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Political Immorality and Personal Immorality
Many Americans have been shocked by recent revelations of the extent of sexual harassment in Congress. However, no one should be too surprised that those who spend their lives defending and expanding the welfare-warfare state engage in immoral [...]
Take action on FISA vote now
The House of Representatives has suspended the rule requiring legislation be publicly available for at least three days before a vote is held. This means the House leadership can put any bill on the House floor and vote on it before members [...]
This Week in Congress Part One: Raising Taxes
Congress is in session Monday through whenever they pass the end-of-Year spending bill. Today the House is voting on the tax bill, which the Senate is expected to pass tomorrow. While far from perfect, the bill does represent a good step forward [...]
Liberty at the Movies: Spider-Man Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the latest, and best, Spider-Man movie. It is also provides a case study in crony capitalism that illustrates why so many Americans are rejecting the big government status quo. Homecoming is not just a reference to the [...]
The Feds should leave online gambling to the states
Joey Bradford, campaign consultant and former staffer for Rand Paul and Gary Johnson, has penned an op-ed at the Foundation for Economic Education explaining why a federal ban on online gambling is both dangerous to liberty and [...]
Gambling Away Federalism & an Update on This Week in Congress
It looks like Congress will pass an extension of government funding until mid-January. The joint resolution will provide a temporary extension of Sec 702 of the FISA Act. This is a victory for Campaign for Liberty members as there was a serious [...]
This Week in Congress Part Two: Raising Spending
In addition to cutting taxes, Congress will consider an end-of-year spending bill. As of this writing little is known about what it will include. It is likely to blast “defense” spending and may also include an $81 billion disaster aide [...]
Who to Believe on Washington’s Korea Policy, Tillerson or Trump?
President Trump has often said that his foreign policy objective was to keep his enemies guessing. If that’s the goal, you could say that he’s doing a good job. The problem is who does he think his enemies are, because the American people are [...]
Ron Paul: Trump Must Tackle the Renewable Fuel Standard
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently penned an op-ed for Fox News urging President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt to work to repeal, or at least modify, the renewable fuel standard (RFS). This is the [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Monday through Thursday this week. Among the bills the House will consider is H.R. 3971 which creates “safe harbors” for small financial institutions to exempt them from some federal regulations. The House will also [...]