Ron Paul Headlines One Koch Brothers Event—as Rand Paul Skips Another

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While the ex-congressman had the crowd roaring at the Koch-sponsored #YALcon15, his son Rand ditched a big retreat. Inside the battle for young libertarians.

Published Aug. 3 2015 1:01AM EDT

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Most of the time, the college students attending the Young Americans for Liberty Conference (#YALcon15) are, in the words of one attendee, “lost puppies.”

They’re kids who don’t fit in on their own campuses because their interests (Ayn Rand, Friedrich Hayek) are not shared by their peers.

Olivia Nuzzi

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Ron Paul Headlines One Koch Brothers Event—as Rand Paul Skips Another

While the ex-congressman had the crowd roaring at the Koch-sponsored #YALcon15, his son Rand ditched a big retreat. Inside the battle for young libertarians.

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Olivia Nuzzi