Rand Paul’s libertarian dilemma

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Julie Borowski should be excited by Rand Paul’s 2016 presidential campaign. The 26-year-old blogger has become something of an Internet celebrity through clever Web videos giving her libertarian take on current events. She was inspired by Ron Paul’s two Republican runs for the White House.

Borowski isn’t what National Review’s Jonah Goldberg calls an angry “kick-the-cat” libertarian — and not just because she loves cats and would never initiate force against one. She believes in winning elections and influencing public policy. She’d like to see libertarianism become more relevant than it was during either of Ron Paul’s presidential bids. She’s also fairly socially conservative.

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