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Puppets of Bad Ideas

The book Pillars of Prosperity is a collection of speeches and essays by Ron Paul that lay out his “views of the proper role of government, namely that it should serve only to protect the life and property of its citizens.”  In a 1984 speech (page 3) he shows the folly of big government and [...]

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Joe the Plumber (Outlaw)

Lew Rockwell has written a new article, Joe the Outlaw.  He points out that in the current presidential campaign:
one interesting point has emerged: the archetype chosen to represent mainstream America turns out to be a thorough-going outlaw in the best sense of that term. In this, he is a symbol of the age. We can [...]

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