“Libertarianism is rejected by the modern left — which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern right-which preaches enterprise but practices protectionism.”

—  Karl Hess

“The Death of Politics”, Playboy (March, 1969).

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American journalist 1923–1994

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