Is Classical Liberalism for Losers

https://www.thefp.com/p/tyler-cowen-is-classical-liberalism-for-losers

Excellent piece on classical liberalism and its long game and influence over moments in history that have long impacts, e.g. the US Constitution. I think I have many classical liberal tendencies, leaning left.

I counsel patience, and investment in good ideas and in talent, not a quest for power per se.

What is truly scarce in today’s world are classical liberal attitudes and beneficial classical liberal revolutions. You, too, can work toward those, as long as you are prepared for long periods of disappointment. In contrast, there will always be plenty of people who seek power. If you are skeptical of them, as classical liberal attitudes dictate, most of the time those expectations will be proven correct.