Magical Centrist (n.): An intellectual who believes that both sides are wrong and that he or she transcends partisan politics through unique brilliance; often a method for securing social status while avoiding tangible commitment; ultimately, ineffective. (See: Libertarian, IDW.)
The entire masthead of Reason magazine in my mentions right now: 
The problem with blue-city libertarians is that they punt on the difficult political questions and retreat to a status-oriented but ultimately non-threatening ideological pastiche of drug legalization, age of consent laws, and appeals to harmless abstractions.
Unlike the critical race theorists, I believe that being apolitical/nonpartisan/"not racist" are valid and respectable choices.
But once you enter the world of politics, you have a duty to make choices and take concrete positions on the issues based on the world as it exists.
But once you enter the world of politics, you have a duty to make choices and take concrete positions on the issues based on the world as it exists.
The reality is that we have a two-party, partisan political system that will not change in our lifetime. If you want to advance your agenda, you have to make choices within it—imagining oneself a centrist-transcender is a narcissistic evasion and an abdication of responsibility.
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