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Author: David T. Beito
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Straight Shooting

David T. Beito June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

Obama’s man in Afghanistan has made an astonishing admission. In a comment on American checkpoints, General Stanley McChrystal said: “We have shot an amazing number …

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Anarchists for Big Government

David T. Beito June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

When I saw that someone on an anarchist-oriented website was urging people to “crash” the Tea Party movement, my first thought was that this might …

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The Way to Her Heart

David T. Beito May 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

Here’s another reason to cheer Sarah Palin’s humiliation in the CPAC straw poll at the hands of Ron Paul. No doubt, Palin’s questioners at Fox …

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False Profits

David T. Beito January 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

A popular rationalization for the Republican and Democratic bailouts was that any losses to the taxpayers will probably be temporary and that the “government might …

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Presidential Hopeful

David T. Beito January 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico (1995-2003), is the most pro-liberty politician of any prominence. It looks as if he may be considering a …

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Liberal Disrection

David T. Beito January 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

Ever since George McGovern took on Richard Nixon in the 1972 election, Republicans have tried to smear Democratic candidates as “card-carrying ACLU liberals.” While the …

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A Blind Pig Finds an Acorn

David T. Beito January 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

Lou Dobbs has an atrocious track record on issues related to immigration and economics, but now he has done something courageously sensible on a defining …

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Drowning Pool

David T. Beito August 1, 2009 November 18, 2020

The radio talk show host Mancow now concedes that waterboarding is indeed torture. He had been trying to prove otherwise. ”It is way worse than …

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Bad Databases, Terrible Commercials

David T. Beito April 1, 2008 November 18, 2020

Many postmortems of Super Tuesday are citing Ron Paul’s weak showing as proof that Americans are “not ready for libertarianism.” Others are blaming the media …

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The Schoolmaster vs. The Nanny

David T. Beito April 1, 2008 November 18, 2020

A race between McCain and Hillary in November can be compared to a showdown between a stern schoolmaster who preaches pain, sacrifice, and discipline and …

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