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The Coming Rand Paul Campaign

Andrew Sullivan predicts a future Rand Paul run. Fascinating that a movement of self-proclaimed individualists would manifest itself as a dynastic cult of personality.

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Written by David Frum on Monday December 26, 2011

The GOP Can't Quit Ayn Rand

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Written by Gary Weiss on Wednesday September 28, 2011

Jim DeMint's Nation-Wrecking Fantasy

NRO has a report on the Republican members of Congress willing to force default in order to get a Senate vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment. In the Senate, DeMint is also counting noses, hoping to stir an eleventh-hour movement. Conservative voters, he says, will lose faith in the …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday July 21, 2011

Rand's Rant Against Green Bulbs

At a Senate hearing this week, Rand Paul channeled Ayn Rand to launch an attack on energy efficiency standards. Are green light bulbs really such a threat? The Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee got a dose of libertarian wackiness at a recent mark-up hearing that was strikingly …

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Written by David Jenkins on Friday April 15, 2011