Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently wrote an op-ed for Reason magazine regarding a public opinion survey by Liberty Government Affairs and Gravis Marketing showing that a bipartisan majority of Americans support cutting spending, […]
President Trump recently signed an executive order overturning President Obama’s restrictions on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs).
HRAs allow employers to provide employees tax-free reimbursement of up to $1,800 for purchasing a […]
This weekend’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue can be expected to be used to justify new gun control laws and other expansions of state power like laws criminalizing “hate speech.” These laws are guided by the mistaken belief that more […]
President Trump recently called the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes crazy. Leaving aside President Trump’s specific complaint, which is likely motivated by the belief that low rates will help him win reelection, he is right that […]
A recent story in USA Today points out that nearly half of Democratic candidates are supporting repealing and replacing Obamacare with Medicare for All— the latest name for nationalized health care. Medicare for all would outlaw private […]
As Floridians try to recover from the damage done by Hurricane Michael, they are discovering that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is of little or no help. As Panama City manager Mario Gisbert told The Daily Beast, “The American […]
New York congressional candidate (and rising Democratic and mainstream media star) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being mocked for saying that America needs to fight climate change the way we fought Nazi Germany.
I understand the desire to mock […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently said that if the Republicans pick up “enough seats” in the mid-terms, he would resume efforts to repeal ObamaCare next year. McConnell may find surprising opposition to ObamaCare repeal […]
The Saudi version of the disappearance and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi seems to change every day or so. The latest is the Saudi government claim that the opposition journalist was killed in a “botched interrogation” at the Saudi […]
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently discussed competing currencies on his Liberty Report. The show includes the successful efforts of Arizona and Wyoming Campaign for Liberty groups to pass legislation recognizing gold, silver, and […]
Tim Carney comments on the 10th anniversary of the big bank bailouts by looking at how the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was nothing more than protectionism for the financial elites:
But there are better words than cronyism for the […]
Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the Fed have caused some— including those who should know better— to claim that Trump is threatening the central bank’s independence.
The problems with that statement is that the Federal Reserve is not […]
The Senate has finally adjourned to go home and campaign. They will be back on November 13, one week after the election.
Before leaving, the Senate confirmed 15 judges as part of a deal between Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Senate […]
September marked a decade since the bursting of the housing bubble, which was followed by the stock market meltdown and the government bailout of the big banks and Wall Street. Last week’s frantic stock market sell-off indicates the failure to […]
Only if they are not paired with tax cuts.
Ever since the seventies, Republicans have argued that the economic growth spurred by tax cuts would raise enough government revenue to overcome any negative effects on the deficit. But Peter […]