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Honeymoon May Be Over for Ron Paul

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2007 Ron Paul may have soured his antiwar appeal among progressives with a speech Saturday at the Iowa straw poll. Paul referred to Roe v. Wade as "that horrible ruling," called for the abolition of the Departments of Energy and Education and the IRS, and attacked welfare and immigrants. But the most bizarre moment came when he suggested airline passengers should be allowed to carry guns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wikipedia’s Libertarian Roots

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 In a profile in the libertarian magazine Reason, the founder of Wikipedia explains how and why he launched the controversial site in order "to make the Internet not suck." Turns out the plan is much bigger than just building a better encyclopedia and is based on the ideas of libertarian economist F.A. Hayek. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ron Paul on ‘The Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 The Republican Party's only anti-war candidate (so far) tells Jon Stewart it's the other candidates who have lost touch with conservative values As Stewart points out, that could be a problem: "You appear to have consistent, principled integrity Uh Americans don't usually go for that". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libertarians as the New Swing Vote?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2006 A new Cato Institute study says this about libertarians: "They are a larger share of the electorate than the fabled 'soccer moms' and 'NASCAR dads' The political party that comes to terms with than can win the next generation". Dig deeper