National Blog - page 143
Ron Paul: Does the Bell Toll for the Fed?
Last week Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hinted that the Federal Reserve Board will increase interest rates at the board’s December meeting. The positive jobs report that was released following Yellen’s remarks caused many observers to [...]
If it's Monday, Congress is attacking your liberities
Remember fusion centers? Those federally-funded "information sharing centers,"one of which labeled Campaign for Liberty members and supporters of Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's 2008 Presidential Campaign as potential [...]
Rand Paul Reintroduces Audit the Fed to Bypass Committee
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Yesterday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced S. 2232, Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill, which calls for a “full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks by the [...]
Ron Paul: Save The Apologies, Just Stop Promoting War!
Usually when politicians apologize it’s because they have been caught doing something wrong, or they are about to be caught. Such was likely the case with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who recently offered an “apology” for the [...]
BREAKING: Rand Paul Will Filibuster Budget Deal
"I will stand firm and spend every ounce of energy to stop it. I will begin tomorrow to filibuster it." -- Rand Paul, CNBC debate, 10/28/15 Senator Rand Paul threw down the gauntlet last night -- vowing to FILIBUSTER John Boehner and Mitch [...]
Will the Fed raise rates?
Champagne corks are popping in DC over the October unemployment rate. According to the official figures, unemployment is at its lowest rate since 2008. Of course, the official figures are manipulated to lower the official unemployment [...]
Janet Yellen Says Fed Could Turn to Negative Interest Rates
We all know that the Federal Reserve has artificially kept interest rates low for quite some time. Central banks argue (incorrectly) that in times of economic downturn lowering interest rates can help stimulate the economy. But what happens when [...]
US Builds $43 Million Gas Station in Afghanistan
Remember this the next time Nancy Pelosi says there is nothing left to cut. From Reason: The United States (as in, you and me), paid $43 million to build a compressed natural gas (CNG) station in Sheberghan, Afghanistan. SIGAR researched and [...]
Ron Paul Classic: No War in Syria
Today, the White House announced that our Nobel Peace Prize winning President is sending "a few" special operations forces to Syria. So this seems like a good day to revisit Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's 2013 column asking if war with [...]
Video on the Federal Reserve: The Greatest Scam in the History of Mankind
Below is a video on the Federal Reserve which explains how Fractional Reserve Banking and Open Market Committee operations work. This is why we need to Audit the Fed. Help Campaign for Liberty audit the Federal Reserve.