“We must change our foreign policy from one of intervention and confrontation to cooperation and diplomacy.” ~ Ron Paul Tweet
“The neoconservative belief that war is patriotic, beneficial, manly, and necessary for human progress must be debunked.” ~ Ron Paul Tweet
“When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we, in essence, accept that the state owns our bodies.” ~ Ron Paul Tweet
“True competition in the delivery of medical care is what is needed, not more government meddling.” ~ Ron Paul Tweet
“We must change our foreign policy from one of interventionism and confrontation to cooperation and diplomacy.” ~ Ron Paul Tweet
Where do we draw the line? When do we stand up and say enough is enough? When will we see the world through the eyes of those whose lands we forcefully manipulate, invade, and occupy? On October 14, 2011, Abdulrahman Al-awlaki was killed by U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. Al-awlaki was a 16 year old American [...]
Today it was announced that banks foreclosed on 288,345 houses in the past three months, the highest amount of foreclosures in any three-month period since 2006. It’s estimated that 1.2 million homes overall will be foreclosed in 2010. Well, gee, looks like government bailouts of the financial industry have paid off! Despite hundreds of billions [...]
In recent years profits have gotten a bad name from many people and politicians. Profits are said to take advantage of others, encourage greed, among a variety of other allegations. These concerns can be legitimate but often miss a crucial point. Profit represents the reward for taking a risk. You wouldn’t start a business if [...]
It now appears that General Motors might accept bankruptcy as a solution, after all. New CEO Fritz Henderson says, “If it’s required, that’s what we’ll do.” Oh, great. After giving GM and Chrysler $17.4 billion in taxpayer dollars with a likely promise of more, this is an unexpected and somewhat pleasing turn of events. GM [...]
The recent AIG bonus debacle has angered many people, but usually for the wrong reasons. While the $165 million in bonuses handed out to its high level employees is nothing to support or be proud of, it is disheartening when Congress and President Obama spend this much time going after $165 million and discussing nothing [...]
