" Gordon has his own compass, and while he represents the GOP, he doesn’t always get along with them. For the record, he’s a Libertarian, and by all accounts he is the black sheep of local politics, with few friends.

" In 2011, his comments about fellow Republicans led to him being kicked out of the Republican caucus. He’s also faced calls for him to step down from his post, but he ignored them, and announced instead that he would seek re-election this year. "

" In early November, David Koch met with Bob Levy, chairman of Cato’s board of directors, at Dulles International Airport. They were joined by Richard Fink, Koch’s chief adviser, and Kevin Gentry, a vice president of Charles Koch’s charitable foundation who’d been put on Cato’s board of directors. (Former Americans for Prosperity President Nancy Pfotenhauer had joined the board after the same meeting.)

" “They said that a principal goal was to defeat Barack Obama,” remembered Levy. “The way David [Koch] put it was, ‘We would like you to provide intellectual ammunition that we can then use at Americans for Prosperity and our allied organizations.’ AFP and others would apply Cato’s work to advance their electoral goals.” "

" The Cato Institute, one of the largest think tanks in Washington, is governed by four people, each with a 25 percent stake in the organization. That stake can be bought and sold for cash under an arrangement, only legal in a handful of states, that is frowned upon by the Internal Revenue Service. "

" Common law courts are only an important aspect of the Patriot movement. These vigilante courts use many tactics to make their presence known and to attempt to disrupt the traditional legal system. These tactics are collectively known as "paper terrorism." Typically, common law court members issue judgments against people and file liens against property in an attempt to enforce the judgments. Sometimes, these bogus liens are little more than a nuisance. Other times, the liens wreak havoc on their victims by clouding title to property, and it is often expensive to have these bogus liens removed. Members of the Patriot movement also set up shadow governments with their own officers and officials as a form of revolt against the federal government. For example, the freemen of Montana formed "Justus Township" and appointed their own "public" officials. Patriots who attempt to print their own currency and pass bogus checks feel that their own government is legitimate and that they can back their currency by their own faith and credit in the same manner as does the United States government. "

" The Manhattan Institute, perhaps best known as the “brain trust” of the Giuliani administration in New York, has a long history of working to privatize, undermine, and cut public schools, social services, and public transportation. These are the very services that Raimondo cited as essential in her life and to all citizens of Rhode Island.

" More broadly, the Manhattan Institute pushes a right-wing agenda that is only partially obscured by the intellectual veneer it projects on its work. Whether it’s equal rights for gays and lesbians, immigration reform, equality between men and women, or affirmative action for minorities, the Manhattan Institute is working against it. In fact, the think tank’s best known “scholar” is Charles Murray, co-author of the discredited Bell Curve, which claimed a genetic link between race and IQ – e.g. blacks are genetically less intelligent than whites. "

" Here's an idea. Thiel could use his leverage as a donor to combine the Seasteading Institute with the Methuselah Foundation and create a make-believe island where girls aren't allowed to vote and where nobody ever has to grow up. Call it Neverland. It would be easy for libertarian refugees from the United States and the occasional neo-Confederate to find it. Second star to the right, and straight on till morning. "

Bryan Fisher: " The secularist wants to excuse and even reward irresponsibility, which eventually makes everybody less safe and less prosperous. A Christian worldview rewards responsibility and stresses individual responsibility and accountability, which in the end makes everybody more safe and more prosperous. "

" For all the talk about casting off government shackles, libertarianism is still considered the crazy uncle of American politics: loud and cocky and occasionally profound but always a bit unhinged. "

" Although Cardwell welcomes all concerned citizens to his meetings, the Oath Keepers' main message targets military and public safety personnel, active and inactive. It reminds them that they swore allegiance to the Constitution, not to politicians or bureaucrats. As such, they have the right to refuse orders they deem unlawful. "

Yes, folks, even PETA knows you need a permit to hold a protest at the National Mall and not have the police tell you to disperse. The smug smile on Trevor's face throughout and his smartass responses are priceless: a textbook example of how to torpedo your movement's image.

"If you, the American people, are forced to once again fight for your liberty in another American Revolution, you will not be alone. We will stand with you. There is at this time a debate within the ranks of the military regarding their oath. Some mistakenly believe they must follow any order the President issues. But you can rest assured that many others in the military do understand that their loyalty is to the Constitution, and understand what that means."

"Somalia has done very well for itself in the 15 years since its government was eliminated. The future of peace and prosperity there depends in part on keeping one from forming."

Michael Shermer's descent into libertarian crankdom, in his own words. The will to believe is a dangerous thing.

"Doctor President Ron Paul recently went on Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory radio show and said this, about Obama and the G-20 meeting (which caused terrible traffic in certain parts of DC last weekend, and nothing else): “A world central bank, worldwide regulation and world control of the whole system, of all the commodities and all the natural resources, what else can you call it other than world government?”"

Chili's?

Colonel Saunders?

This is how Ron Paul bombs.

When libertarians breed: meet Rand Paul.

Wow, it's like Scientologists buying up multiple copies of L. Ron Hubbard's tripe at Waldenbooks to scam the sales figures. Well done, fanboys, well done. Also: the entire site is in Flash why, exactly?

"A New Year's Day rally is brewing in Irvine, by way of Azeroth. A group of Ron Paul supporters are using forums and a simple Web site to organize a march in the World of Warcraft computer game in support of the Republican presidential hopeful."

"I do not support Ron Paul in ANY and I find his Congressional record and policies to be, at times, even scarier than his counterparts. ... After extensive research I have compiled a list of 10 reasons NOT to vote for Ron Paul!"

Ron Paul, emerging from the desert like Nyarlathotep when the stars are right.

"declare your Independence from the politically controlled government!" Wait, wouldn't that be the case by defini- oh, nevermind, here's more crazy: "The obverse die features Congressman Ron Paul facing left... and list of the Congressman's achievements."

"Anti-Thatcherism ran through [V for Vendetta]... Ron Paul... has said of Thatcher that she "embraced American values such as freedom and limited government," and Thatcher is wildly popular among Ron Paul's conservative-libertarian fan base."

"The clean, well-ordered arrangement of razor wire, gun towers, sandbags, and enormous posters of Glorious President Paul were a stark contrast to the chaos and degeneracy to which the Independent Republic of Jew York had sunk. "