National Blog - page 149
RON PAUL: Congress Fiddles While the Economy Burns
Reports that the official unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1 percent may appear to vindicate the policies of easy money, corporate bailouts, and increased government spending. However, even the mainstream media has acknowledged that the official [...]
RON PAUL: The Real Refugee Problem – And How To Solve It
Last week Europe saw one of its worst crises in decades. Tens of thousands of migrants entered the European Union via Hungary, demanding passage to their hoped-for final destination, Germany. While the media focuses on the human tragedy of so [...]
Audit the Fed More Necessary Than Ever
In his most recent Texas Straight Talk, Dr. Ron Paul argued that Americans ought to blame the Fed, not China, for the recent stock market crash. Many blamed the crash on China’s recent currency devaluation. It is true that the crash was [...]
Hurrah for the Nanny State
Otherwise we would be helpless to resist phony mayonnaise and stop our children from drinking too much soda. The ever vigilant folks at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have discovered a new threat they must protect us from: organic [...]
RON PAUL: Blame the Federal Reserve, Not China, for Stock Market Crash
Following Monday’s historic stock market downturn, many politicians and so-called economic experts rushed to the microphones to explain why the market crashed and to propose "solutions” to our economic woes. Not surprisingly, most of those [...]
Campaign for Liberty fights California Attorney General's assault on the First Amendment
Campaign for Liberty has joined 58 organizations in signing an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court take up the case of Center for Competitive Politics v. Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California. This case challenges the legality of [...]
Classic Ron Paul on Gun Control
Last week's tragic shootings in Virgina have reignited efforts to pass new gun control laws, including extended "background checks." Theretofore, this is a good time to revisit Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's writings on gun control [...]
Medicare's victims
Last month marked fifty years since Congress created the Medicare program. Medicare is often pointed to as proof that yes, Virginia, government can run a health care program that provides quality care to its beneficiaries. Even many of those [...]
Do licensing laws help or hurt?
One of the earliest examples of government interference in health care is the laws requiring individuals to obtain a state license before they are legally allowed to practice medicine. Even many who oppose every other government interference [...]
DC's War on CrossFit
In DC's latest war on consumers, entrepreneurs, and anyone who dares to offer competition and better services than entrenched interests, the Washington, DC Board of Physical Therapy is set to soon release regulations that could reek havoc on [...]