Our Vitriol, and Theirs

The response to my column on Rand Paul has been generally favorable, much to my surprise: generally people who belong to a political movement tend to rally around their tribal leaders if and when they're attacked, but apparently libertarians are the exception to this...

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Rand Paul Drinks Tea, Turns Into Hawk?

"When it is said that nothing, including a nuclear strike, is off the table on Iran, are those who say it not also threatening genocide?" - Rep. Ron Paul, May 22, 2007 “I don't think you take [nuclear weapons] off the table.” - Rand Paul on Iran, The O'Reilly Factor,...

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Rand Paul’s Problem, and Ours

Ambushed by Rachel “Tail-gunner Jane” Maddow, Rand Paul – son of Ron – is at the center of a ever-escalating controversy, one that underscores the complete emptiness of political discourse in this country. It was a “gotcha” moment that will go down in the history...

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