This is a huge tragedy. Although I fervently disagree with so many of the Western Standard's writers who are non-libertarian social conservatives, the journal as a whole provided an important voice for the political right.
I am sure other print voices will emerge. Some thoughts:
- If it will help, they can keep all the pay I get for blogging at their website (I receive no pay, and the website will likely continue for quite some time as a profit centre).
- Clearly there is a market failure here. The gubmnt should subsidize the magazine to keep it going.
- If the gubmnt really cared about jobs, it would subsidize the continued publication of The Western Standard to save their jobs.