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Lessons from Paris
After the tragic shooting at a provocative magazine in Paris last week, I pointed out that given the foreign policy positions of France we must consider blowback as a factor. Those who do not understand blowback made the ridiculous claim that I [...]
Ron Paul on Rothbard, Rothbard on Audit the Fed
Today marks twenty years since the passing of "Mr. Libertarian," Murray Rothbard. Rothbard was Ludwig Von Mises' top American student, and Mises' heir as the world's top Austrian economist. Rothbard was also a top-notch philosopher, historian, [...]
Ten New Year’s Resolutions for Congress
Since New Year’s is traditionally a time for resolutions, and since the new Congress convenes this week, I thought I would suggest some New Year’s resolutions for Congress: 1) Bring the troops home — Congress should take the first, and [...]
The Real Meaning of the 1914 Christmas Truce
One hundred years ago last week, on Christmas Eve, 1914, German and British soldiers emerged from the horrors of World War One trench warfare to greet each other, exchange food and gifts, and to wish each other a Merry Christmas. What we remember [...]
Janet Yellen's Christmas Gift to Wall Street
Last week we learned that the key to a strong economy is not increased production, lower unemployment, or a sound monetary unit. Rather, economic prosperity depends on the type of language used by the central bank in its monetary policy [...]
Congress saves the Super Bowl
Thanks to former Senator Tom Coburn, Congress left town in December without reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance (TRI) program, the "temporary" program created after 9-11 to provide a taxpayer "backstop" for terrorism insurance. Senator [...]
Audit the Fed Reintroduced in 114th Congress
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Yesterday, Congressman Thomas Massie, (R-Ky) introduced H.R. 24, Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill, which calls for a “full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks by the [...]
Audit the Fed's chances of passing are better than ever
With a new Congress being sworn in next week, Audit the Fed's chances of passing both Chambers are better than ever. Note that since the last Congress ended without Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid allowing a vote on Audit the Fed in the Senate, [...]
Ron Paul: Peace is Popular
Here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the World War One Christmas Truce: One hundred years ago last week, on Christmas Eve, 1914, German and British soldiers emerged from the [...]
Where were you on Dec. 16, 2007?
Dear Friend, I remember watching the ticker go up and up. And then it just kept going. Two hundred thirty-four years after the Sons of Liberty helped spark the American Revolution by dumping British tea into Boston Harbor, you and I made [...]