I sometimes wonder. It's too bad we didn't have blogs in the 60's and 70's so I could trace the changes in my opinions over the years. As far as today's politicians go, I generally support the Klobuchars and Bidens of the world.
I likely am more internationalist/globalist than they. I remember the heyday of the UN, when it was still viewed by some as essential to world peace. And I remember the decolonialization movement and our concern over getting adequate foreign aid to the third world. Liberals mostly seem to have abandoned that focus, but the influence of my ancestral religion still runs strong--the "Great Mission" was to convert the world.
On some current issues:
- I believe in much higher taxes on everyone. I still retain the bias of JKGalbraith's "The Affluent Society", which argued we underfunded public amenities in favor of private extravagance. There's no need for 2-4,000 square foot homes.
- I don't believe in reparations--I do believe in experimenting with social programs, including dispersed public housing (down with NIMBYs) and cash transfer programs.
- I don't believe in defunding policy, though I would favor more social services, more rehabilitation programs in prison.
- I think there are many more important things people could focus on rather than taking down monuments and renaming landmarks, but different strokes as we used to say in the 60's.
- I do believe in nationalizing a lot of statistics and making reporting mandatory--crime and health come to mind.
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