National Blog - page 176
Federal loans...the next buble to burst?
The January/February issue of Politico has an interesting article on the $3 trillion in loans the federal goverment has giving out for higher education, housing, exports, "clean-energy" firms, ships (yes ships) and (of course) foreign countries. [...]
Oppose the ‘Sheldon Adelson’ Internet Gambling Ban Bill
An ever-increasing number of Americans, especially young Americans, are rejecting the surveillance state, the nanny state, and the crony state. Sadly, but not unexpectedly, too many in Washington have not yet gotten the message. For example, this [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Tribute to Ronald Reagan
Today is former President Ronald Reagan's birthday. Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul was an early supporter of Ronald Reagan, being one of just four Representatives to endorse Reagan's 1976 primary challenge to incumbent President Gerald [...]
Gallup CEO: Unemployment rate a big lie
Jim Clifton, CEO of the influential polling company Gallup, is the latest to blow the whistle on how the government is manipulating the unemployment statistics to manufacture the illusion of an economic recovery: Here's something that many [...]
Congressman Bruce Poliquin Breaks Pledge
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Yesterday, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) violated his pledge to Campaign for Liberty and his constituents by voting against HR 596, which would repeal ObamaCare. Representative Poliquin pledged that he would [...]
Is the Fed planning another bailout?
And if they do, will they tell us ... My old colleague, Paul-Martin Foss, former Monetary Policy aide for Ron Paul and founder and President of the Carl Menger Center for the Study of Money and Banking, has a fascinating article on the [...]
Vaccine Controversy Shows Why We Need Markets, Not Mandates
If I were still a practicing ob-gyn and one of my patients said she was not going to vaccinate her child, I might try to persuade her to change her mind. But, if I were unsuccessful, I would respect her decision. I certainly would not lobby the [...]
The Fed running scared, attacks Audit The Fed And Rand Paul
As reported by The Hill, multiple Federal Reserve Presidents have started publicly attacking "Audit the Fed" which was introduced by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul last month. (But remember, the Fed must not be audited to remain "independent" from [...]
Thomas Massie: Gun-Free School Zones Make People Less Safe
Audit the Fed is not the only pro-liberty legislation that Thomas Massie has introduced. Mr. Massie has also introduced the Safe Schools Act (H.R. 86). The aptly named Safe Schools Act repeals the unconstitutional "Safe and Gun-Free Schools Act," [...]
Campaign for Liberty Strongly Opposes Online Gambling Ban
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty issued the following statement from C4L President John Tate strongly opposing the reintroduction of the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (RAWA) by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT). This [...]