Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Hippies and Jesus Freaks

Interesting Reason article on how the hippies of the 60s and evangelical Christians created a Libertarian America...long article, interesting conclusions...worth the read.

2 comments:

Louis Winthorpe III said...

great article! I don't know where to begin...

Strap said...

thought it was good, but some parts were a bit over the top:

"Instead, a reinvigorated capitalism brought with it a blooming, buzzing economic and cultural ferment that bore scant resemblance to any nostalgic vision of the good old days. This was conservatism’s curious accomplishment: Marching under the banner of old-time religion, it made the world safe for the secular, hedonistic values of Aquarius."