Ron Paul

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• Government and Fraud

  Published 22 December 2008 | viewed 8,296 times

  Billions of dollars were recently lost in the collapse of Bernie Madoff's self-described Ponzi scheme, in which too-good-to-be-true returns on investments were not really returns…

• Economic Freedom or Socialist Intervention?

  Published 15 December 2008 | viewed 4,051 times

  The freedom to fail is an essential part of freedom. Government provided financial security necessitates relinquishing the very essence of freedom. Last week, the big…

• The Neo-Alchemy of the Federal Reserve

  Published 01 December 2008 | viewed 5,957 times

  As the printing presses for the bailouts run at full speed, those in power are no longer even pretending that the new giveaways will fix…

• The Bailout Surge

  Published 24 November 2008 | viewed 4,826 times

  This week the bailout of the Big Three automakers was under heavy consideration in Congress's lame duck session. I have always opposed government bailouts of…

• Restricting Freedoms and Choices

  Published 17 November 2008 | viewed 3,919 times

  As the financial sector continues its tailspin despite efforts to bail out Wall Street, among the few gainers in recent stock trading have been those…

• Hopes for the Future

  Published 10 November 2008 | viewed 5,186 times

  With the election behind us, our country turns hopeful eyes to the future. I have a few hopes of my own. I congratulate our first…

• The Moral Hazard of Regulation

  Published 03 November 2008 | viewed 3,598 times

  Since the bailout bill passed, I have been frequently disturbed to hear "experts" wrongly blaming the free market for our recent economic problems and calling…

• Spending the Economy into Oblivion

  Published 27 October 2008 | viewed 5,247 times

  With news this week that Congress is poised to consider a new stimulus package, I am forced to again ask a question that seems silly…

• Too Big to Fail?

  Published 20 October 2008 | viewed 4,758 times

  In the midst of highly unpopular bailouts of Wall Street, many justifications have been given about why Washington feels the need to act. Some claim…

• Capitalism Without Capital?

  Published 14 October 2008 | viewed 5,624 times

  It has been long understood that our federal government is going deeper into debt, consistently raising the debt ceiling and demonstrating no fiscal restraint. In…

• The Do-Something Congress

  Published 06 October 2008 | viewed 6,595 times

  It has not been a good week for the Republic. It took quite a bit of trampling of the Constitution, but the bailout bill passed,…

• Lipstick on a Bailout

  Published 30 September 2008 | viewed 5,403 times

  This time last week, the biggest bailout in the history of the world seemed to be a fait accompli. Last weekend, the Fed Chairman and…

• In Government We Trust? Part 3

  Published 15 September 2008 | viewed 3,721 times

  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…

• In Government We Trust? Part 2

  Published 08 September 2008 | viewed 4,195 times

  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,…

• In Government We Trust? Part 1

  Published 31 August 2008 | viewed 3,794 times

  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…

• Freedom is Golden

  Published 25 August 2008 | viewed 3,269 times

  As the Olympics wind down, I am amazed at how things change every four years. Many Americans were glued to their televisions to watch the…

• How Foreign Policy Affects Gas Prices

  Published 18 August 2008 | viewed 2,270 times

  We've heard how the value of the dollar affects gas prices - and indeed the price of everything. I was pleased that my request for…

• What's in a Bill Name?

  Published 11 August 2008 | viewed 3,602 times

  Recently Congress passed the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act., also known as the Housing Bill. Its passage was lauded by many who are…

• Washington's Intervention Addiction

  Published 04 August 2008 | viewed 2,669 times

  One problem with politicians is that when problems they create come to a head, they typically feel this irresistible urge to DO something, rather than…

• Faith-Based Currency

  Published 21 July 2008 | viewed 3,624 times

  The Latin term "fiat" roughly translates to "there shall be". When we refer to fiat money, we are referring to money that exists because the…