National Blog - page 121
Ron Paul: Liberty and Great Leaders Are Mutually Exclusive....Plus, is the infrastructure for tyranny already in place?
With less then three months to go until the Presidential election, we should prepare to hear endless talk about how important this election is since we are not just selecting the head of the executive branch but the CEO of the American economy [...]
Is the Government About to Expand Data Collection?
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of groups across the ideological spectrum on a letter to National Intelligence Director James Clapper and National Security Agency Head Michael Rogers (cc every member of the House and Senate Judiciary [...]
TSA Leaves Passengers Defenseless Against The Joker
Suicide Squad, the latest entry from DC Cinematic universe opens this week. Since this movie features several villains from Batman's "rogue gallery" and Batman makes a cameo appearance, TSA agents are no doubt stepping up their efforts to stop [...]
The World's Greatest Healthcare Plan?
Well no, but it is a good first step.. Representative Pete Sessions (TX-32) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) have introduced what they are calling the "world's greatest health care plan" (HR 5284/S. 2985). While the plan itself does not live [...]
Americans Are Going to be Disappointed in Election Outcome
It is a sad commentary on the state of political life in the United States that our political conventions have become more like rock music festivals than competitions of ideas. There has been a great deal of bombast, of insults, of name-calling, [...]
Is Bitcoin money?
Florida Judge Terersa Pooler has ruled that the Federal Government cannot prosecute Michell Espinoza for attempting to make a deal with an undercover police officer to purchase fake credit cards online with Bitcoins. Judge Pooler ruled that [...]
The Phony Job Recovery
Last Friday saw the release of a bombshell jobs report, with headlines exclaiming that the US economy added over 250,000 jobs in July, far in excess of any forecasts. The reality was far more grim. Those “jobs” weren't actually created by [...]
Campaign for Liberty Opposes Federal Bailouts For State Catastrophic Funds
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition letter in opposition to the Homeowners Insurance Protection Act (HR 4847). Instead of protecting homeowners, HR 48477 puts taxpayers at risk of having to bailout underfunded "state catastrophic [...]
A Tipping Point for Liberty: An Important and Timely Book
The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity has done a service to everyone looking for intellectual ammunition against statist lies and propaganda. They've published A Tipping Point for Liberty: Exposing and Defeating Leviathan [...]
Liberty at the Movies?...Star Trek Beyond
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise. Therefore, it's appropriate that Star Trek: Beyond, the third installment of the "new" Star Trek timeline and the 13th Star Trek film, is the number-one film in America and a certified [...]