NR Daily: Is Rand Paul’s Health-Care Stance Really Based on Principle?

The greatest trick any politician can pull off is to get his self-interest and his principles in perfect alignment. As Thomas More observed in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, "if we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly." Which brings me to Senator Rand Paul, the GOP's would-be Man for All Seasons. Paul emerged from the smoldering debris of the Republican health-care-reform train wreck as a figure of high libertarian principle, the shining "no" vote on any compromise that came short of full repeal. "Look, this is what we ran on for four elections," Paul told Neil Cavuto of Fox News ...

July 20 2017

VISIT NATIONALREVIEW.COM

Is Rand Paul's Health-Care Stance Really Based on Principle? Jonah Goldberg The greatest trick any politician can pull off is to get his self-interest and his principles in perfect alignment. As Thomas More observed in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, "if we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly." Which brings me to... READ MORE Hillary Clinton Is Even Less Popular Now Than She Was During the Election, HuffPo Blames... Katherine Timpf Hillary Clinton is even less popular now than she was when she was running for president — and according to an article in the Huffington Post, that's because she's a woman. A little... Anti-Radical Muslims Need to Organize and Draw Lines Dan McLaughlin A common complaint you hear these days, especially on the right, is that "moderate" Muslims do nothing to oppose or denounce radical Islam and jihadist terrorism. As a blanket generalization,... ADVERTISEMENT America's Asset-Forfeiture Scam Is Law Enforcement's Disgrace David French One day, the federal government just might sue my truck. I've got a Toyota Tundra. It's big, it carries lots of stuff, and it's extremely useful for moving furniture, hauling trash, and driving... Jeff Sessions Should Drop His Expansion of Civil Asset Forfeiture The Editors Attorney General Jeff Sessions should reconsider his plan to expand the use of civil asset forfeiture in the service of the so-called war on drugs. If he fails to do so, Congress should... The U.S. Should Violate the Iran Deal Jonathan S. Tobin Throughout the long and contentious debate over the nuclear deal with Iran, the question of Iranian compliance with any agreement was one of the most contentious. The pact was bitterly... Our Relationship with Saudi Arabia Is an Embarrassment Michael Brendan Dougherty When he was 17, five years ago, Mujtaba al-Sweikat committed the "crime" of participating in a pro-democracy rally in Saudi Arabia. Instead of attending Western Michigan University, as he had... ADVERTISEMENT The Red Line: A Novel Walt Gragg '[An] impeccably researched, riveting first novel…Must reading for any military action fan. Nearly every page reeks of the smoke of battle and the stench of death.' - Publishers Weekly LEARN MORE Alpine Auto Rally Political Brawls ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.