Tag Archives: Rand Paul

Andrew Sullivan: Why Rand Paul Matters

Source:The New Democrat  For me, though, these clips make Paul’s candidacy more appealing, not less. What the GOP needs is an honest, stringent account of how it has ended up where it is – a party that has piled on … Continue reading

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Townhall: Opinion: Jacob Sullum: Pot, Poker, Prohibition: Do Republicans Really Want to be the Party of Unprincipled Killjoys?

Townhall: Opinion: Jacob Sullum: Pot, Poker and Prohibitionism: Do Republicans Really Want to be the Party of Unprincipled Killjoys? Rik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The … Continue reading

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AP: Raw Video: Sen. Rand Paul Fires Up ‘Liberty Lovers’

Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter Rand Paul might have been the only actual Conservative at CPAC today, someone who is actually interested in conserving freedom, including privacy, as he mentioned in … Continue reading

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The New Yorker: Jeffrey Frank: Rand Paul & The Eisenhower Dream

Source:The New Democrat  Back in the day, before, lets say, the Religious Right era, the Republican Party was essentially a classically conservative, if not conservative, libertarian party that used phrases like “Get big government out of my wallet, bedrooms, classrooms, … Continue reading

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The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: “Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism”: Why Conservatives Shouldn’t be at Odds with Libertarians

The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism Rik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I don’t want to sound overly technical here but it all depends … Continue reading

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