Neocon James Taranto thinks Ron Paul is a “phony libertarian” for suggesting that it would have been better for the U.S to have ended slavery the way the rest of the world did in the nineteenth century –peacefully — rather than using the slaves as political pawns in a war that was all about consolidating political power in Washington, D.C. (“saving the union,” as Lincoln deceptively described it). Taranto is obviously dumbfounded by this, because he is ignorant of this aspect of 19th century American and world history. Not that that stops him from mouthing off in the WSJ and … Continue reading The Ignorant James Taranto, Lincoln, and Libertarianism