The solution defines the problem—an observation about ideological wingwalkers

Yesterday Emma and I met a few friends at a bar, and "the personal is political" came up briefly. Several of us dislike it—my take is it rejects the idea that politics is an attempt to find what's best for the polis, the community, and instead says self-interest is all that matters. One friend, a capitalist feminist, defended the saying and, as an example, claimed the disproportionate number of