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Russell Kirk at 100
October 19 marked the centennial birthday of one the most consequential scholars and writers of the 20th century: Russell Kirk. Kirk’s The Conservative Mind: from Burke to Eliot was, along with FA Hayek’s Road to Serfdom, Ludwig Von [...]
Dairy Lobby Using Tariffs to Milk Taxpayers
The National Milk Federation recently released a pair of studies showing that dairy farmers will lose more than $1 billion a year thanks to President Trump’s tariffs. The study is being used to boost support for additional federal aid to [...]
Censorship and Gun Control Will Not Make Us Safe
Sadly, but not unexpectedly, the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh is being used to justify new infringements on liberty. Of course, opponents of gun rights are claiming this shooting proves America needs more gun control. [...]
President Trump Allows More Americans to Exit ObamaCare
President Trump recently signed an executive order overturning President Obama’s restrictions on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). HRAs allow employers to provide employees tax-free reimbursement of up to $1,800 for purchasing a [...]
Ron Paul: Trump Is Right, the Fed Is Crazy
President Trump recently called the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes crazy. Leaving aside President Trump’s specific complaint, which is likely motivated by the belief that low rates will help him win reelection, he is right that [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Jeff Sessions Endorses Theft
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is resigning at President Trump’s request. Sessions’ announcement is hardly surprising, since Trump has openly criticized him for failing to defend him against allegations that Trump’s 2016 Presidential [...]
James Bovard: Believe Women Who Have Been Assaulted By the TSA
Libertarian journalist James Bovard is calling on Congress to put an end to sexual assault…by the TSA. In a recent column Bovard recounts some stories from females who allege they have been assaulted by the TSA. Campaign for Liberty [...]
Ron Paul: Liberty is Still Popular
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently wrote an op-ed for Reason magazine regarding a public opinion survey by Liberty Government Affairs and Gravis Marketing showing that a bipartisan majority of Americans support cutting spending, [...]
Classic Ron Paul: Only a Moral Society Will Make our Citizens and Their Guns Less Violent
This weekend’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue can be expected to be used to justify new gun control laws and other expansions of state power like laws criminalizing “hate speech.” These laws are guided by the mistaken belief that more [...]
Will the Democrats Abandon Obamacare for Medicare for All?
A recent story in USA Today points out that nearly half of Democratic candidates are supporting repealing and replacing Obamacare with Medicare for All— the latest name for nationalized health care. Medicare for all would outlaw private [...]