, but I always welcome the dialogue and I hope that over time I can still elaborate on how think it should work.

Maintaining this blog has been an enormous joy for me. There are way too many people to thank for reading it, linking to it, and giving me great feedback in the comments. If you're reading this now, you're probably one of those people. Thanks.