{"id":4553,"date":"2008-09-11T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2008-09-11T03:16:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T21:46:00","slug":"two-indian-libertarian-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/two-indian-libertarian-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Indian Libertarian Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I have a complaint about India Uncut,” a reader writes in. “Once upon a time, your blog was a goldmine of libertarian thinking, especially when you were writing your column for Mint<\/i> [Thinking it Through<\/a>]. Now you rarely blog about libertarian matters. I still enjoy your posts, and am addicted to your blog, but I wish there it had more political and economic commentary.”<\/p>\n

Ok, I plead guilty. There are three reasons for why there is less libertarian stuff on my blog these days:<\/p>\n

1] I have given up writing columns and Op-Eds, and am trying to be a full-time novelist instead. So those impassioned (sometimes too impassioned) essays about freedom and suchlike are a thing of the past—at least for a while.<\/p>\n

2] While reacting to the news around me, I often find I am repeating myself. How often can I rant about the nature of government or free speech or the wastage of the taxes we pay?<\/p>\n

3] I am blogging less frequently than I used to: once I did five or six posts a day; now I write about half that much.<\/p>\n

So if you agree with the reader above, I apologise. But you should not worry, for there are two relatively new Indian libertarian blogs out there which are just terrific. Indeed, I wish I could write as powerfully, and with as much insight, as these two guys.<\/p>\n

First, there is the old gun, Sauvik Chakraverti, a former winner<\/a> of the Bastiat Prize. Sauvik blogs at Antidote<\/a><\/b>, and pays no heed to political correctness or the fashion of the day. He is always thought-provoking, and I enjoy reading his blog immensely.<\/p>\n

And then, there is the new kid in town, Vipin Veetil. Vipin blogs at Catallactics<\/a><\/b>, and his trenchant economic commentary is a joy to read. <\/p>\n

Go check out these two blogs. I’m a fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“I have a complaint about India Uncut,” a reader writes in. “Once upon a time, your blog was a goldmine of libertarian thinking, especially when you were writing your column for Mint<\/i> [Thinking it Through<\/a>]. Now you rarely blog about libertarian matters. I still enjoy your posts, and am addicted to your blog, but I wish there it had more political and economic commentary.”<\/p>\n

Ok, I plead guilty. There are three reasons for why there is less libertarian stuff on my blog these days:<\/p>\n

1] I have given up writing columns and Op-Eds, and am trying to be a full-time novelist instead. So those impassioned (sometimes too impassioned) essays about freedom and suchlike are a thing of the past—at least for a while.<\/p>\n

2] While reacting to the news around me, I often find I am repeating myself. How often can I rant about the nature of government or free speech or the wastage of the taxes we pay?<\/p>\n

3] I am blogging less frequently than I used to: once I did five or six posts a day; now I write about half that much.<\/p>\n

So, if you agree with the reader above, I apologise. But you should not worry, for there are two relatively new Indian libertarian blogs out there which are just terrific. Indeed, I wish I could write as powerfully, and with as much insight, as these two guys.<\/p>\n

First, there is the old gun, Sauvik Chakraverti, a former winner<\/a> of the Bastiat Prize. Sauik blogs at Antidote<\/a><\/b>, and pays no heed to political correctness or the fashion of the day. He is always thought-provoking, and I enjoy reading his blog immensely.<\/p>\n

And then, there is the new kid in town, Vipin Veetil. Vipin blogs at Catallactics<\/a><\/b>, and his trenchant economic commentary is a joy to read. <\/p>\n

Go check out these two blogs. I’m a fan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nTwo Indian Libertarian Blogs - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/two-indian-libertarian-blogs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two Indian Libertarian Blogs - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"“I have a complaint about India Uncut,” a reader writes in. “Once upon a time, your blog was a goldmine of libertarian thinking, especially when you were writing your column for Mint [Thinking it Through]. 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