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By RonPaul.com on May 25, 2009
In his latest column, Ron Paul challenges the current administration to release evidence of torture by the previous administration. Doing so would allow us to limit culpability for torture to those few lawbreakers who were truly responsible for these crimes against humanity, while looking the other way will further radicalize our enemies and make all [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Blowback, Torture |
By RonPaul.com on May 18, 2009
In his latest column, Ron Paul exposes the Federal Reserve System as a cabal of elite, quasi-governmental banks who have destabilized the economy, destroyed 96% of the dollar’s value, silently stole from the poor to give to the rich, and are deeply entrenched with the political power elite, all the while claiming with a straight [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Audit the Fed, Congress, Depression, End the Fed, Free Markets, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on May 16, 2009
Two days after economics professor and CFR member Thomas F. Cooley’s Forbes.com column in defense of the Federal Reserve generated a firestorm of comments, Ron Paul was given the opportunity to present his point of view on why an audit of the Federal Reserve and its unelected bureaucrats makes sense and is necessary if we [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Audit the Fed, Forbes.com, HR 1207 |
By RonPaul.com on May 11, 2009
In his latest column, Ron Paul points out that U.S. foreign policy has not changed. Our leaders continue to violently intervene in the affairs of other countries, with entirely predictable – and often very deadly – consequences. Instead of working for peace, they are creating a new generation of enemies. Download the column as an [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Afghanistan, Blowback, Pakistan, Violence, War |
By RonPaul.com on May 4, 2009
In his latest column Ron Paul points out that fears over the swine flu are overblown and that the unwarranted hysteria furthers the unfortunate trend towards more government intrusion into our private lives. Download the column as an MP3 file here (3:21 minutes). When Government Plays Doctor by Ron Paul This week, concerns about swine [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged H1N1, Health, Hysteria, Swine Flu |
By RonPaul.com on April 28, 2009
In his latest column Ron Paul explains that secession is a valid principle and the last resort of states whose sovereignty is over-ridden by an overreaching federal government. If one party to a contract unilaterally changes the terms of the contract, the other party is well within its right to terminate the relationship. It’s like [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Secession |
By RonPaul.com on April 21, 2009
Audit the Federal Reserve for answers by Ron Paul A few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve responded to the American people’s increased concerns over our monetary policy by presenting new initiatives aimed at enhancing the Fed’s transparency and accountability. As someone who has called for more openness from the Fed for more than 30 years, [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Audit the Fed, HR 1207, Politico |
By RonPaul.com on April 20, 2009
In his latest column Ron Paul offers a beautifully simple, inexpensive and constitutional solution to the growing piracy problem: First, allow ship owners and operators to defend themselves. Second, issue letters of marque and reprisal to private individuals and organizations to hunt down and capture pirates. Download the column as an MP3 file here (3:52 [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Marque and Reprisal, Piracy, Self-Defense, Somalia |
By RonPaul.com on April 13, 2009
In his latest column, Ron Paul talks about Tax Freedom Day, a hypothetical holiday which is “celebrated” today, April 13, and symbolizes the fact that Americans are slaving away 3.5 months, or 28.2% of this year to fulfill the government’s voracious appetite for confiscatory taxes, corrupt bailouts and wasteful stimulus efforts. Ron Paul wants to [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Tax Freedom, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Bailout, Income Tax, Slavery, Stimulus, TARP, Tax Freedom Day |