National Debt: Hitting the Ceiling or Going Through the Roof?
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit,” said the Senator, “is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S....
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British Doctor Censured for Mentioning the Great Physician
So much for freedom of speech and religion in Great Britain: A British doctor has been censured by the government’s medical licensing board, the General Medical Council (GMC), for...
Vermont Prescribes Socialized Healthcare, Proscribes Freedom
Sen. Bernard Sanders was obviously correct when he stated recently that the citizens of his home state of Vermont believe healthcare is a right. At least enough of them...
FDA Raw: Ron Paul v. Milk Police
“If we are not even free anymore to decide something as basic as what we wish to eat or drink, how much freedom do we really have left?” asked...
Boeings Flight to South Carolina Under Federal Assault
Does the federal government have the authority to tell a business where it may or may not open a new facility? According to the National Labor Relations Board, the...
Hitting the Federal Debt Ceiling
That bump you just felt was the U.S. Treasury running up against the federal debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion. It happened on May 16 and was, as all the...
Rand Paul: Right to Healthcare Is “Slavery”
The fundamental premise of universal healthcare, be it a Canadian-style government-run system or an ObamaCare-like public-private insurance scheme, is that individuals have a right to healthcare. That assumption, said...
Forbes: Return to Gold Standard Within Five Years
This was not a good week for the Federal Reserve. As if Rep. Ron Paul’s (R-Texas) congressional subcommittee hearing on the relationship of the Fed to the national debt...
N.J. Mulls Ban on Photographing Children at Public Events
Crises, real or perceived, often give rise to horrendous laws. The Great Depression led to the New Deal. The 9/11 attacks gave us the Patriot Act. Today a single...
Fannie and Freddie: Still Mortgaging America’s Future to Stay in Business
Need more proof — besides the staggering national debt — that the federal government is totally incompetent in fiscal matters? Three years after the feds took over their already...
CNN Poll: Ron Paul Stands Best Chance Against Obama
“Ron Paul cannot get elected” President, declared Donald Trump at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump, who has never run for office, let alone won an election, may...
How Not to End U.S. Aid to Pakistan
In the wake of the alleged killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces on May 2, some in Congress are beginning to question whether American aid to...
Mississippi Supreme Court Overrules Judge Seeking Homeschoolers’ Information
Good news for Mississippi homeschoolers: The state Supreme Court has vacated a judge’s order seeking the names and addresses of all homeschoolers in his jurisdiction. Judge Joe Dale Walker...
Santorum: Voting for Medicare Drug Program Was a Mistake
Now that he is considering running for President at a time when the federal government?s financial condition is precarious indeed, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum says that his 2003...
Robert Paul Probably Not Running for Senate
Lovers of liberty hoping that another Dr. Paul would go to Washington next January are probably going to have to wait for another election year. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram...