Well, I can’t complain about 2011, at least personally. Happy household, happy kids, great school, lots of interesting travel, two new books ( Rollback and Back on the Road to Serfdom ), and the encouragement and support of lots and lots of good people. Among my most memorable moments this year were… Read More
Archives for 2011
Do We Need Them After All?
The best line of the film V for Vendetta is uttered by the Chancellor, who thunders at his subordinates: “I want everyone to remember why they need us!” That’s what’s so interesting about Gary Chartier’s 2011 book The Conscience of an Anarchist . Chartier has heard it all before: government… Read More
Ron Paul Embarrasses Progressives, So They Lash Out
Glenn Greenwald gets it exactly right, as usual, while keeping the standard progressive hemming and hawing to a minimum. The whole thing has to be read, but here’s a sample: The parallel reality — the undeniable fact — is that all of these listed heinous… Read More
Best Sellers of 2011 (At Least Around Here)
Here are the TomWoods.com Amazon bestsellers for 2011. Your host tends to do well here, for obvious reasons. 1. Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse , by Thomas Woods 2. Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century , by Thomas Woods 3. 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask , by Thomas Woods 4. The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History , by Thomas Woods 5. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization , by Thomas Woods 6. Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse ,… Read More
Steve Deace Endorses Newt
Despite my best efforts , Iowa radio host Steve Deace endorses Romney clone Newt Gingrich for president. Among other things, Deace thereby gives a thumbs-up to the immoral bipartisan foreign-policy consensus that only Ron Paul challenges. He endorses Newt for allegedly being serious about the debt (despite not having… Read More
Commissars Demand We Shun Ron Paul
All the respectables agree: we can support anyone we like, except Ron Paul. That’s what the New York Times, much of the progressive left, and much of the fake-conservative talk-radio right — in other words, the whole spectrum of people who have wrecked the country… Read More
The Bible and Ron Paul
A nice production by a knowledgeable young guy.
I Can’t Believe I Am Talking About Rick Santorum
A complete nonentity, and — putting it kindly — an intellectual lightweight. In other words, typical of the product the political system serves up to us. But word is that he’s “surging” in Iowa, so here’s Jack Hunter on Santorum . In the comments section, I like the person… Read More
CNN Chooses Most Uncharacteristic Photo of Ron Ever
For its article on Ron Paul’s electability. Even Orwell was more subtle than this. (Thanks to Travis Holte.)
