A Libertarian State is a Self-Inflicted Wound

 

In the Cold War, the West's great advantage was that our adversaries had crippled themselves with an authoritarian state.

Since the Cold War, our adversaries' great advantage is that we have crippled ourselves with a libertarian state.

Russian Exports of Anti-Democratic Extremism, Then and Now

 

The Russians promoted left-wing violent rejection of democracy in the 1970s to disrupt the West.

The Russians promote right-wing violent rejection of democracy today for the same reason.