[IronJack]

You seem to be intentionally missing the point. I in no way am validating the CONTENT of the Left's stance. But you can't seriously believe that conservatives are the only ones who believe strongly in their principles???!!!! The Left is as convinced they're "right" (pardon the pun) as we are! If we believe what we believe because we ground those beliefs in principle, then the Left BELIEVES equally strongly that their ideas are grounded in principle. That is why no amount of logic and reason will dissuade them; this is a matter of faith for them, in many cases, the only example of faith to be found in their world.

But if loyalty to a cause is a principle, then there is little doubt that liberals are every bit as devoted to their cause as we are to ours, so they are no less principled than we.

Again, I am not focusing on the content of the Left; it is bankrupt. But while I think you can certainly question the RIGHTNESS of the Left, I don't think you can genuinely argue the STRENGTH of their convictions.

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Interesting article.

Hawkins isn't convincing about Raimondo being on the left, but probably the idea is that if he keeps takes those kinds of positions and making those kinds of statements, Justin will be more and more perceived as belonging to that camp.

The article about the British Empire that Hawkins mentions probably isn't going to make the kind of point he wants it to, either. A lot of people think that the breakup of that Empire wasn't wholly a bad thing.

But I have to wonder about this "John Randolph Club." How could anybody familiar with Rothbard's record have thought that it would be a useful project for very long? Maybe I did once, but it's hard to believe I could have been that foolish.