As I noted in my last post, the withdrawal of both Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson would spur neo-conservatives and their closest aggressive nationalist friends, like John Bolton, to rally behind John McCain as their preferred candidate. Of course, now that Romney...
Ron Paul and the Key to Electoral Success
Let's see: Last night, I read this -- an announcement that Ron Paul has, for all intents and purposes, dropped out of the GOP presidential race -- and today, I read this -- a report from Washington state that, with 78 percent of the vote in, Ron is polling 21 percent...
Ron Paul Rules Out 3rd Party Run, Scales Down Campaign
Ron Paul has announced that he is scaling down his campaign and, has absolutely ruled out a third-party Presidential run. He plans to focus on his reelection to Congress. He faces a March 4 primary challenge in his home district. For the first time, Paul left no...
Oakland Event: U.S. Militarization of Space
Mike Moore will be discussing his important new book, Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance, at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA, on Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 PM. Here are the details. Moore's book is an indispensable contribution to an issue often...
Bizarro McCain
Appropos my recent column on John McCain’s foreign policy views, and especially this piece in the current issue of The American Conservative, check out this Bizarro McCain:
The Neocons: An Illustrated Progression
The Washington Post created an illustrated timeline of neoconservatism to go with a review of Jacob Heilbrunn's They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of The Neocons. Click here for the whole graphic. As always, observations and gripes are welcome in comments.
Wall Street Journal Votes for Netanyahu
It will be interesting to see what Rupert Murdoch does to the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal, particularly if long-standing rumors that he intends to distance itself at least a little from its thinly veiled Likudist line. This week's op-ed by Shalem Center...
Republicans in the Military Support the Antiwar Candidate
According to the fourth quarter reports, the majority of military contributors supported Ron Paul, the one antiwar candidate in the Republican primaries. Ron Paul received more contributions from servicemembers than the other three remaining GOP candidates: Ron Paul -...
3 Antiwar.com Columnists Appointed to Advise Ron Paul Campaign
This morning the Ron Paul campaign announced the appointment of three new policy advisors: Doug Bandow has been appointed policy advisor to the campaign, while Charles Peña and Philip Giraldi have been named as foreign policy advisors. On another note, the campaign...


