Libertarians have long warned us of the dangers posed by statism and/or corporatism as a prelude to full-blown 'fascism'. 'Statism' means the tyranny of an overgrown and overweening bureaucracy, and 'corporatism' means the corruption of capitalism in collusion with the government, either doing the bidding of the state or abusing state power to expand monopolism.... Read More

Palo Alto, CA---Dr. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning former Republican congressman and presidential candidate, has endorsed Ron Unz in his current U.S. Senate race in California. Mr. Unz, a software developer and former theoretical physicist with degrees from Harvard University and Cambridge University, is a leading Republican candidate for the Senate seat held by California's retiring... Read More

Even though Ron Paul will not be the next president of the United States, some pundits are now beginning to wake up to the fact that his campaign gave birth to an awareness among many voters, young and old, that there is something very wrong with America’s two party political system. Paul’s ideas about constitutionalism,... Read More

It is my understanding, from a very reliable source, that the Ron Paul campaign laid off most of its staff nationwide yesterday. I do not know if that means he will suspend his campaign, though I hope he will continue on to the convention to make sure his voice is heard, even if ignored. I... Read More

New York Times resident compassionate conservative David Brooks can be quite clever in how he creates mental linkages for his audience. His recent article on his travels observing the candidates in the South Carolina takes no prisoners when it comes to Ron Paul. He reports speaking to “a pawnshop manager who supports Ron Paul and... Read More

NEW YORK - America has come back, at least politically, to where it was in the far-off 1950’s when Communist-scares and the modern fascism of Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy kept the republic in a state of anxiety and deep fear. “Reds under our beds� was the slogan in those days of paranoia and witch-hunting. Today,... Read More

I was just reading Eric Dondero's revelations about the time he spent working as personal assistant, campaign co-ordinator, and senior aide to Ron Paul. Dondero denies or plays down Paul's rumored offenses against political correctness, but has a few things to say that are giving liberals the vapors none the less. On homosexuality, for example.... Read More

Ron Paul is the only antiwar candidate who has a (microscopic) chance of winning in 2012. He's also the only candidate who will make an effort to restore the Bill of Rights and reverse Congress's decision to allow the president to "indefinitely" imprison American citizens without due process. For these reasons alone, Paul should garner... Read More

Sometimes intelligent people say things that are so dumb, I wonder whom they are trying to please. In George Will’s latest diatribe, “Ron Paul, spoiler?,� he makes nice to those groups that have advanced his career—GOP foundations, the media establishment, and DC insiders whom he presumably sees socially. Unlike other Republican commentators, Will recognizes that... Read More

During the Republican presidential primary debate from Des Moines on December 15, Ron Paul caused uproar when he said that a strike against Iran “would risk a repeat of the useless Iraqi war.� In response to a question from Bret Baier, Paul made this statement: “To me the greatest danger is that we will have... Read More

This morning there was some peculiar media coverage of last night’s Republican debate. Predictably, in all sources Ron Paul coverage was significantly less than the column inches provided Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, even though he is running neck-and-neck with them in Iowa. Ron Paul was the only one to raise the issue of foreign... Read More

I don't like mixing politics with morality, but sometimes it's unavoidable. What I mean is this: how can anyone cast a ballot for a man who they know will continue to kill people in other countries merely to advance US policy objectives? That's the question people need to ask themselves. Under normal circumstances, I can... Read More

I had two interesting experiences over the weekend, totally unrelated to the non-event of Hurricane Irene, which only dropped an inch of rain on northern Virginia. On Friday I went to dinner with a mixed group consisting of the women who are in my wife’s quilting group together with their husbands. All of the men... Read More

Republican Congressman Ron Paul became a hero to many Americans last year when he ran for president against the political establishment. The 11-term Texas congressman is the most respected and admired American politician around the world after President Barack Obama. Rep. Paul is a vocal critic of what he calls reckless deficit spending, "welfare" for... Read More

In his message to supporters on Friday, Dr. Paul declared his intention to continue campaigning, but with less intensity since, in the first place, "the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero," and in the second, he wants to put more effort into his own congressional campaign. He also promised that "I am committed... Read More

You can waste a lot of time in my line of work, noodling around on internet search engines to not much effect. If the matter is sufficiently pressing (translation: remunerative), when the internet has comprehensively failed you, you can head to your library. If that fails, you can head to the nearest university library; and... Read More