New Blog from The American Conservative

Finally, the premier antiwar conservative magazine has a blog! Among many others are posts by Philip Giraldi, Daniel McCarthy, James Antele, Leon Hadar, Scott McConnell, James Pinkerton, Tim Carney, Kelly Vlahos, Tom Woods, Steve Sailer, Kara Hopkins, and our own...

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An Important Article: Read It Now!

For months, now, Reason magazine has been conducting a smear campaign against Ron Paul, and his supporters, and editor Matt Welch -- eager to lose yet more subscribers -- has recently unleashed a broader attack, not only on Paul, but on the libertarian heritage upheld...

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Ron Paul: Disband NATO

This is Ron Paul's statement before the US House of Representatives on House Resolution 997, "expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine." Mr....

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Ron Paul: Do Not Meddle With Russia

Ron Paul gave this speech before the US House of Representatives as they voted on House Con Res 154 "expressing concern" over Russian involvement in Alexander Litvinenko’s murder. Mr. Speaker: I rise in strong opposition to this ill-conceived resolution. The US...

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McCain Means War

Matt Yglesias captures the spirit of John McCain as the essence of militarism: "For McCain, a certain culture of honor, militarism, and nationalism are their own reward. The military is to be celebrated and supported not for what it does but for what it is. Thus, a...

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David Bernstein: Peace Is for Nazis!

This country is truly blessed with brilliant law professors, and Glenn Reynolds may not even be the brightest. Here's David Bernstein of the Volokh Conspiracy: Ron Paul is a tempting protest vote, and I did support him in 1988 when he ran as a Libertarian, but he...

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Finally, an Alternative to Peace and Freedom!

So there's a running debate in libertarian circles about whether Randy Barnett's a libertarian or not, and it's getting old. This is a superficially free country; Barnett and his buddies can employ any nomenclature they like. Barnett does seem to be true blue on all...

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Somali Govt to Last for Weeks

Well actually the headline is "Ethiopian army to stay in Somalia for weeks" -- but those of us who have paid attention to Somalia over the past few years know what that really means in relation to what the UN has been insisting is Somalia's government. This...

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Why Goliath is the Underdog #001

The parable of David and Goliath has re-emerged on the world stage. Ironically, the most recent battle cast the Israeli State as the heavy. The "David" of the piece was decentralized "4GW" (4th Generation Warfare) as deployed by an estimated 3,000 Hezbollah fighters....

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