Ron Paul

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• Ft. Hood: An Avoidable Tragedy

  Published 06 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week we saw yet another tragedy at Ft. Hood, Texas, as a distraught Iraq war veteran killed three of his fellow soldiers before killing…

• Aid to Ukraine Is a Bad Deal For All

  Published 30 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill approving a billion dollars in aid to Ukraine and more sanctions on Russia. The bill will likely receive…

• US 'Democracy Promotion' Destroys Democracy Overseas

  Published 23 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  It was almost ten years ago when, before the House International Relations Committee, I objected to the US Government funding NGOs to meddle in the…

• If Spying on Senate is So Bad, Why is it OK For Them To Spy On Us?

  Published 16 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The reaction of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to last week's revelations that the CIA secretly searched Senate Intelligence Committee computers reveals much about what the…

• Can We Afford Ukraine?

  Published 09 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Officially, US debt stands at more than $17 trillion. In reality, it is many times more. The cost of the US invasion of Afghanistan and…

• Hagel's 'Defense Cuts' Are Smoke And Mirrors

  Published 02 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel proposed an additional 40,000 reduction in active duty US Army personnel, down to 450,000 soldiers. As US troops are…

• Leave Ukraine Alone!

  Published 23 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week Ukraine saw its worst violence since the break-up of the Soviet Union over 20 years ago. Protesters occupying the main square in the…

• At The Fed, The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

  Published 16 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen testified before Congress for the first time since replacing Ben Bernanke at the beginning of the month. Her…

• Will No One Challenge Obama's Executive Orders?

  Published 09 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  President Obama's state of the union pledge to "act with or without Congress" marks a milestone in presidential usurpation of Congressional authority. Most modern presidents…

• The Continuing Al-Qaeda Threat

  Published 02 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Appearing last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that he could not say the threat from al-Qaeda is…

• Every Week Should Be School Choice Week

  Published 26 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  National School Choice week takes place from January 26 to February 1, and during this week education freedom activists around the country will be participating…

• Warfare, Welfare, and Wonder Woman - How Congress Spends Your Money

  Published 19 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Supporters of warfare, welfare, and Wonder Woman cheered last week as Congress passed a one trillion dollar "omnibus" appropriation bill. This legislation funds the operations…

• Congress Defers to President On NSA Reform

  Published 12 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Congress's decline from the Founders' vision as "first among equals" in government to an echo chamber of the unitary executive, has been a slow but…

• Iraq: The 'Liberation' Neocons Would Rather Forget

  Published 05 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Remember Fallujah? Shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US military fired on unarmed protestors, killing as many as 20 and wounding dozens. In…

• Government Policies Hurt Low-Wage Workers

  Published 29 December 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Fast-food workers across the county have recently held a number of high profile protests to agitate for higher wages. These protests have been accompanied by…

• Progress Toward Peace in 2013, But Dark Clouds Remain

  Published 22 December 2013 | viewed 0 times

  It is the time of year we feel a sense of joy and optimism. We are preparing for the holidays and looking to spend time…

• After 100 Years Of Failure, It's Time To End The Fed!

  Published 15 December 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A week from now, the Federal Reserve System will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. Resulting from secret negotiations between bankers and politicians at…

• Hobby Lobby Case is About Rights, Not Contraceptives

  Published 08 December 2013 | viewed 0 times

  One of the most important cases the US Supreme Court will consider this term is Hobby Lobby's lawsuit challenging the Obamacare mandate that employer-provided health…

• You Cannot Negotiate With Iran?

  Published 01 December 2013 | viewed 0 times

  You cannot negotiate with Iran. That is what they told us for years. The Iranian leadership is too fanatical, they are not rational actors, they…

• Can Karzai Save Us?

  Published 24 November 2013 | viewed 0 times

  After a year of talks over the post-2014 US military presence in Afghanistan, the US administration announced last week that a new agreement had finally…