A Betting Man With a Plan for America – WSJ

It bugs him that so many Democrats won t buck the teachers unions. Elizabeth Warren, as a private citizen, wrote a book touting school choice. Hillary Clinton has spoken favorably of charter schools. Yet even with his deep pockets, Mr. Yass can t outbid the unions when they promise to be around for a politician s entire career.

He muses about a Charles Barkley or Oprah Winfrey getting behind the movement, but until that happens he sees no alternative to bankrolling politicians willing to break ranks with the unions. For once he ignores the odds: No matter how low the probability, it s worth doing.

Mr. Yass, ecumenical with his money and his vote, remains a registered Libertarian and longtime member of the Cato Institute board. He argues that history s libertarian arc is manifested in the advance of gay rights as well as the $50 trillion valuation of America s corporate sector, dwarfing China s or Europe s.

But if the odds in favor of liberty and progress are 51 to 49 on any given day, that leaves room for long runs of bad outcomes. Worryingly, a wave of destructive ideology is emanating from America s universities. Young people are being encouraged to hate the capitalism and free markets that gave them their opportunity-rich lives. And renominating Donald Trump isn t the answer.

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Freedom! Sorry. Just feel like saying that sometimes.