The Current Economic Crisis: A Case Against the Fed

Friday, November 21st, 2008

I missed another Liberty Book Club meeting this week, but I have been reading the books. This month’s book was Murray Rothbard’s The Case Against the Fed, which you can buy from Amazon, The Ludwig von Mises Institute, or download for free (MP3s).
Anyone who wants to really understand the underlying causes of our dangerous boom [...]

Auto Bailouts

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

From yesterday’s excellent Campaign for Liberty mailer:
After the Paulson $700 billion bailout package passed in early October, we knew it was only a matter of time before Congress moved to use your money yet again to bail out a struggling industry.
Now, a vote to give funds to the “Big 3″ auto manufactures, GM, Ford, and [...]

I.O.U.S.A.

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

UVU is showing an important (although significantly flawed) documentary tonight. “I.O.U.S.A.” is important because it highlights just how bankrupt we are as a country. It describes how our current debt and obligations (unless significantly curtailed) will enslave future generations for years to come, essentially charging the cost of our glut to our children’s and grandchildren’s [...]

Indulgence to Inflation to Poverty to Slavery

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

If you think not being able to flip your house in a shrinking housing market is bad, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Our government’s epidemic overspending and the Federal Reserve’s willingness to devalue your money by simpling printing more will eventually leave the American middle class impoverished as compounding interest drives taxpayers to their knees. The [...]

America is Bankrupt

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

My brothers are such big Mitt Romney fans that they drove to Iowa to help get out the vote. I like Romney and even made a substantial donation to his campaign, but these days I’m a Ron Paul man, through and through.
I’ve actually been meaning to post about why I support Ron Paul for a [...]