The Story Behind Ron Paul's Racist Newsletters - The Atlantic
december 2011 by milkmiruku
"Winning the Iowa caucuses would change all that instantly. Undoubtedly the movement that Paul inspired has moved far beyond the race-baiting it engaged in two decades ago. Young people from college campuses aren't lining up to hear him speak because of what appeared in those newsletter about the 1992 L.A. riots. Rand Paul tried his hardest to place Paul-style libertarianism into the context of the Tea Party. And he will likely carry on the movement without this 1990s baggage.
"But the questions remain. If Ron Paul is so libertarian that he won't even police people who use his name, if his movement is filled with incompetents and opportunists, then what kind of a president would he make? Would he even check in to see if his ideas are being implemented? Who would he appoint to Cabinet positions?"
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"But the questions remain. If Ron Paul is so libertarian that he won't even police people who use his name, if his movement is filled with incompetents and opportunists, then what kind of a president would he make? Would he even check in to see if his ideas are being implemented? Who would he appoint to Cabinet positions?"
december 2011 by milkmiruku
Icelandic Modern Media Initiative
february 2010 by milkmiruku
"It is hard to imagine a better resurrection for a country that has been devastated by financial corruption than to turn facilitating transparency and justice into a business model."
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february 2010 by milkmiruku
Brazil legislates that all public organisations must publish their account online
july 2009 by milkmiruku
"With these data in hand, the individual taxpayer can compare the pasta purchased by the registry are in the market price, or is cheaper or more expensive than the consumer purchase in the sale. If you're more expensive, with evidence of overpricing, may make a complaint to the prosecutor and the purchase can be suspended because it has not been paid."
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july 2009 by milkmiruku
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