This week, the Federal Reserve held a press conference announcing that it would not raise interest rates. Of course, it’s sometimes hard to understand what the Federal Reserve is actually saying, so our good friends at the Carl Menger Center have […]
No, I am not kidding, and I am not commenting on the quality of FDA regulations…
The hard-working folks at the Food and Drug Administration have announced a new initiative to “….conduct a risk assessment to determine how much consumer […]
Next time someone tells you Government is more efficient than the private sector show them this:
The D.C. Metro system will be shutting down entirely Wednesday for safety checks, according to multiple reports. An announcement is expected […]
Yesterday, the Senate confirmed a new Secretary of Education. Today, the Senate takes up legislation (S. 764) creating new national standards for GMO labeling and preempting state GMO labeling laws.
I wrote about the House version of the GMO […]
Something really bad… Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation letter in opposition to HR 4141. This legislation gives the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority to license tax preparers.
Proponents of the bill claim that the IRS needs […]
C4L Chairman Ron Paul wrote the forward to this new book out tomorrow.
“The highly acclaimed legal self-help book written from the perspective of a lawyer and non-lawyer—a perfect hybrid that is the product of a unique synergy not found […]
So what else is new…
The House of Representatives comes back to D.C. today. Today, they will consider fourteen bills under “suspension” of the rules. Among the bills considered is H.Con.Res. 11, a resolution calling on the US Representative […]
During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. […]
We knew Attorney General Loretta Lynch was no friend (to put it charitably) of the Second Amendment or the Fourth Amendment, and is not a strong supporter (again I am being very charitable) of private property rights and the First Amendment’s […]
As a result of a Freedom of Information Act request, the Pentagon reported that it had flown surveillance drones over the US over the past decade. From USA Today:
The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military […]
Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation of free-market and environmental groups on a letter to Congress supporting President Obama’s proposal to cut a total of $18 billion from the harvest price option and prevented planting policies […]
Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation of free-market and environmental groups on a letter to Congress supporting President Obama’s proposal to cut a total of $18 billion from the harvest price option and prevented planting policies […]
With Nancy Reagan’s passing, this seems like a good time to revisit Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s 2004 tribute to President Reagan from the Congressional Record:
Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, all Americans mourn the death of President Ronald […]
The House of Representatives is out of session this week. Unfortunately for our liberties, the Senate is in session this week.
First on the Senate’s agenda is finishing up work on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524), which I […]
The Republican presidential debates have become so heated and filled with insults, it almost seems we are watching a pro wrestling match. There is no civility, and I wonder whether the candidates are about to come to blows. But despite what […]