http://www.freeliberal.com/ en-us capozzi@freeliberal.com 2010-03-12T07:22:57-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/004002.html by Ron Paul Last week Congress voted to encourage participation in the 2010 census. I voted “No” on this resolution for the simple, obvious reason that the census- like so many government programs- has grown far beyond what the framers... 4002@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-03-12T07:22:57-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/004001.html by Paul Jacob It seems like only yesterday that Burt Rutan flew SpaceShip One into near-orbit and received the Ansari X-Prize for piloting the first manned private craft into space. But it's been five years. Things have happened in the... 4001@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-03-08T08:15:32-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/004000.html by Ron Paul Last week I had the opportunity to bring up spending and transparency in two important hearings. On Wednesday I questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on some highly questionable uses of funds at the Federal Reserve, and... 4000@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-03-05T07:25:29-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003997.html Privileges for Some or Rights for All? by Fred E. Foldvary There should be no tax favors for the employees of governments. Tax breaks for “public service” amounts to a tax-free increase in their wages, which does not show up... 3997@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-03-03T07:53:30-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003996.html by Paul Jacob Sometimes you just have to scratch your head. Nathan Koppel, in an article at the Wall Street Journal's online site, finds it odd that a former Bush administration attorney is now in private practice arguing against a... 3996@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-03-01T10:40:03-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003995.html by Ron Paul Last week marked the one year anniversary of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or the stimulus bill, passing into law. While the debate over its success has been focused on whether or not it is stimulating... 3995@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-28T06:31:17-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003993.html If taxed, will day-traders trade at night? by Fred E. Foldvary With the federal budget deficit in the trillions for years to come, and with unemployment remaining high, Congress is seeking to spend money on a jobs program and pay... 3993@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-24T09:03:50-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003992.html by Paul Jacob You gotta love trains. You gotta, you might say, since we all pay for them. In taxes, subsidies. The federal government's Amtrak system loses $32 for every passenger -- averaging all the routes. According to a recent... 3992@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-23T05:54:11-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003990.html by Ron Paul Last week we were reminded that ours is not the only country suffering from severe economic turmoil. The Greek government is the latest to come close to default on their massive public debt. Greece has insufficient funds... 3990@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-19T06:36:21-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003988.html Special Interests Threaten More Than Signature Gatherers by Fred E. Foldvary The forces of the status quo are preventing Californians from changing their constitution. Although most Californians recognize that the state’s political system is kaput, the legal means to change... 3988@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-17T07:45:04-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003987.html by Paul Jacob You are "innocent until proven guilty" in America, with one big exception: Under civil forfeiture laws, police don't have to prove that a crime has actually been committed in order to seize your property. And once your... 3987@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-15T07:07:33-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003986.html by Ron Paul Last week, the House approved another increase in the national debt ceiling. This means the government can borrow $1.9 trillion more to stay afloat and avoid default. It has been little more than a year since the... 3986@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-12T07:02:39-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003985.html Are You Still Working on That? by Fred E. Foldvary I don’t know where waiters go to get trained, but wherever it is, they are teaching waiters bad economics. Waiters end up confusing consumption with production. Consumption means the using... 3985@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-11T06:58:30-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003984.html by Paul Jacob Courtesy of the Obama administration, we're experiencing more and more Nixonian moments. Take medical reform. The health insurers started out in Obama's camp. But a shuffling of policies and a few insurance companies began making obvious points... 3984@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-08T08:42:43-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003983.html by Ron Paul Last week politicians in Washington made a few things clear about how they really feel about the state of the union. First, they are beginning to hear the growing discontent with the size and scope of government... 3983@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2010-02-05T05:58:06-05:00