Ron Paul

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• I Wish Nobody Was Bombing Syria

  Published 05 October 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The US regime change policy for Syria has been a catastrophe. More than 200,000 killed and an entire country reduced to rubble at least partly…

• Congress and the Fed Refuse to Learn From Their Mistakes

  Published 27 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  This month marks the seventh anniversary of the bursting of the housing bubble and the subsequent economic meltdown. The mood in Congress following the meltdown…

• Blame America? No, Blame Neocons!

  Published 20 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Is the current refugee crisis gripping the European Union "all America's fault"? That is how my critique of US foreign policy was characterized in a…

• Congress Fiddles While the Economy Burns

  Published 14 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Reports that the official unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1 percent may appear to vindicate the policies of easy money, corporate bailouts, and increased government…

• The Real Refugee Problem - And How To Solve It

  Published 06 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week Europe saw one of its worst crises in decades. Tens of thousands of migrants entered the European Union via Hungary, demanding passage to…

• Blame the Federal Reserve, Not China, for Stock Market Crash

  Published 30 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Following Monday's historic stock market downturn, many politicians and so-called economic experts rushed to the microphones to explain why the market crashed and to propose…

• For Immigration Answers, Look to Liberty

  Published 23 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  What should be done with the estimated 15 million people living in the United States without the legal right to be here? It seems most…

• The Seamless Web of Liberty

  Published 17 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Many people think the Internal Revenue Service was violating civil liberties when it harassed tea party groups. After all, the groups were targeted because they…

• Real Education Reform Leaves the Government Behind

  Published 09 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Among the items awaiting Congress when it returns from its August break is reconciling competing House and Senate bills reauthorizing No Child Left Behind. These…

• Politics Is Not The Path to Pro-Life Victory

  Published 03 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  During my time in Congress, I regularly introduced legislation forbidding organizations that perform abortions from receiving federal funding. The US Government should not force taxpayers…

• Do We Need to Bring Back Internment Camps?

  Published 27 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, Retired General Wesley Clark, who was NATO commander during the US bombing of Serbia, proposed that "disloyal Americans" be sent to internment camps…

• Iran Agreement Boosts Peace, Defeats Neocons

  Published 20 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week's successfully concluded Iran agreement is one of the two most important achievements of an otherwise pretty dismal Obama presidency. Along with the ongoing…

• Greece Today, America Tomorrow?

  Published 12 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The drama over Greece's financial crisis continues to dominate the headlines. As this column is being written, a deal may have been reached providing Greece…

• For Normal Relations With Cuba, End US Interventionism

  Published 06 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week we saw an encouraging sign that the 50 year cold war between the US and Cuba was finally coming to an end. President…

• Obamacare's Best Allies: The Courts and the Republicans

  Published 28 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  By ruling for the government in the case of King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court once again tied itself into rhetorical and logical knots to…

• Will Seizure of Russian Assets Hasten Dollar Decline?

  Published 21 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  While much of the world focused last week on whether or not the Federal Reserve was going to raise interest rates, or whether the Greek…

• Death Penalty: The Ultimate Corrupt, Big Government Program

  Published 14 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Nebraska's legislature recently made headlines when it ended the state's death penalty. Many found it odd that a conservatives-dominated legislature would support ending capital punishment,…

• Soros Pushes US Bailouts and Weapons for Ukraine

  Published 07 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  If you look at the track record of the interventionists you might think they would pause before taking on more projects. Each of their past…

• Ex-Im Bank is Welfare for the One Percent

  Published 31 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  This month Congress will consider whether to renew the charter of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank). Ex-Im Bank is a New Deal-era federal program that…

• Janet Yellen is Right: She Can't Predict the Future

  Published 24 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  This week I found myself in rare agreement with Janet Yellen when she admitted that her economic predictions are likely to be wrong. Sadly, Yellen…