Obama Appeals to Libertarians

From the Wall Street Journal [via David Boaz]: Barack Obama, campaigning in Wyoming, appeals to libertarians: "Tailoring his message to the state’s antigovernment streak, Sen. Obama put new emphasis on his criticisms of the Bush administration’s warrantless...

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Paul’s Missed McCain Knockout?

John McCain survived the New Hampshire primary thanks to receiving the support of the bulk of Republicans opposed to the Iraq war. McCain also did much better with the antiwar voters than other GOP candidates in the crucial Florida primary. Ron Paul, who announced he...

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Taki’s Rising Star

The new, completely re-designed, and re-named Taki's Top Drawer -- now known as Taki's Magazine -- is looking real good, and reading even better. New editor Richard Spencer, is not only a great writer and a good fellow, he's as handsome as a movie star. He's also...

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Somali Sources: US Missile Missed al Qaeda Suspect

For some reason this story has not yet made the news in the U.S.: On Monday, March 3, the U.S. Navy fired a Tomahawk missile at a house in Somalia where they claimed an al Qaeda member, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, wanted for questioning by the FBI for involvement in the...

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Congress Defends Gaza Assault 404-1

Today Congress passed a resolution (HR 951) condemning Palestinian rocket attacks that include a strident defense of recent Israeli tactics in the Gaza Strip. The resolution also condemned Iran and Syria for "sponsoring terror attacks," and demanded that Saudi Arabia...

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Dennis Kucinich Winning for Congress

Dennis Kucinich is far ahead in his bid to win re-nomination to his Congressional seat in Cleveland. He is currently getting 53% in a five-way race, with his nearest opponent getting 31%. Kucinich will have a Republican opponent, but he has not received less than 60%...

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Ron Paul Easily Reelected to Congress

Associated Press has declared Ron Paul the winner for reelection to Congress from his Houston-area district. The votes are still being counted, but Ron Paul is currently winning with 70% of the vote. Paul faces no Democratic opponent in November, so he will be...

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In Defense of Non-Violence

I'm writing this in response to an article in last week's Haaretz entitled 'Palestinians' doomsday weapon, non-violence, fails test'. It's a better article than the title might lead one to believe and accepts an important underlying premise: that non-violence from the...

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