A friend send this along:

Jonah,
One of the problems when determining “author intent” in fandom is the exclusion of other authors. While Whedon is the writer/director of the film Serenity he is only the co-creator of the show. He worked with his friend/colleague Tim Minear, who wants to make a film version of “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.” Minear’s politics are far more Libertarian than Whedon, who was after all a Westly Clark supporter (and Kerry as well). In fact, most of the Libertarian/Conservatism of the Buffyverse/Fireflyverse is Minear’s influence and not Whedon’s.

Me: And Minear is an NRO reader, in case people didn’t know.