Federal Programs
Earmarks Are Not the Problem
by Ron Paul Last week President Trump urged Congress to reassert its constitutional authority to direct how federal agencies spend taxpayer dollars. Ironically, many constitutional conservatives and libertarians disagree with the president. The reason is, President...
Revealed: State Resources Helped Facilitate CIA Rendition Program
Information uncovered by a citizens commission in North Carolina reveals support and resources supplied by state and local governments helped facilitate a Bush-era program of detention and torture. According to the North Carolina Commission of Inquiryย on...
GOP Tax Plan Would Not Shrink the Size of the Federal Government
The middleย class is not getting tax relief under the GOP tax plan currently under consideration. Itโs getting big government on a credit card. This is yet another indication that the size and scope of the federal government never shrinks, no matter which party...
We’re All to Blame
The largest threat to our prosperity is government spending that far exceeds the authority enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Federal spending in 2017 will top $4 trillion. Social Security, at $1 trillion, will take up most of it. Medicare...