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...

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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...

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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...

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Catching Up With Kanan Makiya

In an interview with The American Prospect, liberal interventionist darling and Ahmed Chalabi lackey Kanan Makiya lets slip just how much he knows about present-day Iraq: "Of course I still support the war," he says with a pained expression on his face. "How can I...

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What Would Martial Law Look Like?

This is from the "Celebrate Public Service Recognition" exhibition on the Smithsonian Mall in Washington this weekend. If they put a sign saying "Rule of Law" on front of the howitzer, people would figure it was just one more post-9/11 decorative change. Some people...

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