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The RESTRICT Act Restricts More Than TikTok…

The RESTRICT Act Restricts More Than TikTok…

by | Apr 5, 2023 | ,

Supporters of expanding the federal police state have found a new boogeyman to scare the people into surrendering their liberty: TikTok. TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to upload their own videos. It is used by tens of millions of Americans and is one of the most popular websites in the world. TikTok’s popularity and the fact that is owned by a Beijing-based company—ByteDance—has led to the spread of a claim that the site is controlled by the Chinese government. Thus the claim the Chinese government is using TikTok to collect data on US citizens. Senate Intelligence...

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Here’s How We Protect U.S. Troops in Syria…

Here’s How We Protect U.S. Troops in Syria…

by | Mar 28, 2023 | ,

Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on U.S. troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a U.S. base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a U.S. counter-strike said to have killed at least 19 people. After the U.S. retaliation, another strike by “pro-Iran” forces hit a number of U.S. sites in Syria. It may be just a matter of time before there are more strikes against the 900 U.S. troops based in Syria against Syria’s wishes. One U.S. contractor was killed last time. Next time it could be many more Americans. What’s behind the sudden escalation? Fundamental changes in...

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Record Bank Failures, And What They Mean

Record Bank Failures, And What They Mean

by | Mar 21, 2023 | ,

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10 was the second largest bank failure in U.S. history. Just two days following SVB’s collapse, Signature Bank joined the record books as the third largest bank failure in U.S. history. First Republic Bank also seemed on the edge of collapse until Bank of America, Citigroup, and other big banks agreed to jointly fund a bailout for it. Major Swiss bank Credit Suisse was also teetering on the brink when it received a 54 billion dollars line of credit from the Swiss UBS Group last week. Now, UBS is in the process of buying Credit Suisse....

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Congress Holds Hearing on ‘Twitter Files’ And Shoots the Messenger

Congress Holds Hearing on ‘Twitter Files’ And Shoots the Messenger

by | Mar 14, 2023 |

I often joke that I survived Washington because I had low expectations, but last week’s hearing of the House Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee would have tested the lowest of my low expectations. The purpose of the subcommittee is to look into the politicization of U.S. government agencies and its effect on our civil liberties. But last week’s inaugural hearing of the committee was not at all a good look for the Democrats, who brought nothing but insults for the witnesses. Things got off on the wrong foot very quickly, as Democrat committee Members seemed less interested...

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‘Big Tech’ Was Enabled by the Fed

‘Big Tech’ Was Enabled by the Fed

by | Mar 7, 2023 |

Now you see it...maybe soon you won’t. Over the last year, the seeming ability of stock values of many technology companies to keep rising forever met resistance. This was true even for the major technology companies known collectively as “big tech.” During the last 12 months, Meta (parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram), Amazon, and Alphabet (parent company of Google and YouTube) suffered layoffs and big declines in stock prices. These were the result of both bad decisions and changing market conditions. For example, the end of covid lockdowns obviously reduced demand for...

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The Antiwar Movement is Reborn

The Antiwar Movement is Reborn

by | Feb 28, 2023 | ,

On February 19th, the National Mall in Washington, DC saw its largest antiwar rally in 20 years. The speakers list included four former U.S. presidential candidates and a broad and diverse collection of antiwar activists from beyond the left and right. The aptly-named “Rage Against War Machine” rally drew thousands of attendees, however many pro-war advocates eagerly pointed out that it did not match in size some of the larger rallies against the Iraq war 20 years ago. To that I say, “who cares”? The U.S. mainstream media engages in war propaganda non-stop, with the only exception being Fox...

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As the Fed’s Inflation Worsens, the IRS Is Targeting Restaurant Wait Staff

As the Fed’s Inflation Worsens, the IRS Is Targeting Restaurant Wait Staff

by | Feb 21, 2023 |

According to the January report of the Consumer Price Index, price inflation increased by 0.5 percent last month. This follows a 0.1 percent increase in December. The total increase over the last 12 months is 6.4 percent. The official government statistics, which are manipulated to understate the true rate of price inflation, show even greater increases in some costs. Over the last 12 months, food prices increased by 10.1 percent, energy prices increased by 8.7 percent, and shelter costs rose by 7.9 percent. The government’s figures also record a 0.2 percent decline in real wages in January...

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Join Me This Sunday in DC to Stop Our Coming War with Russia

Join Me This Sunday in DC to Stop Our Coming War with Russia

by | Feb 14, 2023 | ,

Twenty years ago this spring the U.S. government was finally successful in lying us into war with Iraq. Administration after administration had sanctioned and bombed and even invaded the country, but finally 20 years ago next month the Bush Administration unleashed “shock and awe” to flatten a country that did not and could not threaten the United States. After eight years of battle in Iraq perhaps as many as a million innocent people died, either directly or indirectly, from Washington’s aggression. No one was brought before a tribunal over the lies and destruction. No one even apologized....

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Ron Paul

Ron Paul is a doctor, author, former member of Congress, Distinguished Counselor to the Mises Institute, and Chairman of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.



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