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Ron Paul’s Credibility: A Wrap-Up
In December 2011 or a little earlier, on the occasion of the Republican presidential primary debates, I began monitoring seriously Congressman Ron Paul’s statements. I did it because I am small-government Republican, someone who could be a libertarian, (but not … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged air conditioning, blockade, Congressman Ron Paul, cost of war in Afghanistan, cost of war in Irak, foreign policy, Iran blockade, Iran surrounded, isolationism, letter of marque, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, Marque and Reprisal Act of 2001, Mossad, President Obama, Republican primaries, Ron Paul, Ron Paul and 9/11, transfer of wealth from the middle class, truthers
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Peace At All Costs: Growing Isolationism Among Libertarians
I expect liberals to be against most wars except those they start themselves (most of them, historically). Such opposition stands to reason because much liberalism is based on a vague feeling of collective guilt: Whatever bad thing happens, it must … Continue reading
Posted in Socio-Political Essays
Tagged Afghan War, Afghanistan, Al Quaida, dhimmi, fatwa, gangster states, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, holy lands, Islamic Caliphate, isolationism, Israel, Jihad, jihadism, liberals, libertarianism, Libertarians, Middle-East, Mideast, nation-building, Old World, peace, Santa Cruz, Welfare State
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Afghanistan, Conservatives and Libertarians. Telling off the King.
There is an upsurge of hostility to the war in Afghanistan in conservative circles. Thus, the Independent Institute, an organization I have been supporting modestly but faithfully for years has a spate of statements against our anti-Taliban operations there. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged Acorn, Afghanistan, behading kings, Benjamin Franklin, Bin Laden, Congressional Business Office, Congressman Wilson, conservatives, disrespect for President, Independent Institute, Iraq war, isolationism, Libertarians, nuclear devices, Pakistan, political extremists, politics, President Bush, President Obama liar?, Sunni, Taliban
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Indecent Stories for Decent Women: Fiction by John René Adolph, a Man (2017)
Les pumas de grande banlieue: histoires d'émigration (2014)
I Used to Be French: an Immature Autobiography (2014)
FACTS MATTER 