Sean, although I wish Reason’s coverage of the Paul campaign had been more positive (I worked in the campaign’s press shop, so I don’t claim to be objective here), there are several things that have to be kept in mind. For one, David Weigel is a reporter first and a libertarian second: if he’s assigned [...]

Filed under: Magazines, libertarianism

While the Department of Commerce’s very existence is troubling, Obama’s choice of Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary is pretty depressing for those of us troubled by the rapidly expanding collusion of corporate America and the State.
My Examiner column this week takes a peek at Richardson’s record as governor and his love of “public-private partnerships.” As [...]

Filed under: Economics, libertarianism

I watched the presidential debate at Reason’s HQ, where Libertarian Bob Barr responded in real time to the major candidates’ answers. I was afraid the event would be Barr shouting at a television, but the whole thing came off surprisingly well — the candidate would just motion to an aide to mute the volume when [...]

Filed under: Election, War, libertarianism

Yesterday was the grassroots Ron Paul march/rally on the National Mall, six thousand marchers and more than a dozen speakers, from Tom Woods to G. Edward Griffin (author The Creature From Jekyll Island) to Michael Scheuer to Naomi Wolf — and, of course, Dr. Paul himself at the climax of the day’s events. Woods gave [...]

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As long as government is involved in controlling markets to some extent–regulating, taxing, exempting from taxes, subsidizing–corruption will run rampant. Amid the unfolding controversy over the VIP loans Countrywide Financial extended to powerful lawmakers, people have been missing the real point: Bank of America, who is buying Countrywide and all its crummy loans, stands to [...]

Filed under: Economics, libertarianism