Economics and the Meltdown
by Rep Ron Paul The financial meltdown the economists of the Austrian School predicted has arrived. We are in this crisis because of an excess of artificially created credit at the hands of the Federal Reserve System. The solution being proposed? More artificial credit by the Federal Reserve. No liquidation of bad debt and malinvestment [...]
A $21 Trillion Tax Cut
by James Ostrowski, Mises.org – 3/20/2001 President Bush has proposed a $1.6 trillion tax cut. I would like to suggest that the president modify his tax proposal. He should increase the size of his tax cut to $21 trillion. Well, it’s not really a $21 trillion tax cut. It’s a $2.1 trillion tax cut. I [...]
Financial Advice from the Founding Fathers
by Chuck Norris, WorldNetDaily America is broke. Wall Street is going out of business. The government is borrowing and bailing like there is no tomorrow. Americans anxiously await the full impact of a second Great Depression. And we all are longing and looking for solutions and saviors. Well, have no fear. Our founders are here.
A problem of regulation?
by Mark Thornton, Mises Economics Blog The financial panic that has engulfed the planet is considered by politicians, bureaucrats, journalists and mainstream economists to be a problem of regulation. I find myself in the uncomfortable position of having to agree with this gang of opinion makers, but it is not a problem of insufficient regulation, [...]
Predictions vs. Reality in Iraq
by Rep Ron Paul On September 10, 2002 I asked 35 questions regarding war with Iraq. The war resolution passed on October 16, 2002. Now today, as some of my colleagues try to reestablish credentials regarding spending restraint, I want to call attention to my 18th question from six years ago: “Are we willing to [...]
A Battle against the Imperial Presidency
by Gregory Bresiger, FFF.org George Bush, basically unchallenged by Congress in his calamitous war in Iraq, can thank several of his Republican predecessors for his imperial power. Out of power for some 20 years in the early 1950s, many Republicans had been critics of the secretive foreign policy of Democratic presidents in the 1930s and [...]
Government Monetary Policy vs Freedom
by Rep Ron Paul I’ve discussed just a few benefits of sound money in the last two weeks, and contrasted them to the perils of fiat currency. Sound money keeps government spending in check, keeps trade fair and honest, which reduces the temptations, and many underlying causes, for governments to wage wars. It also gives [...]
Feds violated 10th Amendment. Again.
As It Stands by Dave Stancliff/For the Eureka Times-Standard A landmark decision for all Californian’s quietly made history on August 20th in a Santa Cruz courtroom. For the first time since 1996, when the Compassionate Use Act was passed, the federal authorities have been charged with violating the 10th Amendment for harassing medical marijuana patients [...]
Respecting the Constitution Only When it’s Convenient
by Jacob Sullum The Republican platform unveiled last week notes in passing that “the Constitution assigns the federal government no role in local education.” Yet the same document offers opinions on all manner of local educational issues, including the virtues of phonics, the evils of sex education, the wisdom of merit pay for teachers, and [...]
Sound Money and the Constitution
by Rep Ron Paul Last week I discussed how sound money contributes to peaceful relationships around the world. It is not gold, in and of itself that excites me, but the many benefits of sound money. Another benefit is financial security. Can sound money give you financial security? There is something very comforting in knowing [...]
I Am a Constitution Voter
by Ellemay, Reaching Sunward I believe that no one — including the President — is above the law. I oppose all forms of torture, and I support both closing the Guantánamo Bay prison and ending indefinite detention. I oppose warrantless spying. I believe that government officials, no matter how high-ranking, should be held accountable for [...]
In Government We Trust?
by Rep Ron Paul Many who agree with me on a lot of other issues, do not understand my enthusiasm for gold and sound money or why I spend so much time studying and talking about monetary policy. It’s true that I talk about money differently than most, but the fact is sound money offers [...]
