National Blog - page 212
Will the FDA kill Samantha Shear?
Samantha Shear is a 21-year-old girl with autism. For years, her parents unsuccessfully sought a treatment to help control Samantha's violent and self-destructive behavior. After trying almost every option, her parents found a course of [...]
A Culture of Violence
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Congressman Ron Paul's final speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, "Farewell to Congress" delivered on November 14, 2012. A full version of this historic speech is available in [...]
Welcome to the 21st Century, 4th Amendment!
In a seemingly rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled today that police must get a warrant for most* cell phone searches. Washington Post reports: Modern cellphones “hold for many Americans the privacies of life,” Chief Justice [...]
GOP leadership’s hysterical attacks on Massie Amendment
Not only did every member of the GOP leadership vote against the Massie amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill forbidding warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, they also distorted the amendment in their official summary and vote [...]
Ron Paul and the Liberty Movement have changed the discussion in Washington, D.C.
A potential showdown this fall over the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank (or, Ex-Im Bank) could be a bellwether of just how much Ron Paul and the Liberty Movement have changed the discussion in Washington, D.C. over the past six [...]
Remember the Death Panels?
Sarah Palin stirred up a fuss in 2010 when she tweeted a reference to ObamaCare's "Death Panels." While ObamaCare did not explicitly give the government the power to ration health care, Governor Palin was correct that there are several provisions [...]
The Concept of Inflation
By: Colin Combs With recent data showing a sharp rise in consumer prices for the month of May, there has been a lot of discussion on price inflation over the past week, in spite of Janet Yellen’s attempt to dismiss this inflation as merely [...]
Blame DC, not doctors, for rising health care costs
Writing in USA Today, Arkansas Neurologist Kathryn Chenault explains how the federal regulations increase the cost of health care and make it impossible for her to provide the best possible care to her patients. Dr. Chenault makes a point that [...]
When is a spending increase a spending cut?
In the bizzaro world of Congress of course... Two weeks ago Congress considered the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (T-HUD) Act. The bill appropriated $52 billion in discretionary [...]
Stockman Introduces: “Dog Ate My Tax Receipts Resolution”
Sometimes, outright mocking those in power or the powerful institutions for which they serve is the only way to bring attention to a grave injustice. Thank goodness then for Rep. Steve Stockman, who last week introduced what might be the most [...]