Justin Amash, the libertarian Republican Congressman from Michigan, has sent a letter to House leaders calling for restrictions of warrantless government surveillance. This letter, co-authored by Jared Polis (D-Colo), was co-signed by thirty-four representatives, including Thomas Massie of Kentucky. The letter was addressed to four key people: House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi,…
Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC), who delivered the official Republican response to President Obama’s final State of the Union Address, told CNN’s Don Lemon that she had ‘partially’ targeted Donald Trump in her address. The Governor seemed to compare Donald Trump with the protesters in Ferguson and Baltimore. She said that while it was aimed at him,…
Senator Rand Paul’s bill to Audit the Federal Reserve failed a cloture vote today, with 53 yeas to 44 nays. Three people didn’t vote. One of them was Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Senator Ted Cruz is a co-sponsor of the bill and yet was campaigning in New Hampshire instead of in the Senate voting….
Hours before the Senate votes on legislation for auditing the Federal Reserve, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) earned the endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus over Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX.). The Republican Liberty Caucus is twenty-five year old organization of libertarian-leaning activists that directs support to liberty-minded candidates inside the GOP. Rand Paul is calling this…
A student who managed to fund his entire college education with scholarships wants to help students get money for college. College is expensive and getting more so every year. Less than 20,000 students get offered a full ride to college each year. Loans are available, but increasingly risky. The student debt crisis is only getting worse,…
Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) lashed out against President Obama’s executive orders regarding gun control yesterday on Twitter. So, the guy who sells guns from our government to radical Syrian rebels lectures law-abiding Americans about selling guns to each other. — Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 5, 2016 The Congressman reminded the American public that Obama started to…
Asian-American students are outperforming other students; now some want to change the rules so others aren’t left behind– that has many feeling like Asian-Americans are being punished. Asian-Americans are often stereotyped to be hardworking, smart, and bad at English. Turns out, two of those things are true. The New York Post recently came out with…
In the spirit of the New Year, Rand Paul has issued several resolutions. Airing them out on Twitter, like he did on Festivus, Rand Paul poked fun at himself, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz. He also sets several resolutions for the new year. Happy New Year everyone! I'll be tweeting my #newyearsresolutions today….
Government intervention into the student loan business is making college more expensive. A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research found evidence that increasing college costs is largely due to student loan policies. Authored by Grey Gordon and Aaron Hedlund, the study used a computer model to measure the effects of different economic forces…
via GIPHY As the popular Ron Paul gif says: “It’s happening!” But not in a good way. All across the nation, the rise of political correctness and free speech restrictions have hampered our campuses. Now, at Paradise Valley Community College, a lawsuit has erupted from the Alliance Defending Freedom and the Young Americans for Liberty…