In 2002, Norman Podhoretz, a leading neoconservative, lavished praise on Bush’s doctrine of preemptive wars of aggression, and he had nothing but praise for Bush’s doctrine of a war on terror. Podhoretz praised Bush’s absolutism in morally condemning terror and states like North Korea, Iran and Iraq. In 2004, Bush repaid Podhoretz. Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Norman Podhoretz. This award to Podhoretz mocks freedom as do a number of other such awards. Conspicuously missing from the list of recipients is Ron Paul, a man who richly deserves an award for tirelessly and courageously standing up for … Continue reading Where’s Ron Paul’s Presidential Medal of Freedom?