For the first time in its history, Wired has explicitly endorsed a candidate for president. The entire read is worth it, but here are a few highlights.
PERHAPS YOU FEEL like this is a low bar: Support a candidate because she believes in science? Get behind a politician because she approaches policymaking like a professional? Maybe you were hoping to be more inspired. We think the opportunity presented to us is more than inspiring enough. The country can go one of two ways, right now: toward a future where working together in good faith has a chance, or toward nihilism.
on Trump:
Here’s the thing about Donald Trump: In his 14 months as a political candidate, he has demonstrated an utter indifference to the truth and to reality itself. He appears to seek only his own validation from the most revanchist, xenophobic crowds in America. He is trolling, hard.
Wired dips their toes in politics occasionally, but they have a strong libertarian streak and this endorsement is a bit surprising from them.
Trump is just that awful.