Ron Paul: The Way He Was

Just as everyone always assumed, Ron Paul never ended up being a major factor in the GOP primary race. Although his dogged and loyal followers are still busy securing delegates for this summer’s convention, Paul semi-suspends his campaign having won a grand total of zero states in terms of actual primary-day voting. In fact, he was one of the only Republican candidates to not even experience one of the race’s trademark fleeting bursts of momentum. Continue reading

Ron Paul Urges Supporters to Continue Fighting

Republican Presidential hopeful Ron Paul greets supporters during a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland. Ron Paul is scaling back his Republican presidential campaign but not his bid to inject more libertarianism into the Republican party, encouraging his supporters to take over the GOP in the long term. Paul’s announcement that he won’t spend the “tens of millions” of dollars needed to compete in the upcoming Republican presidential primaries has disappointed some of his followers. Continue reading

Candidates Look to Super Tuesday

Tomorrow is “Super Tuesday” in what has to rank as one of the most unpredictable Republican nomination battles. Over the course of the campaign, the lead (at least in polls) has been held by Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney Continue reading

The days of a smaller federal government are coming

Over the course of the past few years, I have come to believe that today’s young Americans are more conservative than their elders. I think this applies to younger people who don’t even identify with conservatism, the Republican Party, or even politics in general. Renowned pollster John Zogby has confirmed what I have long suspected Continue reading

Ron Paul backers take control of state GOP convention

STATE HOUSE BUREAU By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com Staff Writer AUGUSTA — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul commandeered the Maine Republican Party convention Saturday, as part of a multi-state strategy designed to give him a voice at the national GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. click image to enlarge ANNOUNCEMENT: GOP chairman Charles Webster addresses the GOP State Convention Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. Maine Sunday Telegram photo by John Patriquin Despite pre-emptive efforts by state party Chairman Charlie Webster, Paul’s highly organized volunteers and supporters took over the proceedings at the Augusta Civic Center. Continue reading

Well-organized, Ron Paul forces taking control

GOP STATE CONVENTION By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com Staff Writer AUGUSTA — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul commandeered the Maine Republican Party convention Saturday, as part of a multi-state strategy designed to give him a voice at the national GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. click image to enlarge Linda Silvia, of China, and a delegate from Kennebec County, holds up a blue card Saturday while voting for Ron Morrell to be convention secretary during the Maine Republican Convention at the Augusta Civic Center. AP click image to enlarge The town of Standish was represented by Lester Ordway and Will Hamilton and others wearing custom made shirts at the GOP State Convention at the Augusta Civic Center Continue reading

Maine GOP Convention: Paul shakes up the party

Yesterday at 9:52 AM Hoping to send the maverick to Tampa, Ron Paul supporters secure key posts and take over the state convention agenda By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com Staff Writer AUGUSTA – Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul commandeered the Maine Republican Party convention Saturday as part of a multi-state strategy designed to give him a voice at the national GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. click image to enlarge Linda Silvia of China, a Kennebec County delegate, votes for Ron Morrell to be convention secretary at the Maine Republican Convention in Augusta on Saturday Continue reading

Why Ron Paul is not going away

Timothy Stanley says Ron Paul appeals to those who don’t regard religious piety or war as sacred tenets of conservatism STORY HIGHLIGHTS Editor’s note: Timothy Stanley is a historian at Oxford University and blogs for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. He is the author of the new book “The Crusader: The Life and Times of Pat Buchanan.” (CNN) — Newt Gingrich quit the presidential race on Wednesday. Long after he exhausted the patience of the voters, he finally concluded that the mathematical probability of winning the Republican nomination was next to nil. Continue reading

Stanley: Why Paul isn't going away

Timothy Stanley says Ron Paul appeals to those who don’t regard religious piety or war as sacred tenets of conservatism STORY HIGHLIGHTS Editor’s note: Timothy Stanley is a historian at Oxford University and blogs for Britain’s Daily Telegraph. He is the author of the new book “The Crusader: The Life and Times of Pat Buchanan.” (CNN) — Newt Gingrich quit the presidential race on Wednesday. Long after he exhausted the patience of the voters, he finally concluded that the mathematical probability of winning the Republican nomination was next to nil. Continue reading

Judge Wilkinson Hints that Overturning Obamacare Would Be a Mistake

By Jess Bravin J. Harvie Wilkinson, the federal appeals judge from Charlottesville, Va., long has carried a contrarian streak. The Reagan appointee disputed President George W Continue reading

Rich Libertarian Bankers Whine That They’re Not Rich Enough – Video


29-02-2012 15:56 From the Majority Report, live MF 11:30am EST and via daily podcast at In a piece in Bloomberg News, rich bankers complain about their bonuses being smaller than previous years and how hard life is because of it. And featured in the article…Libertarian Peter Schiff’s brother, Andrew Schiff. Article: Continue reading

Government Libertarian Budget Lies! – Video


01-04-2012 09:45 Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, discusses Canada’s 2012 conservative “spending slashing” federal budget with Redmond Weissenberger, President of Mises Canada, along with the desperate need for the general population to understand the bottomless predations and social destruction that arises from central banking and fiat currencies. Also an exciting announcement about libertarian conference being held in Toronto on November 3, 2012! Freedomain Radio is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web – http Continue reading