Politico.com, which long ago surpassed WaPo, TimesCo, and WallJo as the best source of mainstream political news and analysis, features a very interesting front-page article about Ron Paul today. The site recognizes that he is attracting support from across the political spectrum—liberal and progressive to conservative and libertarian—for auditing the Fed, clipping its evil wings in other ways, and opposing the war on Afghanistan. This, by the way, is an indication of how real political reform will come about. First, we have Ron Paul’s 38 years of leadership against the Fed and the empire. Then there is the vast movement of young Americans especially he has called forth. Their pressure has brought other politicians around. That is, change will come not from the top down, but from the bottom up. Once again, the right ideas—combined with the Rothbardian-Paulian populist strategy—proves correct. (Thanks to Brad Funkhouser)

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