Why Ron Paul Should Denounce Anti-Mormon Pastor

Published: PolicyMic (July 14, 2012)

When I read that a California pastor had declared “God wants Ron Paul to be President,” I wasn’t particularly surprised. For all of the thoughtful and intellectually engaging Paul supporters out there, batches can always be found who believe that the Texas Congressman’s presidential ambitions have been sanctified by an infallible higher doctrine.

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How To Tell If You’re An Ideologue

No one wants to be an ideologue. Defined by Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary as “an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology,” ideologues are correctly viewed as one of the banes of the political world. While at their most extreme, they provoke violence and oppress non-believers, even the more innocuous ones manage to hinder debate and exacerbate social divisions, often being as obnoxious as possible in the process.

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Ron Paul Supporters and Neo-Nazis in the Military

Published: PolicyMic (April 3, 2012)

Nathan Wooten has a portrait of Adolf Hitler hanging in his living room. He named his son after a leader of the German S.S. He regularly posts comments on National Socialist message boards and created a personal profile on a white supremacist social networking site. Beyond any shadow of a doubt, Wooten is a neo-Nazi.

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Defending My March 8th Editorial

Editor’s Note: The author is responding to Michael Suede’s article here. Suede responded to the author’s original article.

This is my response to PolicyMic pundit Michael Suede’s editorial “America’s Founders Were Pro-Big Government, But Only Because it Suited Their Interests.” I respond to each passage in its own right, with the different sections indicated by quotes and ellipses.

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Why Ron Paul Appeals to the Millennial Generation

Published:  The Morning Call (February 24, 2012)PolicyMic (February 24, 2012) 

As Ron Paul’s inability to expand his base within the Republican Party makes his bid for the GOP presidential nomination seem increasingly futile, media outlets are discussing whether he’ll make another run as a third-party candidate. While the jury is out as to what he’ll decide, one thing is certain: Paul would perform very well among the millennial generation.... Read Original Article