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The Prospects for Liberty Under a President Biden

by Norman Singleton | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics

While some liberty activists may be despondent over recent developments in our country including the coming one-party power in Washington, D.C., there are reasons to be hopeful about the prospects for liberty in the age of Biden. First, despite what many in the media are saying, the Democrats do not have an unstoppable majority. Even after picking up two Senate seats as a result of the Georgia elections, the Senate will be “tied” at 50-50, giving Democrats a majority of one thanks to incoming Vice-President Kamala Harris’s holding the tie-breaking vote. You and I can still block bad...

Classic Ron Paul: The Real Reason Clinton Should Have Been Impeached

by Norman Singleton | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog

With the Senate impeachment trial dominating headlines this week, it seems appropriate to look back on what Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul said about the 1998 impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. At a press conference the week of the impeachment vote, Dr. Paul explained that his vote to impeach Clinton was because of Clinton waging military actions in the Mid-East. Through 1998, Clinton launched a series of attacks in the Mid-East that (coincidentally I am sure) just happened to coincide with major developments in the impeachment saga. Yet most Republicans refused to speak out...

The Great Ron Paul

by Norman Singleton | Dec 19, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism

Looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer for a liberty-minded friend or relative? Or are you already thinking of how you’re going to spend that Amazon gift card you get every year from friends and family who know your second favorite thing to do (after helping C4L put the heat on anti-liberty politicians) is reading books on liberty? Then check out The Great Ron Paul, new from our friends at the Libertarian Institute. The title alone should be enough to make you want to buy it, but I’ll give you some details about the book anyway. The book is a transcript of every interview Scott Horton,...

Ron Paul on Fed Interest Rate Cut

by Norman Singleton | Aug 2, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics

Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement regarding the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will be reducing interest rates for the first time in a decade: “The Federal Reserve’s reduction of its benchmark interest rate from 2.25% to 2% is a textbook illustration of a popular definition of insanity: taking the same actions over and over again and expecting different results. Since the stock market meltdown of 2008, the Fed has unsuccessfully tried to pump up the economy via historic low interest rates and Quantitative Easing. As anyone except those who believe...

This Week in Congress

by Norman Singleton | Jun 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics

This Thursday, the Senate will vote on Senator Rand Paul’s resolution blocking President Trump’s arms sales to Qatar — more on that here. The Senate will also vote on nominations. The House is in session Monday through Thursday. The vote that no doubt will get the most media attention is H.Res.430, which authorizes the Judiciary Committee to intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce congressional subpoenas. Of more significance is H.R. 2740, which combines five appropriations bills. The bills are Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, State and Foreign Operations,...

Ron Paul to Senate: Give Homeschoolers a (Tax) Break

by Norman Singleton | May 28, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics

Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement in support of adding a provision allowing families to use “529” savings accounts for homeschooling expenses to H.R. 1994. H.R. 1994 makes changes to rules regarding retirement savings. The provision would allow special needs families to use 529 funds to pay for counseling and tutoring for their children. The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously agreed to add the 529 expansion to H.R. 1994, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stripped it out at the behest of the teachers’ unions. Ron Paul-- “Allowing parents to use funds...

This Week in Congress

by Norman Singleton | May 23, 2019 | Blog

The House is in session Tuesday through Thursday. Among the legislation the House will consider is H.R. 1500. This bill officially changes the name of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It also lays out the responsibilities of the agency and limits the amount of political appointees that can serve at the agency and requires the Executive Branch to provide “adequate staffing” for the agency. The bill is a response to the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce the CFPB’s power to impose costly regulations on the financial services...

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement

by Norman Singleton | May 2, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics

Since today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is fitting to reflect on the legacy of Sophie Scholl, leader of the White Rose movement. The White Rose movement was a group of German students who distributed pamphlets calling for active, albeit peaceful, resistance to the Nazi regime. The White Rose movement came to an end in 1943 when its leaders were arrested, tried, and beheaded. Even though they knew they faced certain death, Sophie Scholl and her fellow White Rose members refused to renounce their beliefs. Read more about the White Rose movement here. Here a few of my favorite quotes from...