National Blog - page 119
Happy Birthday Ralph Raico
Sunday was the 80th birthday of one of the "founding fathers" of the modern Libertarian movement, and a major influence on my own intellectual development, Ralph Racio. Ralph attended Mises' seminars in the late 40's and did graduate work [...]
Liberty at the movies: Halloween edition
This is the season for ghouls, witches and other monsters to be on the prowl...and in addition to the election, Halloween is just around the corner. So those of you who don't find the election significantly scary, or are looking for some pretend [...]
What to excpect in the Lame Duck: Cures and Creates?
In addition to spending increases and the Obamacare bailout, another issue that may come up in the Lame Duck is the "Cures Act". As I wrote when the Cures Act was passed in 2015, this bill: "...deals with federal funding for medical research. [...]
Iceland Today, the US Tomorrow?
During the 2008 economic crisis, Iceland’s government froze offshore accounts held by foreign investors in that country’s currency, the krona. Recently, the government of Iceland announced it would unfreeze the accounts if the account holders [...]
What To Expect in the Lame Duck: Obamacare Bailouts?
Passing legislation funding the government is not the only issue facing Congress when it returns for the "lame duck" session. For example, Congress will also need to stop the Obamacare bailout. The law, which even Bill Clinton calls [...]
Obama’s Pivot to Asia Hits a Roadblock in the Philippines
While the mainstream media continues its obsessive reporting on the mud-slinging campaign for the White House, a dramatic development in China last week brought President Obama’s “pivot to Asia” to a sudden halt. Philippine president [...]
Ron Paul Classic: The Myth of Fed Independence
Congratulations to Representative Scott Garret (NJ-05) for bringing up questions about how politics influences Federal Reserve policies (and whether the desire of one Fed governor to serve as Treasury Secretary in a Hillary Clinton administration [...]
Campaing for Liberty calls for real oversight and transparency of intelligence agencies
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of groups from across the political spectrum in calling for reforms of the intelligence committee to provide for more effective oversight of federal intelligence agencies, as well as give more [...]
The Nobel Committee Redeems Itself
From its 2008 blunder of giving Barrack Obama the peace prize, this year's Nobel Prize in literature went to legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. While this may seem an odd choice, Dylan's lyrics have long been recognized as poetry. Dylan [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Don't Let The Post Office Raise Prices!
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition against the Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714), legislation introduced by House Government and Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz. Under the guise of postal "reform" this legislation would [...]