Calling Comrade Saulius

In the spirit of Benito Giuliani, who demands of anyone who disagrees with him to "take it back," one of his big supporters, one Saulius "Saul" Anuzis, implements the program of the Leader: "The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party said today he will try to...

Ron Paul Round-up

Aside from the catcalls and epithets arising from the neocons, in the saner precincts of the internet the response to the sight of Ron Paul standing up to the bully Giuliani is somewhat heartening. Over at the Cato Institute, David Boaz has a perceptive analysis of...

It’s All About Ron Paul

Hike on over to National Review Online, where they're having Ron Paul Day, in the guise of a general symposium on the South Carolina Republican debate: I especially liked Kate O'Beirne's remark: "I thought [McCain's] most uncomfortable moment was during the...

Ron Paul’s Radical Mix: Truth & Politics

Hats off to Ron Paul for another great performance in the Republican presidential debate in South Carolina last night. For almost six years, politicians have acted as if it is federal crime to speak bluntly about 9/11.    On the day of the attacks, George Bush...

Ron Paul vs. Rudy “The Thug” Giuliani

In response to Ron Paul's reasonable and informed contention that our interventionist foreign policy created the "blowback" that gave rise to Al Qaeda, and 9/11, Rudy Giuliani burbled "I don't think I've ever heard that!" Of course he hasn't heard it: he's so busy...

They Hassle Who At the Border Crossings?!

Living just an hour and a half from the Canadian border, stories about border incidents are always of keen interest to me. To be sure, we get stories about the mistreatment of Muslim citizens at the northern border on a regular basis, so much so that it's really old...