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
Thank Goodness for Taxes
Left-liberal David Sirota tweeted: Photos from Boston should remind a tax-averse country why we should support taxes – they fund first responders: salon.com/2013/04/19/how… — David Sirota (@davidsirota) April 19, 2013 Back home from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, here’s what your taxes are actually paying for (via Lew Rockwell’s Facebook page ): Here’s Lew’s comment:… Read More
Obama Drug Czar: States Can’t Nullify Drug Laws
According to The New American : “No state, no executive can nullify a statute that has been passed by Congress,” the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy told the National Press Club audience. “Let’s be clear,” he continued, “law enforcement officers take an oath of… Read More
Great Video: Opening of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity
Thanks to the Lew Rockwell blog for this video. And check out the Institute !
Scourge of the Neocons
The website of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity is up and running. It’s run by Daniel McAdams, who was foreign policy adviser for Congressman Paul for many years, and who is completely trustworthy and sound, not to mention very able and knowledgeable.
Ireland: Stateless for 2000 Years
A brief chat with Professor Gerard Casey of University College, Dublin, about the history of stateless Ireland. And here’s the resource page referred to in the video.
The Truth About the Warfare State
Justin Raimondo has a good overview of the warfare-state portions of the new David Stockman book . Here again we see that this is no milquetoast appeal for “smaller government” but an incisive full-spectrum smash of the whole establishment. Check out part 1 and part 2 .