Jimmy Carter

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Libertarianism 101: What's the libertarian position on Gun Rights?

It's almost axiomatic that libertarians are gun rights advocates. Even those who don't own or want guns understand and support the right.

But if all libertarians believe in gun rights not all gun rights activists are libertarians.

Some gun advocates have no qualms about violating other people's rights in pursuit of their own preferred gun rights. This was illustrated recently by...

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Playing the race card has jumped the shark

Maybe by now the echoes of "Racism!" have receded from the hollowed halls of the Consecrated Cathedral known as Congress where the knee-jerk jeer of "You lie" stayed the tongue of His Majesty Obama in mid political pontification.

Perhaps the accusations of "Racism!" against the Tea Party protestors and 9/12 demonstrators and anti-tax activists and libertarian dissenters for their audacity in milling around the National Mall instead of timidly lapping the crumbs of received policy wisdom from the curative hands of Messiah Obama have finally faded to murmurs.

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My race card in your face card

When South Carolina Congresscrat Joe Wilson cried out "You lie!" during yet another daily Obama oration in front of yet another TV camera the professional race-baiters came crawling out of their crawl spaces.

Poor Joe had everything going against him that guaranteed charges of racism: he's white, he's male, he's Southern, he's Republican. And the president is black.