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Republican politics

From the Heritage Foundation, Joseph Postell, Robert E. Moffit, and Todd F. Gaziano on how to limit government in the age of Obama. From Doublethink, Ken Silva on libertarians in small town Republican politics. Emma Elliott Freire reviews The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure by Kevin Williamson. Robert Parry on the marriage of libertarians and racists. The practice of handing over cash to turn out votes used to be an urban Democratic specialty — are rural Republicans getting in on the fun? While liberals are deploying behavioral science with stunning results, conservatives have failed to follow up on their success three decades ago with the psychology of “broken windows” — here are several policy initiatives with which to begin. Chris Kluwe on what’s wrong with Ayn Rand and libertarians. The Free State Project grows up: Garrett Quinn on how libertarians are changing the face of New Hampshire. Grow up, libertarians: Your philosophy is superficial, juvenile nonsense — here's what you should focus on instead. Seriously, what's the matter with Kansas? Mark Binelli on how gun nuts, anti-abortion zealots and free-market cultists are leading the state to the brink of disaster.