Rand Paul

Rand Paul and The New York Times

This past Sunday, January 26, 2014, The New York Times had a front page article about Rand Paul.  My take: -The article had lots of useful information.  It reminds us to not idealize politicians.  Libertarians are more likely than most to avoid placing faith in politicians, although we obviously like some more than others. -People […]

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Rand Paul’s Point

Rand Paul was on Morning Joe today and made the point that $500bn is the figure you reach if you’re just getting serious about the current federal debt crisis. This is a deft move since most people who liked the plan have been saying, “Well, I know it’s a lot, but you have to do

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Repeal the Civil Rights Act

“Did you hear what your buddy Rand Paul said?” Nude Eel crowed recently.  “He doesn’t think the government can tell him who he can serve in his restaurant, you can’t agree with that!”  Like most Libertarians, The Free Agent is used to this kind of knee-jerk reaction.  Mister Eel, who sees legislation (rather than the

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Liberals, Libertarians, and Civil Rights

The Rand Paul/Rachel Maddow interview is part of this liberal exposition. It is a form of political theatre that mimics a true inquiry into someone’s opinion on a controversial issue. Instead, it was a way for Maddow to discredit libertarianism now that everyone knows libertarians are a growing force in the political arena. If there’s one group of people that threaten the liberal agenda more than republicans, it’s libertarians.

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