National Blog - page 171
If the Fed Has Nothing to Hide, It Has Nothing to Fear
Since the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, the dollar has lost over 97 percent of its purchasing power, the US economy has been subjected to a series of painful Federal Reserve-created recessions and depressions, and government has grown [...]
Connecticut Forces Teen to Undergo Chemotherapy
By Zac Nickerson A Teen in Connecticut is being forced to undergo chemotherapy treatments against her wishes. Cassandra, a 17-year-old girl in Hartford, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in September and has been fighting it, as well as [...]
Audit the Fed Cosponsors - 1/14/15
Has your representative cosponsored Rep. Thomas Massie's H.R. 24, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015? Since its introduction last Tuesday with 63 original cosponsors, 20 additional cosponsors have signed on to support the [...]
Lessons from Paris
After the tragic shooting at a provocative magazine in Paris last week, I pointed out that given the foreign policy positions of France we must consider blowback as a factor. Those who do not understand blowback made the ridiculous claim that I [...]
Adam Dick on Congressional Corruption
Adam Dick, senior fellow at the Ron Paul Institute and my former colleague in Ron Paul's Congressional office, has a must-read piece on how last week's House of Representative leadership elections highlight the institutional corruption in [...]
Audit the Fed Cosponsor Count Continues to Climb
Six more representatives signed on to cosponsor Rep. Thomas Massie's H.R. 24 since our update yesterday, bringing the total count to 89! Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. 01/14/2015 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. 01/14/2015 Rep. Webster, [...]
Bill O'Reilly Needs a Lesson in the Constitution
In a debate with Judge Napolitano last night, Bill O'Reilly framed an argument about the U.S. Government killing U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki as one "on the legality of killing traitors to America." How unfortunate then for O'Reilly, Article [...]
Ron Paul: Turmoil ahead, but we can still make 2015 a fun year for liberty
Reprinted below is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's article "Inner City Turmoil and Other Crises: My Predictions for 2015," which was originally published at the Ron Paul Institute. In the article, Dr. Paul lays out the severe [...]
Reason Video: What's the Biggest Threat to Free Speech?
Reason TV asked politicians and journalists what the biggest threat to free speech is. Here are their responses. While the video was shot in 2010, it is even more relevant today.
Congress saves the Super Bowl
Thanks to former Senator Tom Coburn, Congress left town in December without reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance (TRI) program, the "temporary" program created after 9-11 to provide a taxpayer "backstop" for terrorism insurance. Senator [...]