New at Reason: David Harsanyi on the Rand Paul Distraction

May 26, 2010

Earnest ideologues do not make for good politicians, writes David Harsanyi. Just ask Rand Paul, who made the error of discussing the consequences of stripping citizens—even racists—of their right to free association and speech. But as Harsanyi notes, with issues like socializing medicine, nationalizing the energy sector, and other various hyper-regulatory projects on the table, we've got more important things to do than debate the past.

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