Ron Paul

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• Personal Freedoms and the Internet

  Published 30 June 2008 | viewed 2,911 times

  The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We…

• Iraq or the Economy?

  Published 16 June 2008 | viewed 3,430 times

  What is the importance of the war in Iraq relative to other current issues? This is a question I am often asked, especially as Americans…

• Rising Energy Prices and the Falling Dollar

  Published 09 June 2008 | viewed 4,951 times

  Oil prices are on the minds of many Americans as gas hits $4 a gallon, and continues to surge. How high can prices go? How…

• Sowing More Big Government with the Farm Bill

  Published 02 June 2008 | viewed 2,792 times

  Recently Congress sent the latest Farm Bill to the president. The bill features brand new federal programs, expansion of existing subsidies, more food stamps and…

• Big Government Responsible for Housing Bubble

  Published 12 May 2008 | viewed 3,786 times

  The House passed two bills attempting to rehabilitate the housing and mortgage market this week. There doesn't seem to be any shortage of criticism and…

• Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices

  Published 05 May 2008 | viewed 3,850 times

  In the past few months, American workers, consumers, and businesses have experienced a sudden and dramatic rise in gasoline prices. In some parts of the…

• Bailing Out Banks

  Published 14 April 2008 | viewed 4,266 times

  There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about the Federal Reserve and the actions it has taken over the past few…

• On Money, Inflation and Government

  Published 31 March 2008 | viewed 3,500 times

  These past few weeks have provided an unfortunate opportunity to discuss inflation. The dollar index has reached new all-time lows. The total money supply, M3,…

• Hope for the Economy

  Published 03 March 2008 | viewed 6,711 times

  It is becoming harder and harder for Washington and the mainstream media to ignore the ripple effect the collapse of the housing bubble is having…

• Economic Stimulus Concerns

  Published 28 January 2008 | viewed 4,434 times

  This past week in Washington there has been much talk about the economy. It seems by their actions the leadership and the Fed is finally…

• The Importance of Fiscal Responsibility in Government

  Published 17 December 2007 | viewed 3,676 times

  As the year draws to a close, the battle over spending in Washington is heating up. The Democrats want to expand government healthcare, while the…

• The True Cost of Taxing and Spending

  Published 19 November 2007 | viewed 3,849 times

  Congressman Charlie Rangel recently unveiled a tax plan that Republicans estimate would raise taxes by $3.5 trillion over 10 years. Democrats questioned the math. Now,…

• Tax Reform Promises Treats, Delivers Tricks

  Published 05 November 2007 | viewed 3,686 times

  Representative Charles Rangel's recently announced plan to address the impending Alternative Minimum Tax's application to middle-class Americans demonstrates limited economic understanding. The Alternative Minimum Tax…

• Keeping Promises to Seniors

  Published 09 October 2007 | viewed 3,907 times

  With our country's finances stretched thin, our credit limit fast approaching, and our currency inflated to the breaking point, there is no indication yet of…

• The Money Has to Come From Somewhere

  Published 24 September 2007 | viewed 7,129 times

  After the current turmoil in the markets, I was hoping that new Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would see the big picture and act judiciously.…

• The Sunlight Rule

  Published 17 September 2007 | viewed 4,216 times

  Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." Indeed some of the most malignant growth of our government has been nurtured…

• Aging Infrastructure

  Published 24 August 2007 | viewed 3,476 times

  The recent and tragic bridge collapse in Minnesota raises many questions in Americans' minds about our aging infrastructure, and what is being done to maintain…

• High Risk Credit

  Published 20 August 2007 | viewed 6,127 times

  As markets went on a rollercoaster ride last week, our economy is coming close to a day of reckoning for loose credit policies being followed…

• High Risk Spending

  Published 14 August 2007 | viewed 5,729 times

  Last week this column addressed the train wreck that federal spending has become. To score political points politicians will make loud noise about fairly small…

• The Fear Factor

  Published 30 July 2007 | viewed 5,701 times

  While fear itself is not always the product of irrationality, once experienced it tends to lead away from reason, especially if the experience is extreme…