David Nolan on the LP

Posted by Patrick Semmens in December 17th 2008

Libertarian Party founder David Nolan has some interesting thoughts on the future of the Libertarian Party.
He sharply criticizes the job done by the Bob Barr campaign and calls for a re-radicalization of the LP.
Here are my thoughts on voting and the Barr campaign:
I ended up pulling the lever for Bob Barr, even though not voting [...]

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Weekly Standard Praises Ron Paul (One Year Too Late)

Posted by Patrick Semmens in December 15th 2008

Via @TAC, some praise and acknowledgment for Dr. Paul in the Weekly Standard:
Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain had much of value to say about the financial crisis as it raged through the headlines this fall. Rather than shred their campaign strategies, they played it safe, as most politicians would have. But in the name of [...]

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Faulty Assumptions for the Detroit Bailout

Posted by Patrick Semmens in December 13th 2008

The American Conservative magazine is one of my favorites. It is one of only three political magazines I have a subscription to - the others being Reason and Liberty.
But this article, by Patrick Choate, is infuriating. Choate argues for bailing out the Detroit Three, which he mistakenly refers to as the “American auto industry” (after [...]

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