The Revolution by Ron Paul

The Revolution by Ron Paul

I recently read over Ron Paul’s The Revolution as  a sort of homework prior to going to see my better half’s family for the holidays. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Like many in the economically conservative camp I lean pretty libertarian when it comes to money and politics. Also like many in the conservative camp, I thought that the Dr. was a bit insane since I had heard snippets of his positions during the Republican primaries.

This book lays out his views, principles, and many of his positions that he tried to articulate during the Republican primary. He lays out a compelling case for his positions, many of which that are more moderate than you think. Some of his more outlandish ideas, such as scrapping the Department of Education, are clearly, and reasonably laid out. Dr. Paul merely requests that the government obtain the power to create and run these organizations from the people via a clearly laid out constitutional amendment. His strongest disagreement is with the expansion of powers under the commerce clause.

I recommend any fiscal conservative and moderate liberal take a few hours and read this brief book. It spells out a reasonable and moderate conservative platform that should be well considered during the reconstruction of the Republican platform in the next few years.