I saw ex-Minnesota governor and prez candidate Tim Pawlenty on Morning Joe today, and while he is the typical neocon in foreign policy, wanting the US to now conquer Syria because it recognizes the democratically elected Hamas (and yes, Hamas should renounce violence and recognize Israel, just as Israel should renounce violence and recognize Palestine). But when Pawlenty was asked how to fix the American economy, he said: “First, stop these gigantic injections of fiat money, this false liquidity.” Of course, he saw no contradiction between this idea and his imperialist foreign policy. Still, it shows the influence of Ron, … Continue reading Pawlenty’s Paulism