Ron Paul’s Revolution: The Man and the Movement He Inspired Brian Doherty, Broadside Books, 304 pages If there’s one thing that the 2012 campaign has taught us about Ron Paul, it’s that he is a bald-faced liar. Not just a run-of-the-mill liar like most politicians, but a liar so shameless that only the most slavish of devotees could maintain respect for him. Brian Doherty, a senior editor of... MORE ›

It’s not often that a Joe Biden gaffe becomes a Joe Biden verity. But that’s what happened over the weekend when the vice-president appeared to endorse same-sex marriage. Of course, with Biden, the statement in question involved the usual caveats and evasions, as when he said last year that, “the Taliban, per se, is not our enemy” (never has so much been invested in the phrase “per... MORE ›

Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the latest artful attempt at avoiding responsibility to prevent genocide. With his newly created "Atrocities Prevention Board," the president has bestowed new meaninglessness to the term "never again," that mantra mouthed by countless world leaders before Obama, and one that will no doubt be repeated endlessly after the current occupant of the White House... MORE ›