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Rand Paul has an MD. He also has tested positive for Coronavirus and, just this morning, was spotted in the Senate gym and pool. It's hard for me to think of anything that better symbolizes the ethical code of American libertarians like good old Rand. politico.com/news/2020/03/2…
The Rand rules for adolescents: Ethics are for girls.
The Rand rules for adulthood: Ethics are for the little people.
I mean.
Here's a thread I did a while back about the ironic fact that Ayn Rand's ideas had such a big impact because they were given away for free to public schools. Yes, you heard that right. (And yes, I now know Rand Paul was not named for her.)
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Nice shot/chaser retweets from Sean Davis at The Federalist. Anecdotal data is great when it confirms my priors. And also, only fake news outlets publish anecdotal data.
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