Jamie Weinstein, author of the Daily Caller article critical of Ron Paul’s peace institute , can’t understand my post in reply to him . He tweets: Talk about terrible reading skills. Each of your bullet points are utterly irrelevant to what I wrote @ thomasewoods tomwoods.com/blog/neocons-a… — Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) April 24, 2013 The fact that Weinstein can’t see the relevance of the… Read More
Archives for April 2013
Choosing a Handgun
A reader sent along this advice for people who, while in the market for a handgun, may not be too knowledgeable about guns. What do you guys think?
Neocons Attack Ron Paul Peace Institute
The Daily Caller wags its finger at the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity because of the two libertarian professors it has on its board, Butler Shaffer and Walter Block. (Thanks to Lew Rockwell for the link.) The problems with these men are many: (1) For some reason, they seem to think the U.S. government… Read More
W’s Approval Rating Hits 7-Year High
The Washington Post’s explanation for this is the same as my own: the longer people go without seeing him, the less intensely they dislike him. The more you see him, the more you remember what a catastrophic dolt he was. Were we to have to cringe through more of his… Read More
We Are the Third America
My keynote speech to the Kansas State Convention of Young Americans for Liberty .
Graham: Terrorist Suspects Should Have Gun Rights, But Not Fifth Amendment
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham: “I think, anyone who’s on the Terrorist Watch List should not lose their Second Amendment right without the ability to challenge that determination. I think, Senator Kennedy was on the Terrorist Watch List. There’ve been people come up on the watch… Read More
Santorum Doesn’t Stand With Rand
Rick Santorum says , “Rand Paul’s brand doesn’t line up with all of what our party stands for—on national security, social values, the economy and the role of government in society. His message won’t ultimately lead us to be a more successful party.”
Meet an Enforcer of Approved Opinion
To be attacked by a Gore Vidal, or an H.L. Mencken, one of the great wordsmiths of American criticism, while surely unpleasant, must have been oddly exhilarating for the poor souls on the receiving end. I, on the other hand, have the more dubious and… Read More
John Yoo: Foreign Intervention Can Prevent Future Bombings
Over at AEI, the notorious John Yoo writes : How is this a victory for traditional law enforcement? Two young brothers, lightly armed, killed several innocent civilians, wounded 170, killed an officer and wounded another, and shut down one of America’s great cities. We had a whole city… Read More
McCain and Obama Sitting in a Tree
John “Maverick” McCain said in a speech yesterday that he has more in common with Obama on foreign policy than he does with certain people (i.e., actual mavericks) in his own party: “[President Obama] and I have had our differences. Many of those differences will persist. But… Read More