The Rise of Liberaltarianism

David Cameron and Nick Clegg (L) during a VE day ceremony in central London Photo: REUTERS

One only has to look across the Atlantic and at the coalition government rising from the ashes of last weeks British election to realize that there's something afoot. While the conservatives under Cameron won a plurality of seats in Parliament it wasn't enough to govern outright. For the first time since 1974 elections resulted in a "hung parliament."

Recognizing the Tories plurality, but noting their own strength - the intervening time has seen the Liberal Democrats flex their muscles in hashing out a coalition with the Tories. Already the details of the coalition emerging are promising for centrists and perhaps even liberaltarianism.

The face of politics in Britain and the soul of British conservatism is evolving.