Comments on: Lew Rockwell vs. Cato Institute: Which is Truly Libertarian?

By: Harry Santos

Harry Santos — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:56 +0000

This is a very informative read. I’ve always found it odd as well that they’re very silent about the whole Ron Paul revolution. I don’t understand what the whole fuss is about when both parties want to reduce the size and scope of government anyway and they won’t be able to achieve it by having these petty fights.

By: libertariangirl

libertariangirl — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:09:17 +0000

There’s a difference between not inserting yourself in other countries’ affairs at all– isolationism– and maintaining positive relations with countries and not interfering with them– what Ron Paul wants.

For instance, I can say I don’t like you because your name is Robert. But since your name is Jacob, my argument makes no sense and is irrelevant to any discussion of whether I like you or not. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is untrue, so it’s an immediately irrelevant argument.

By: Jacob Stuckey

Jacob Stuckey — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:49:11 +0000

I’m sorry, but RP’s isolationism just leaves me cold. It’s foolish to believe that if we stay out of international affairs, nothing bad will happen to us. There’s always gonna be ambitious madmen out there. Diplomatic isolationism is like the Maginot Line. It makes us feel secure with its impenetrable appearance, but its enemies always find a way around it. The bottom line is: by jumping off the world stage, we set ourselves up for a massive attack that we could have nipped in the bud abroad. That’s why I dislike Ron Paul and his buddies at LewRockwell.com.

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Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:07:09 +0000

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By: libertariangirl

libertariangirl — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:12:18 +0000

Well, I like a little entertainment every once in a while. Censorship is for the government I know he’s been banned from most sites. I like the way you put it– reversing is useful.

By: bil.

bil. — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:27:58 +0000

Though I’m often nonplussed by what comes out of the Rockwell camp, I have to say I am disappointed at Cato as well. I think Jim basically nails it – Cato has been too subject to the beltway mentality and become too dependent on establishment supporters.

As far as having “really made it” by having Dondodo comments, I would guess that is because he has been banned from most sites with intelligent and reasonable readers. I would suggest that you do the same, except for the humor many of us get from watching him and the fact that by reversing his positions you end up with a good idea of what the best positions are.

By: libertariangirl

libertariangirl — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:23:36 +0000

Chris- Ron Paul simply has those positions because he holds a federal office and is running for a federal office. He can’t tell states what to do, because that’s also a breach of the federalist system.

Philosophically, I believe Ron Paul would think that a free market approach to drug regulation (legalizing it and collecting taxes, regulating it like alcohol maybe) would be much better for society as a whole. But he believes that states have the right to decide this on their own, just as with medical marijuana.

A good first step is definitely to end federal intervention in a lot of these issues, and then allow states to decide whether to get involved in them or not.

By: libertariangirl

libertariangirl — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:45:42 +0000

I’ll have to check out that article. I didn’t know William Simon was Ron Paul’s mentor. Thanks Eric!

By: Eric Dondero

Eric Dondero — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:37:08 +0000

New article in National Review magazine about Giuliani’s “libertarian brain trust.” They trace all of the surrounding advisors for Giuliani, who are likely to be in his Cabinet, and surprise, surprise, 90% of them are “Milton Friedmanite libertarians.”

People like Sally Pipes of the very libertarian Pacific Research Inst., and Property Rights/Anti-Eminent Domain champion Clint Bolick, and son of Ron Paul’s former mentor William E. Simon – Bill Simon, Jr.

But of course, the leftist lapdog libertarian media including the Paulist Blogs will just completely ignore this news, or at best pooh-pooh it.

Or, maybe they’ll try to claim that “Clint and Sally aren’t real libertarians.”

By: libertariangirl

libertariangirl — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:10:00 +0000

Excellent point, and I agree completely, Wickle. That’s why the Cato Institute’s position strikes me as so odd.