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Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Death is not a taxable event
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of 133 free-market advocacy and business organizations in support of the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 631/S. 205). Campaign for Liberty members who support repealing the death tax should call their [...]
Ron Paul Classics: Obamacare's problems and its Republican enablers
As Congressional Republicans continued to debate whether to repeal ObamaCare with something good, something ok, or something bad, it might be a good time to look back at Ron Paul's columns "The Right Lessons from ObamaCare Meltdown" and [...]
Frederick Douglass: Libertarian
Black History Month is an excellent time to revisit Damon Root's 2012 Reason Magazine essay Fredrick Douglas: Classical Liberal In April 1865, as the Civil War was reaching its bloody climax, the abolitionist leader and escaped former slave [...]
Classic Ron Paul: Burt Blumert - A Hero of Liberty
"I told everyone what to do, they didn’t listen, so to heck with them!” That quote is from my last conversation with Burt Blumert, who would have turned 88 this week. Burt is one of the unsung heroes of the liberty movement. In fact, it's [...]
The Racist Roots of Minimum Wage Laws (plus Classic Ron Paul)
If there is one topic "progressives" are more reluctant to address during Black History Month than the role the second amendment played in the civil rights movement, are the racist roots of their beloved minimum wage laws. These laws where [...]
Steve Bannon and Norm Singleton on The Future of Conservatism
Those looking for insights into Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon's philosophy and outlook may be interested in his remarks on "The Future of Conservationism," a panel discussion Mr. Bannon participated in back in September, [...]
Trump’s ISIS Plan: Another US Invasion?
Just over a week into the Trump Administration, the President issued an Executive Order giving Defense Secretary James Mattis 30 days to come up with a plan to defeat ISIS. According to the Order, the plan should make recommendations on military [...]
Rand Paul: Why I voted against the new CIA director
Personal is Policy, which is why many opponents of mass surveillance, warrantless wiretapping, and other violations of the forth amendment where disappointed when President Trump nominated surveillance state defender Mike Pompeo to serve as CIA [...]
This week in Congress
The Senate continues to work on approving President Trump's cabinet nominations. Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin by a vote of 53-47. The House is in session Monday through Friday. As in past weeks, the focus [...]