When I say I’m no longer a Democrat, a few people ask why. The reasons are so numerous that I quickly get flustered trying to summarize them coherently. Fortunately, there is someone out there who can speak for me. Unfortunately, as articulate as he is, his project, The Liberal Patriot is closing down for lack of support.

When Yascha Monk saw the news, he immediately set up an interview with Ruy Teixeira to talk about the loss of TLP. I’m offering a link to their discussion because it covers a lot of the issues I have with current Democrats. Teixeira is worried that if the Ds don’t alter their stance on some key issues, they won’t be able to build a lasting majority. He cites several culture war issues, ones that Trump used effectively in his campaign against Kamala Harris.

As it stands, the Democrats are the party of college educated elites who support DEI over merit, equality of outcome over equality of opportunity, trans rights over women’s rights, assume disparities prove discrimination (except in pro football and basketball), and think only white Europeans ever enslaved anyone (forgetting that only white Europeans decided to end slavery).

Listen, or read the transcript. Let me know if any of the concerns that Teixeira cites shake up your thinking about anything.

The Liberal Patriot Bites the Dust