The New York Times columnist who serves as one of statism’s most vicious advocates may have reached a new low in saying that people who favor sound money — Rep. Ron Paul in particular — are just trying to win votes from racist voters who long for a return to segregation. John Tamny shows what a baseless smear that is in this Real Clear Politics piece.
Impugning the supposed motives of those who disagree with you is one of the dirtiest of debating tactics. It shows how desperate the statists are to mislead people into thinking that Big Government is always good and its opponents are always evil.
