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Ron Paul Discusses Yesterday's Historic Audit the Fed Vote
In an interview with US News & World Report, C4L Chairman Ron Paul discussed his thoughts on yesterday's historic Audit the Fed vote in the U.S. Senate: Though the Senate blocked the measure, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul (Rand's [...]
Ben Bernanke keeps getting it wrong
I know your shocked.... In anticipation of tomorrow's Senate vote on Audit the Fed, Ben Bernanke has resumed his attacks on the bill. Fortunately, the indispensable Paul-Martin Foss of the Carl Menger Center, refutes Bernanke's [...]
Man who saw the last crisis thinks we are on the verge of another one
Looking for an entertaining movie about the 2008 financial crisis? Well you are in luck because one is playing at a theater near you. The Big Short tells the true story of a group of financial professionals who realized the housing boom was [...]
Isn't the Fed already audited?
Spoiler Alert,,,NO One of the arguments made by Federal Reserve apologists against the Audit the Fed bill is that the Fed already undergoes a yearly financial audit. What these arguments ignore is that a financial audit does not provide the [...]
RON PAUL: Do We Need the Fed?
Stocks rose Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s announcement of the first interest rate increase since 2006. However, stocks fell just two days later. One reason the positive reaction to the Fed’s announcement did not last long is [...]
RON PAUL: The Federal Reserve Should Be Put On Notice
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, 53 Senators stood with the American people and against the big banks and Wall Street by voting in favor of Audit the Fed, S. 2232. Senator Rand Paul introduced the legislation in November 2015 using Rule XIV, [...]
Campaign for Liberty Urges “YES” Vote on Audit the Fed
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty called on the U.S. Senate to pass Audit the Fed, Senator Rand Paul’s Federal Reserve Transparency Act, S. 2232. Campaign for Liberty has called on the Senate to take up Audit the Fed [...]
Murray Rothbard on Audit the Fed
Today is the twenty-first anniversary of Murray Rothbard's death. I had the privilege of knowing Dr. Rothbard, and he was not only one of the smartest people I ever meet, but he was a genuinely nice person who was fun to be around. Unlike so many [...]
Why Hasn't Bernie Sanders Cosponsored Audit the Fed?
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been making headlines recently for his criticism of Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. From The New York Times: We also need transparency. Too much of the Fed’s business is conducted in secret, [...]
Ron Paul: Do we need the Fed?
SPOILER ALERT: NO Here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's Texas Strait Talk on on the Federal Reserve's announcement that they are raising interest rates. Dr. Paul also talks about last Friday's announcement that the Senate will hold [...]