Jacob Sullum on Ron Paul’s Challenge to Mindless Militarism

Jacob Sullum on Ron Paul’s Challenge to Mindless Militarism

December 21, 2011

Reporters routinely describe Ron
Paul’s foreign policy views as “isolationist” because he opposes
the promiscuous use of military force. Senior Editor Jacob Sullum
says that is like calling him a recluse because he tries to avoid
fistfights. The implicit assumption that violence is the only way
to interact with the world, Sullum argues, shows why Paul’s
perspective is desperately needed in the campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination.

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