The Mother of All Economic Crises
Nouriel Roubini, a former advisor to the International Monetary Fund and member of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors, was one of the few “mainstream” economists to predict the...
About: Ron Paul
Posts by Ron Paul
The “Twitter Papers” Reveal the Totalitarians Among Us
I admit to being skeptical of Elon Musk as a free speech hero. He has moved from one US government-subsidized business to another on his path to becoming the...
Separate Tech and State
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) recently got in touch with his inner mobster and threatened Elon Musk — the new owner of Twitter and the CEO of electric car company...
Is Washington’s Dangerous Ukraine Boondoggle Starting to Unravel?
Last week the world stood on the very edge of a nuclear war, as Ukraine’s US-funded president, Vladimir Zelensky, urged NATO military action over a missile that landed on...
A Tale of Two Midterms
Those searching for an explanation of why there was no “red wave” giving Republicans huge gains in Congress in this year’s midterm election should compare this year’s election with...
Hey Incoming Congress: Try These Three Simple Tricks for a Successful Start
Tomorrow is election day and polls suggest that Americans are going to overturn Democratic Party control of the House and Senate. Politicians and the media always say that this...
Will the Midterms Change Anything?
Many experts expect public anger over inflation to enable Republicans to regain a majority in the US House of Representatives and maybe the Senate in next week’s midterm elections....
Destroy the Economy, Win a Nobel Prize
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is a 2022 recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics for his writings on how government should respond to bank failures. Honoring Bernanke...
It’s Time to Tell Biden We Say “No!” to Nuclear War!
Why does the US Administration continue to send tens of billions of dollars in military aid and move us toward nuclear war over a conflict that has nothing at...
Americans Suffer From Natural and Government-created Disasters
Last week Congress passed a continuing resolution and then adjourned until after the election. When Congress reconvenes, it will almost certainly pass a multi-billion-dollar aid package for those impacted...
Will Italy’s Election Foreshadow U.S. Midterms?
Sunday was an historic election day for Italy. A conservative alliance with a populist flair absolutely trounced the technocrats who had been running the country into the ground for...
Europe Commits Suicide-by-Sanctions
While long promoted — often by those opposed to war — as a less destructive alternative to war, sanctions are in reality acts of war. ...
The Federal Reserve Wants You Fired
The Federal Reserve was no doubt troubled by July’s decline in the US unemployment rate to 4.5 percent and increase in job openings to 11.2 million. This is because...
Biden’s Student-debt Forgiveness Scheme Is Unforgivable
Last week, President Biden announced he is creating a new program forgiving 10,000 dollars of student loan debt for those with income under 125,000 dollars a year. The amount...
More Billions to Ukraine as America Falls Apart
There is a video clip making the rounds showing President Biden speaking at a recent NATO summit about the seven billion dollars the US government had — at that...