Thoughts on the Paul crackup

Publius Endures (which has a photo of a gorgeous sculpture--what is it?) has some thoughts on the two libertarianisms, and collects some other commentary from around the blogosphere, including my own. Best is Steven Horwitz whose post should be read in full:

I hope this causes libertarians who are rightly horrified by the bad stuff in those newsletters to wake the hell up and realize the ways in which this nastiness has infected parts of the movement over the last 15 years or so. Read what Right Watch and Palmer have documented and decide for yourself if those people and organizations represent the ideas that attracted you to libertarianism and the Paul campaign. And if they do not, then stop giving them the funds and attention to continue promoting ideas that you object to. Each and every libertarian needs to make that decision for him or herself. I hope that the attention brought to these newsletters leads libertarians to do some real internal soul-searching about what kind of movement we want. And I really hope we can find a way to get the new folks brought in by the campaign to realize that there are plenty of alternatives out there to the “paranoid style of libertarianism” (a style that is more anti-federal government than pro-freedom, if you ask me). Those of us who have been around awhile and who reject the ugliness need to help the new folks find their way.

Hear hear! Let the Reformation begin!

Update: Publius identifies the sculpture as The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi. More photos of it here, here, and here.