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Ka1igu1a at Freedom Democrats points us to George Will’s Newsweek piece on the Libertarian Paternalism espoused by some of Obama’s economic advisors.

To be sure, it’s not libertarianism as normally defined. It’s not really even “left libertarianism”. But it’s also a long way from the populist welfare state redistributionism of liberalism past, and it’s an ingredient that can help make the liberal-libertarian compromise possible, moving both sides toward a middle ground, where the market is respected, but not worshipped.

And it’s part of why calling Obama a “Marxist” or even a “socialist” makes one sound like an ignorant fool.