The Free Market 1, no. 1 (Fall 1983) In 1981 the Federal Register published a declaration from President Reagan: “I determine that it is in the national interest for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to extend a credit in the amount of $120.7 million to the Socialist Republic of Romania (for) the purchase of two nuclear steam turbine
Ron Paul and Mark Spitznagel share a passion for non-interventionism, free markets, and Austrian economics. Congressman Paul served many years as a US Representative from Texas, spanning 1976 to 2013, and was a Republican presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012. He has written extensively on liberty and politics, including The Revolution: A
[Introduction to Liberty Defined (2011). An MP3 audio file of this article, read by Steven Ng, is available for download .] America’s history and political ethos are all about liberty. The Declaration of Independence declares that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights — but notice how both life and the pursuit of
[A speech before the House of Representatives, March 25, 1999.] Mr. Speaker, today I rise with gratitude to Edmund Burke and paraphrase words he first spoke 224 years ago this week. It is presently true that to restore liberty and dignity to a nation so great and distracted as ours is indeed a significant undertaking. For, judging of what we are
[Excerpted from Ron Paul’s historic farewell speech to Congress, which is available in our new publication, Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress , in both pocketbook and ebook editions, with an introduction by Lew Rockwell.] How Much Did I Accomplish? In many ways, according to conventional wisdom, my off-and-on career in Congress,
[Excerpted from Ron Paul’s historic farewell speech to Congress, which is available in our new publication, Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress , in both pocketbook and ebook editions, with an introduction by Lew Rockwell.] Trust Yourself, Not the Government Too many people have for too long placed too much confidence and trust
[Excerpted from Ron Paul’s historic farewell speech to Congress, which is available in our new publication, Pursue the Cause of Liberty: A Farewell to Congress , in both pocketbook and ebook editions, with an introduction by Lew Rockwell.] Limiting Government Excesses vs. A Virtuous Moral People Our Constitution, which was intended to limit
Editor’s Note: Ron Paul, Distinguished Counselor to the Mises Institute, and a founding member, celebrated his 78th birthday this week. In this selection from a speech in the House of Representatives in 1999, Ron Paul outlines why private property and privacy are essential to the preservation of civil liberties. It is perhaps noteworthy that this
Ron Paul, Distinguished Counselor to the Mises Institute, recently released his new book The School Revolution: A New Answer for Our Broken Education System. Dr. Paul spoke with us about his new book and how decentralization, competition, and online instruction are revolutionizing education. Mises Institute: Your books in the past have tended to
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s recent speech on immigration really missed the point. I understand Trump’s frustration over the US government’s inability to control the US borders and keep out those who would come to this country illegally. Trump was right that the media ignore legitimate questions we have on our immigration
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