National Blog - page 194
Apply Today for C4L's Spring Internship
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded college students or recent graduates to intern for the spring semester (January 5 to May 15). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling [...]
Adam Dick celebrates Ron Paul's forty year Campaign for Liberty
Adam Dick, who I had the privilege of working with when Adam was Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's legislative correspondent in Dr. Paul's Congressional office, has a great article at the Ron Paul Institute website celebrating Dr. Paul's [...]
Seven Cheeses banned in the USA
No, that is not a misprint... the website CheeseRank has a slide show featuring seven cheeses that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned in the USA. Campaign for Liberty members will not be surprised that most of the cheeses were [...]
Indoor gun range moves in next to school, predictable outrage ensues
Students, parents, and community leaders are outraged that an indoor gun range is opening next to the local high school in Rancho Cordova, California. Apparently having a gun range in such proximity to a school is dangerous. From [...]
Audit the Fed Resources
Together, we are making history! On September 17, Ron Paul's Federal Reserve Transparency Act (introduced this Congress by Representative Paul Broun), better known as Audit the Fed, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 333-92 [...]
US Sold $486 Million Worth Of Airplanes For $32,000 In Scrap Metal
According to reports, the US Department of Defense broke down $486 million worth of G222 airplanes and sold it as scrap metal to a construction company in Afghanistan for $32,000. From The Daily Caller: That poor return on investment is [...]
Liberty, Not Government, is Key to Containing Ebola
According to Forbes magazine, at least 5,000 Americans contacted healthcare providers fearful they had contracted Ebola after the media reported that someone with Ebola had entered the United States. All 5,000 cases turned out to be false alarms. [...]
IRS Documentary: UnFair the Movie
C4L members may be interested in seeing a documentary on the IRS out on Tuesday, October 14th. You can find out more info on the film here.
78 Percent of Americans want vote on using military force against ISIS
According to a new poll from Reason-Rupe, 78 percent of Americans want Congress to vote on an authorization of use of military force against ISIS before the midterms. This would require Congress returning from recess since they adjourned in [...]
The Economics of Drug Cartels
By Harrison Dean No one likes drug cartels. But does government policy play a role in creating and sustaining them? Most people have probably never even considered the question. But when we consider the economics of prohibition, it becomes [...]