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What Rand Paul Gets Right

By Troy Senik
Thursday, February 27 2014

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul feels a lot like a man who has met his moment. In the aftermath of the George W. Bush Administration, the Republican Party was beset with widespread fatigue and disappointment, with many conservatives believing that the party had abandoned its foundational beliefs in limited government. It was partially that sense of disquiet that created an opening for Senator Paul’s father, former Texas Congressman Ron Paul, in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries. The elder Paul was never a serious threat to get the Republican nomination. His doctrinaire libertarianism…

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