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Politics: Is Ron Paul a racist?

January 11, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Libertarians, nominally at least, believe in equality and individual liberty. They believe every individual should be treated an an individual, and not lumped into a class and judged on that basis. But the fact is that there are quite a few people calling themselves Libertarians who are use the sort of verbiage that appeared...
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Politics: Ron Paul’s throwing a tea party, and the mainstream pols do NOT want to attend

November 25, 2007
By Billy Dennis

I have to hand it to Ron Paul supporters. They are making the BEST videos. Meanwhile, Nic Rivera at The Moderate Voice observes that Paul’s campaign isn’t popular among some traditional libertarians and neo-conservatives: While some may question whether Ron Paul might be bad for libertarianism, his growing popularity and...
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It’s a dead heat for Illinois governor

November 2, 2006
By Billy Dennis

A poll authorized by Copley Newspapers poll authorized by Copley Newspapers says Blagojevich would get 44 percent of the vote, compared to 40 for Republican Judy Baar Topinka and 7 percent for Green Party candidate Rich Whitney, and another 9 percent remain undecided. The poll’s margin or error is four percentage points. Other polls...
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No Libertarians on the ballot in 2006?

November 14, 2005
By Billy Dennis

Cal Skiner also reports on the decision of the Libertarian Party of Illinois to not field a slate of candidates for state-wide offices in 2006. Cal says they lacked the money because of the absense of two large donors from the past didn’t contrubute. Also, the state requires a massive number of sitnatures on ballots...
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Confederate losers

November 25, 2002
By Billy Dennis

I know that some ideologically correct Libertarians believe the South had every right to secede and that Abraham Lincoln was Satan on Earth. My concept of libertarianism is such that freeing the slaves was a good thing. I have little patience with those who wrap themselves with any of the many flags flown by...
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Stossel takes on the War on Drugs

July 27, 2002
By Billy Dennis

Stossell is the only out-of-the-closet libertarian in journalism. As such, he is the target of all sorts of attacks. He is sure to get it from both sides when he takes on the entrenched war-on-drugs crowd in his latest report, an hour-long which will air at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Tuesday, July...
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