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Ron Paul in 2012: Defeat the Elites!

Jim O'Neill — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:32:34 +0000

Ron Paul has a broad base of support and is the only GOP presidential candidate who is not a neocon. "The increasing complexity and precariousness of our economic life have forced Government to take over many spheres of activity once left to choice or chance. Our intellectuals have surrendered first to the slave-philosophy of Hegel, [...]

Has The American Conservative Gone Liberal?

Dan Phillips — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:26:24 +0000

The general gestalt sense in paleo and even mainstream circles has been that TAC is trying hard to appeal to establishment critics of conservatism, left, right and center. It is no longer discernibly paleoconservative and employs non-conservatives. Recently, The American Conservative (TAC) brought Noah Millman on board as a blogger. By Millman’s own admission, he [...]

Why Ron Paul is Unelectable

JB Williams — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:58:56 +0000

Most Americans share the goal of defeating Obama at any cost. They will have to do it without Paul supporters, who seem to have a very different kind of moral compass.

First, I must state that I deeply appreciate and applaud the passion and energy of the Ron Paul campaign and their undying [...]

Le Besoin de Voir Clair: A Plea for a Non-Tribal Discussion of National Defense

John Harris — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:52:57 +0000

About a week ago, Katie Kieffer dared to ask a few questions of the sort I have in mind on Townhall.com, tentatively advancing the proposition that Ron Paul is not entirely insane. Directly opposing her signature photo on the Townhall homepage was the equally lovely visage of Star Parker—whose column charged Paul supporters with being [...]

Ron Paul’s Support Among Military? 4.4% … At Best

J. J. Jackson — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:15:44 +0000

Much of Ron Paul's support is manufactured; like emails coming from the same guy using different email addresses.

Ron Paul’s supporters are diligent in their support of him. Unfortunately, a lot of that support is what is known in the software industry as vaporware. In other words it is phony to non-existent. Right now, for example, [...]

Ron Paul the Official Ross Perot of 2012!

JB Williams — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:09:29 +0000

The average age of a Paul supporter is about 20 – which means they haven’t a clue about the constitution or the world they live in. Ron Paul will not rule out a third-party run, if he happens to lose the GOP nomination.

Paulestinians (aka – rabid Ron Paul fanatics) have a full-court-press [...]

Occupy Wall Street: Contempt Of Political Class

Ralph Benko — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:32:45 +0000

If the populist left and the populist right align, as they well may, we may be on the cusp of a Constitutional Realignment, or, stated plainly: really throwing the bums out.

Last Wednesday, Occupy Wall Street, known at Twitter as #OWS, surged, thanks to a boost from MoveOn.org, to 15,000 souls. That same [...]

Jeffrey Lord Gets Conservatism Wrong Again

Dan Phillips — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:15:33 +0000

Some of our writers have problems with neoconservatism at the American Spectator.

Jeffrey Lord is at it again at American Spectator. Apparently the man is a glutton for intellectual punishment. After his last anti-Ron Paul screed generated so many comments they had to be shut down, and after having his sloppy history demolished [...]

Thomas Paine: Conservative Icon?

Ryan Coates — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:43:04 +0000

Why don't conservatives today regard Thomas Paine as a conservative icon as they do other early thinkers who were radical for their time?

Leo Rosten is reported to have remarked that ‘A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.' If this is indeed the case then it would have appeared [...]

Is “Conservatism” a Meaningful Term?

Jack Kerwick — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:25:11 +0000

While its name has undeniably been conscripted in the service of a movement and orientation bearing few if any similarities to the original article, can the conservative intellectual tradition be said to have been irreparably impaired, destroyed, essentially, so that the term "conservatism" can now be said to be "meaningless?"

Paul Gottfried is said to [...]