There’s a story at the Washington Post website describing GOP candidate Ron Paul’s supporters. They’re younger, more secular, and more dedicated than other Republicans. That they’re disproportionately younger suggests to me that they’re not from movement families (that is, they’re not from old and longstanding libertarian households). Paul, to his credit, has attracted an energetic,…
Libertarians
Libertarians, Politics
John Stossel wonders: Will 2012 be a Libertarian Year?
by JOHN ADAMS •
I don’t know, really, but I’m inclined to answer paradoxically that it’s never a libertarian year, and yet it’s always one. If one means by libertarian year the election of lots of libertarians, then the answer’s surely no. There are lots of Republicans and Democrats, not lots of Libertarians. Yet, if one means that libertarian…
Libertarians, Presidential race 2012
Gingrich Declares Paul Worse than Obama
by JOHN ADAMS •
There’s a lot more to say about Ron Paul between now and the January 3rd Iowa caucuses, but it’s too funny that Newt Gingrich finds Paul objectionable to ‘virtually every decent American.’ Gingrich – a man of plentiful hyperbole – held back with virtually every decent American? Who’s beyond virtually every – Paul’s family? Gingrich has been at the top of national polls…
Libertarians, Politics, Presidential race 2012
Update: Ron Paul Storms Out Walks Away During CNN Interview Over Newsletter Questions
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Libertarians, Politics
Offices, Debates, Local Politics
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Libertarians, Presidential race 2012
Ron Paul Storms Out of CNN Interview Over Newsletter Questions
by JOHN ADAMS •
Libertarian-leaning Ron Paul made a bush-league mistake when he walked out of an interview with CNN. Years ago, Paul published a newsletter under his name in which some racist stories and articles appeared. Paul contends he didn’t really supervise the publication at all, and that he merely lent his name to the newsletter. Perhaps. If…
Libertarians, Presidential race 2012
POLITICO: Gary Johnson to drop out of GOP primary to run as Libertarian
by JOHN ADAMS •
As expected, former Gov. Johnson’s preparing to run as a Libertarian. If he gets the party’s nomination, he will be the second GOP politician in a row to run as the LP nominee. (Bob Barr was a former GOP Congressman who ran as a right-libertarian in ’08, and Johnson’s a former governor who’d run as a left-libertarian.)…
Free Markets, Libertarians, Politics
GOP Message-Massager Frank Luntz, in the Wake of Occupy Wall Street
by JOHN ADAMS •
Matt Welch writes about the GOP’s needless fear, and silly response, to the Occupy movement: Did you need a little Monday morning reminder of why GOP politics and libertarian ideals so rarely mix when Republicans hold power? Well check out this piece from last week by Yahoo News Chris Moody, who went inside a recent…
Libertarians, Politics
Libertarian-leaning Ron Paul Clocks Newt Gingrich
by JOHN ADAMS •
Too, too funny — libertarian Ron Paul hits Newt Gingrich from the right, using conservatives (many of whom Paul himself rejects!), to disparage Gingrich as a money-grubbing, shifty, business-as-usual politician. Gingrich’s problem is that Paul’s right: Gingrich really is a money-grubbing, shifty, business-as-usual politician. Via Newt Gingrich: Serial Hypocrisy – YouTube.
Law, Libertarians
Thanksgiving News Update from the Institute for Justice
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s a holiday recap of projects ongoing at the Institute for Justice: Happy Thanksgiving! We wanted to send you a quick update on what the Institute for Justice has been up to over the past month. Live in Connecticut? Want brighter teeth? It’s a felony for anyone but a licensed dentist to offer teeth-whitening services.…
Libertarians
Cato Institute launches Libertarianism.org |Exploring the theory and history of liberty
by JOHN ADAMS •
LIBERTY. It’s a simple idea, but it’s also the linchpin of a complex system of values and practices: justice, prosperity, responsibility, toleration, cooperation, and peace. Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. THEY’RE…
Libertarians
The Libertarian Party’s HQ at the Watergate Building
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’ve read that the national LP is looking at new digs, as their current lease in the mostly vacant, rat-infested Watergate Building expires soon, and they’ve no interest in renewing. (They’d like to buy something and pay it off quickly.) The Watergate, meanwhile, has a better future as an historical reference and a term for…
Free Markets, Government Spending, Libertarians, Planning
Pervasive and Pernicious Crony Capitalism
by JOHN ADAMS •
For some in the Tea Party, and for just about everyone with the Occupy Wall Street movement, there’s a problem with capitalism. I’ve not the slightest problem with either of these groups protesting, and doing so in large numbers. (Congressional Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s correct about wanting to cut spending; he’s wrong to worry about…
Free Markets, Libertarians, Poverty
On Poverty Spending
by JOHN ADAMS •
Libertarians believe in ‘limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace.” Limited government means less spending (and so fewer taxes, and a lower public debt). That doesn’t mean there should be no spending. People have a right to defend themselves (defense, policing) even if we may spend too much in those areas (influential defense contractors…