by Matt Welch, Reason.com
The Boston Globe today endorsed the Libertarian Party's Dan Fishman for the position of Massachusetts state auditor, the office tasked with checking under the hood of government and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse.
The Boston Globe today endorsed the Libertarian Party's Dan Fishman for the position of Massachusetts state auditor, the office tasked with checking under the hood of government and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse.
"It is rare for the Globe to back a candidate outside the two major parties, let alone the nominee of a party known for unconventional positions including decriminalizing recreational drugs, reinstating the gold standard, and repealing the income tax," the paper editorialized. However, "Fishman would bring a sorely needed independent streak to the office. Give this Libertarian a shot."
Fishman, a gregarious 51-year-old software engineer and regional director of the 2016 Gary Johnson/Bill Weld campaign, attracted notice in the race for his cheesy yet oddly compelling ad analogizing the auditor's position to that of a football referee:
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