Iowa Day 1

Ludwig Von Mises Institute of Austrian Economics

Thomas Sowell on Why the Intelligencia Pay No Price for Being Wrong

Thomas Sowell recently sat down with Peter Robinson to discuss his latest book, Intellectuals and Race. Here’s a short excerpt: Robinson: …[N]ow you’re saying that multiculturalists [who argue for] bringing kids into [academic] institutions for which they’re ill-qualified — you take bright, hard-working, otherwise perfectly well-qualified students and put th […]

Was Marx Right?

Not very often, but occasionally he hit on something of importance. For example, he said in the Communist Manifesto that: “The cheap prices of its commodities are the heavy artillery with which [ the profit system]…compels all nations, on pain of extinction, to adopt the [ profit]… mode of production.” President Obama evidently missed that [...] […]

Fed Bank President Targets Unemployment Targeters

The Fed has committed itself to maintaining its zero interest rate policy as well as quantitative easing for as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6.5 percent (and inflation rate below 2.5 percent). James Bullard, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, heroically dissents from this policy of unemployment targeting, which [...]

Republican Liberty Caucus

RLC of Virginia Announces Statewide Endorsements

May 15, 2013 (Arlington, VA) – The Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia announced its endorsement of Ken Cuccinelli for Governor, and Mark Obenshain for Attorney General, ahead of the Republican Party of Virginia state convention on May 17th and 18th. Cuccinelli, the sitting Attorney General, is unopposed for the gubernatorial nomination at the convention. […]

Nye Elected RLC National Chair at 2013 Biennial Convention

AUSTIN, TX (5/12/13) – Florida IT consultant Matt Nye of Melbourne, FL was elected National Chair of the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC). He will serve through 2015. The RLC is the nation’s oldest grassroots organization of the Liberty Republican wing of the GOP. State chapters from Alaska to Florida and from California to Maine gathered [...]

Statement of Principles Now Available in Brochure Form

One of our most effective tools for winning over new members has always been our Statement of Principles. Once most liberty-inclined Republicans get a chance to read it they find that it resonates strongly with their beliefs and they realize that the Republican Liberty Caucus is a good place for them to invest their efforts. [...]

RLC Congratulates Mark Sanford on Victory in South Carolina CD1

In today’s special election in South Carolina, Republican Liberty Caucus endorsee Mark Sanford won an impressive victory by 7 points over Democratic contender Elizabeth Colbert-Bush. The RLC offers its wholehearted congratulations to Representative Sanford and looks forward to the launch of a second career as distinguished as his first. In this election the […]

RLC of Texas Stands Against Exclusion of Gay Precinct Chair in Harris County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2013 MEDIA CONTACT: RLC Chair Dave Nalle 512-656-8011, chairman@rlc.org REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS STANDS WITH GAY REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS AUSTIN, TX – The Republican Liberty Caucus joins grassroots Republicans across the state in expressing concern and dismay over the negative example being set by the Harris County Republican Part […]

Free Talk Live

FTL2013-05-18

Live from Bitcoin 2013 Night 2/2 :: Good News About E-Gold :: Bitcoin Challenges :: Huge Turnout :: Patenting Genes :: Military Sexual Assault :: Zen Magnets Attacked By Feds :: The Heroic Steve Kubby :: Bitcoin and Medical Cannabis :: Kokesh Arrested at Smoke Out :: Lets Talk Bitcoin :: Joyn Me

FTL2013-05-17

Live from Bitcoin 2013 - Night 1 of 3

Ian Interviewed on KSKY-AM by Mark Davis about Robin Hooding

Mark Davis at KSKY-AM in Dallas / Ft. Worth had Ian on to discuss Robin Hooding. We also covered cannabis civil disobedience and the Free State Project. It was a very positive interview.

Break the Matrix

The Biggest Obama Scandals Are Proven And Ignored

Prompted by Peggy Noonan’s claim in The Wall Street Journal that “we are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate,” Andrew Sullivan steps forward to defend Pres. Obama’s honor. “Can she actually believe this?,” he asks incredulously. “Has this president broken the law, lied under oath, or authorized war crimes? Has he traded arms for host […]

Eric Holder Has No Idea

YouTube description: Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, and he didn’t know, wasn’t sure of, or simply couldn’t remember a lot of information.The post Eric Holder Has No Idea appeared first on Liberty Crier.

Taxpayer Dollars Are Helping Monsanto Sell Seeds Abroad

Nearly two decades after their mid-’90s debut in US farm fields, GMO seeds are looking less and less promising. Do the industry’s products ramp up crop yields? The Union of Concerned Scientists looked at that question in detail for a 2009 study. Short answer: marginally, if at all. Do they lead to reduced pesticide use? No; [...]The post Taxpayer Dollars Are […]

Schiff Radio

Listeners' Questions, Peter's Answers

Monte in Plano, TXI noticed in a recent article that the value of payments using the Yuan increased 171% from 2012 to 2013 according to a press release by SWIFT. In light of the Fed's dollar debasing, would the rise in Yuan exchange presage the decoupling of the Chinese and other economies from the US economy?Carlos in San Antonio, PRI'm concerned […]

Symptoms Don't Lie

A good doctor will not simply make a diagnosis based on measurements. The symptoms and complaints expressed by the patient are at least as important in making a determination as the data provided by diagnostic tools. When the data says one thing and the symptoms continuously say another, it makes sense to question the reliability of the instruments. This wou […]

The Playlist for May 10, 2013

Klint - DiamondTheodore Shapiro - Two DragonsThe Roots - The Fire (feat. John Legend)Galactic - Think BackThe Souljazz Orchestra - InsurrectionThe Wild Magnolias - (Somebody Got) Soul Soul SoulThievery Corporation - The Richest Man In BabylonTravis McCoy - Billionaire

The Playlist for May 09, 2013

Maceo Parker - Pass the PeasCradle - Rise UpChris Joss - Re-VoltBlur - Brothers and SistersThievery Corporation - Lebanese BlondeSamurai Showdown - Schiff RzaSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Stranded In Your LoveShawn Lee - River Man

The Playlist for May 08, 2013

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Falling Into GraceMe&You - How Can I Hold Youartist unknown - Stand UpNomo - Hand and MouthOrgone - Come AroundQuantic - En FocusThe Bamboos - On The Sly

Iowa Day 1

Posted on January 2, 2012 by bandito707

After a relatively smooth flight into Des Moines, I got my rental car and drove 2 hours east to the Clarion Highlander Hotel in Iowa City. I didn’t get in until about 8 PM, and once I unpacked my stuff I gave my rp2012.org contact, Jun, a call to see if there was anything still going on at the campaign office in Coralville which was just 10 minutes away. To my surprise, there were many people still at the office so he told me to come on over to get caught up.

Ron Paul's Johnson County campaign office

When I arrived, I finally got to meet some people face-to-face who I had only talked to on the phone or seen online. The Johnson County coordinator was inside busily working, as well as a girl from the Revolution PAC and a number of other volunteers from various grassroots organizations. Jun showed me a county map of Iowa that noted how many precinct vacancies each one had and which ones we were concentrating on in the eastern part of the state. These were in no way concrete numbers, but we estimated there were about 70 precinct vacancies that needed captains (out of 1784 precincts total), so this wasn’t too shabby. Thus, our next goal is to to fill those precincts with vacancies as well as find backups captains for many others with our stream of volunteers. I took off a little after 11 and the office still had several people working diligently.

When I woke up next morning to grab some breakfast at my hotel, I couldn’t help but notice the TV commercials playing. Within the span of my meal, I saw a Newt Gingrich commercial, followed by ones for Rick Perry and then Ron Paul. The media bombardment was in full effect 48 hours prior to the first caucus! After eating breakfast, I took a look outside and noticed a small dusting of snow had fallen over night. Also, another Ron Paul patriot had pulled up next to my car at the hotel! In addition to helping Jun do some volunteer organizing, I might also do some outreach at Ron Paul’s and Rand Paul’s Whiste-Stop Tour up in Cedar Rapids. Exciting times await!