Justin Raimondo

Justin Raimondo passed away on June 27, 2019. He was the co-founder and editorial director of Antiwar.com, and was a senior fellow at the Randolph Bourne Institute. He was a contributing editor at The American Conservative, and wrote a monthly column for Chronicles. He was the author of Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement [Center for Libertarian Studies, 1993; Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2000], and An Enemy of the State: The Life of Murray N. Rothbard [Prometheus Books, 2000].

Donald Trump: A False Flag Candidate?

That we have to take Donald Trump seriously confirms my longstanding prognosis that we’ve entered another dimension in which up is down, black is white, and reason is dethroned: in short, we’re living in BizarroWorld, and the landscape is not very inviting. Yet explore it I must, since the reality TV star and professional self-promoter … Continue reading “Donald Trump: A False Flag Candidate?”

Chris Christie for President? Or: The Sopranos Go to Washington

There’s a group of GOP presidential aspirants who have a next-to-zero chance of clinching the nomination who’ve decided that their main issue, the central organizing principle of their campaigns, is going to be needling Rand Paul. While Lindsey Graham is competing for the prize in this contest, the latest entrant in this subset of losers … Continue reading “Chris Christie for President? Or: The Sopranos Go to Washington”

Explaining My Absence

By the time you read this, I’ll already be undergoing yet another unpleasant medical procedure – yes, old age beckons! Which means, unfortunately, there’s no column today: and I’ll be recuperating through Tuesday, which means I won’t be back at the old stand until Friday. But never fear – I will be back. See you … Continue reading “Explaining My Absence”

Liberty, Sovereignty, and US Foreign Policy

As we celebrate Independence Day, honoring the American colonists’ successful fight to be free of the British crown and establish their own sovereign state, it is instructive to note that the US is, today, the greatest enemy of sovereignty on earth. When the British surrendered at Yorktown, the redcoat band played “The World Turned Upside … Continue reading “Liberty, Sovereignty, and US Foreign Policy”

Crime and Punishment in the ‘Free World’

There’s much talk of reforming the criminal justice system: libertarian-ish GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul is making the unfairness of sentences that have a disparate impact on minorities a major theme of his campaign, which is all to the good. • But what about a system that has a disparate impact on the innocent? … Continue reading “Crime and Punishment in the ‘Free World’”

The Obergefell Effect: Gay Marriage and US Foreign Policy

No matter what one thinks of the historic Supreme Court decision establishing the right of gay couples to marry, it is bound to have an effect on the conduct of US foreign policy – perhaps quite a substantial one. The United States is a global empire: what we do impacts the world at large, and … Continue reading “The Obergefell Effect: Gay Marriage and US Foreign Policy”

Rand Paul Takes A Stand

Campaign books are usually forgettable, uniformly boring, and go mostly unread. However, Sen. Rand Paul’s recently published addition to the genre is neither forgettable nor boring: if it goes largely unread then that will be a shame. For it is a sincerely written, even passionate defense of liberty in the tradition of Barry Goldwater’s The … Continue reading “Rand Paul Takes A Stand”

The Neoconservative Pivot

As the June 30 deadline for the conclusion of talks on Iran’s nuclear program looms, the main foreign policy issue of our time comes ever more sharply into focus. And by that I don’t just mean the immediate question of whether a deal can be reached, but also the larger question of whether Washington’s post-9/11 … Continue reading “The Neoconservative Pivot”

Who Is a ‘Terrorist’?

The recent attack on a predominantly African-American church by a murderous racist has provoked a passionate debate about who is – and is not – a “terrorist.” According to FBI director James Comey, the perpetrator of the Charleston massacre – in which nine people were killed – doesn’t qualify: “Terrorism is act of violence done … Continue reading “Who Is a ‘Terrorist’?”