Some guessing about my political orientation going on in my mentions. Not sure I’ve ever done a post like this, but I’m happy to answer questions about anything specific, if that’s of interest to anyone.

I don’t think you can (or should) end the welfare state and I think gov has a role in healthcare, which are surely my most leftwing opinions. It drifts rightward from there. Economically I’m a capitalist and a pro-market-rate-housing-and-private-property-rights YIMBY. (We simply have to allow more housing to be built.) I’m accepting of the economic arguments for immigration, but skeptical of rapid cultural and demographic change. I’m opposed to affirmative action, DEI, etc. Conservative in my personal affairs, but high openness (lover of cities and modern art, etc). Pro death penalty. Our criminal justice system is not racist or cruel, but in fact too lenient. Prisons should be safe and humane, but full.

What else? People should mostly just be allowed to do things. I would never homeschool my kids, but I admire people who do. Most government attempts at social engineering are mistaken and illegitimate, etc.