Thursday, August 22, 2002

Lincoln and Bismarck: Enemies of Liberalism. Lincoln, like Bismarck, scorned the liberal policies of peace and free trade. And it is because of Lincoln's war that America came to be less and less associated with those ideals of free trade and peace. Abraham Lincoln made the American national state great, but Americans as free men small. Abraham Lincoln overthrew his own people and began reversing the gains ofÊ classical liberalism--a reversal that still continues to this day throughout the world. [Ludwig von Mises Institute] comment () trackback ()  12:07:39 PM     Ed Cone: "What is success for a neophyte Libertarian against a GOP heavyweight -- 20%? Would 30% be shocking? The last Libertarian got 9% to Coble's 91%. The successes of Grubb's campaign, and its implications for the Weblog nation, will most likely be incremental, not monumental. But in the real world, that's impressive enough." [Scripting News] Carla Howell got 12% in 2000 when she ran for Senate against Ted Kennedy. There was a Republican candidate in that race, who got 13%. As far as I know it's the best a Libertarian Party candidate has ever done (Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is a libertarian, but he runs as a Republican). comment () trackback ()  10:57:27 AM

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