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By RonPaul.com on December 9, 2008
In his latest essay Ron Paul addresses the issue of gun control. When the government makes guns illegal, only criminals – and the government itself – will own firearms. The result is less freedom and less safety for everyone else, i.e. law-abiding citizens. Gun Control: Protecting Terrorists and Despots by Ron Paul Tragically, over the [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Gun Control, Ron Paul, Terrorists |
By RonPaul.com on November 24, 2008
By engaging in bailout after bailout, government bureaucrats subsidize failed but well-connected losers by effectively confiscating the necessary resources from productive and successful members of the economy. Ron Paul explains why such bailouts are a bad idea and why we should allow the natural incentives and regulations of the free market to pick the winners [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Bailout, Congress, Cronyism, Financial geniuses, Inflation |
By RonPaul.com on November 12, 2008
CNN.com published Ron Paul’s latest article, “GOP should ask why U.S. is on the wrong track“, on its front page. In his commentary, Ron Paul asserts that America wants change and that is why Barack Obama won the election. But: “It mattered not that the change offered was no change at all, only a change [...]
Posted in Republican Party, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Change, CNN, Congress, Future, GOP, Obama |
By RonPaul.com on November 11, 2008
We might not see any changes for the better during the next administration, but at least we have hope. In his latest column, Ron Paul congratulates Barack Obama for winning the Presidency and relates the following dreams: that we can become a more just and colorblind society where respect for the individual overcomes group mentality [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Change, Economic crisis, Foreign Policy, Hope, Obama |
By RonPaul.com on November 10, 2008
Ron Paul explains why those who blame the free market for the financial crisis are wrong, and how excessive regulation encourages moral corruption as well as blind, irrational trust in government oversight. The Moral Hazard of Regulation by Ron Paul Since the bailout bill passed, I have been frequently disturbed to hear “experts” wrongly blaming [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Moral Corruption, Moral Hazard, Regulation |
By RonPaul.com on November 5, 2008
A message from Ron Paul: Dear Friends, Our journey together has been truly historic. As the final votes are tabulated and the curtain closes on this election, we must take time to reflect on our successes even as we turn our attention to the task before us. Our campaign has stirred the sleeping giant by [...]
Posted in Campaign for Liberty, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Election, Liberty, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on October 31, 2008
If you’ve always wanted to read Ron Paul’s bestselling book The Revolution: A Manifesto but didn’t have the time to do so, check out this amazing 10 minute video summary of the book, provided by Chance Litton:
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Ron Paul, The Revolution |
By RonPaul.com on October 7, 2008
by Ron Paul It has not been a good week for the Republic. It took quite a bit of trampling of the Constitution, but the bailout bill passed, as I suspected it would. The bailout failed the first time it was brought to the House. Undaunted, the Senate pressed on by attaching the bailout as [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Bailout Bill, Congress, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on October 3, 2008
United States House of Representatives Statement on HR 1424 October 3, 2008 Ron Paul Madame Speaker, only in Washington could a bill demonstrably worse than its predecessor be brought back for another vote and actually expect to gain votes. That this bailout was initially defeated was a welcome surprise, but the power-brokers in Washington and [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Bailout Bill, Congress, Debt, Financial Crisis, Ron Paul |