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Classic Ron Paul: Education Scholarship Tax Credits Pro-liberty Education Reform
Campaign for Liberty is supporting efforts to add education scholarship tax credits to the Senate tax reform bill. As the name suggests, these credits go to people who make donations to organizations that give K-12 scholarships to children whose [...]
This Week in Congress
The House is in session Monday through Thursday. The Senate is also in session Monday through Thursday. They will consider nominations. On Tuesday the House will consider H.R. 3411. This bill amends the definition of “joint employer” to [...]
Tax Reform Has a Hidden Tax Increase
As I am sure you know, the GOP unveiled its tax reform legislation yesterday, with some of the highlights including: Reducing the number of tax brackets from 7 to 4. The new brackets are 12%, 25%, 35%, and 39.6%. Cutting the [...]
You Got to Know When to Fold 'Em
Pennsylvania has officially became the fourth state to legalize online gaming. Hopefully Pennsylvania Representatives Charlie Dent and Brian Fitzpatrick known when to fold them and will stop trying to make online gaming a federal crime. Edward [...]
Neocons Hijack Trump’s Syria Policy
Does anyone in the Trump Administration have a clue about our Syria policy? In March, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to be finally pulling back from President Obama’s disastrous “Assad must go” position that has done nothing but [...]
This Week in Congress Update: Markups on 702 and Online Speech
Today the House Judiciary Committee is marking up the U.S. Liberty Act, the phony 702 “reform” bill. During the mark-up, Texas Representative Ted Poe and California Representative Zoe Lofgren plan to shut the “backside loophole.” This is [...]
GOP Tax Plan Increases the Most Insidious Tax
Last Thursday, congressional Republicans unveiled their tax reform legislation. On the same day, President Trump nominated current Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chair. While the tax plan [...]
Trump's Pick for Fed Chair on Audit the Fed
Disappointingly, but not surprisingly, President Trump’s pick to replace Janet Yellen is not only likely to continue her policies, but is also one of the chief propagandists against Audit the Fed. In 2015, Powell spoke at Catholic University, [...]
This Week in Congress
The big news this week will take place off the floor as the GOP unveils the details of its tax reform plan and Donald Trump is expected to name his nominee for Federal Reserve board chair. Last week, the House passed the budget setting up the use [...]
Liberty at the Movies: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Looking for a fun “B-movie” monster flick that could also serve as an allegory of blowback? Well have I got a treat for you. The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a low-budget, cliched, yet well executed film currently available online. As the title [...]