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Bitcoin Advocate Balaji Pushes 'End The Fed' Author Ron Paul For Central Bank Chair Amid Elon Musk's Support: 'Nothing Can Stop An Idea...'
Monday, February 10, 2025 - 5:13am | 616Former Coinbase technology chief Balaji Srinivasan has joined a growing chorus of tech leaders and politicians advocating for Ron Paul to lead the Federal Reserve, highlighting renewed interest in the former congressman’s anti-Fed stance. What Happened: The discussion gained momentum after...
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Ron Paul Wants Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy-Led DOGE To Eliminate This Program Of 'Immoral Transfer Of Wealth'
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 3:19am | 618Ron Paul, a former U.S. Congressman, has an "easy" suggestion for Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy. What Happened: Paul urged the elimination of foreign aid, highlighting its economic and moral implications. In a post on X on...
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Elon Musk Says 'Would Be Great To Have' Former Congressman And Fed Critic Ron Paul In 'Department Of Government Efficiency' If Trump Wins
Friday, November 1, 2024 - 11:12pm | 514Elon Musk on Friday said that he would like former congressman from Texas Ron Paul to be on the Department of Government Efficiency, a department he intends to be part of if former President Donald Trump reclaims the White House in the upcoming elections. What Happened: “Would be great to...
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Edward Snowden, Russia's 'Disinformation Campaign' Drive 'Downhill' Narrative, Says 'Black Swan' Author
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - 7:37am | 658“Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb said “Kremlin disinformation camp,” former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and others are making everyone forget that “west lives in the most transparent times ever.” What Happened: Taleb tweeted that the idea that...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Charles Hoskinson, Cardano Founder And Ethereum Co-Founder
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 3:40pm | 800Charles Hoskinson is a co-creator of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and the founder of Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA). These two facts make Hoskinson one of the biggest voices in the world of cryptocurrency. Here are five things you might not know about this entrepreneur and mathematician. 1. Early Interest in...
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Presidents Vs. The Fed: We've Been Here Before
Thursday, December 27, 2018 - 1:01pm | 1029Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin is a towering figure in the nation’s financial history, in part because of his long service in the role during the terms of five presidents from Truman to Nixon. But on a December day in 1965, when he was summoned to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s...
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Ron Paul On Impending Economic Crisis: 'Just Look At The Chaos'
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 1:02pm | 363Not even a decade has passed since the financial crisis of 2007-2008, but according to former Congressman Ron Paul, the world should start preparing itself for the next financial crisis, which will see the collapse of paper money. Paul was on CNBC recently to explain why he thinks the next...
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Marijuana Decriminalization Shaping Up To Be A Major Issue In 2016 Presidential Race
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 2:05pm | 331Although several high powered politicians, including President Barack Obama, have admitted to using marijuana in their younger years, the issue of whether or not to decriminalize the drug at a federal level has put politicians’ past behaviors under the public microscope. Presidential...
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The Top Libertarians in Business Today
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 5:00pm | 1080Although the Libertarian Party never seems to climb out of the single digits in the polls, libertarians have a surprising influence in the business world and are well represented in a variety of sectors. Believe it or not, there's much more to libertarians besides Ayn Rand and Ron Paul....
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CNBC Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for the Gold Standard
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 4:01pm | 535A new CNBC poll seems to suggest that while Washington bureaucrats might find a return to the gold standard anathema to their narrow interests, the citizens of the United States think it is a pretty good idea. Out of a little more than 19,000 votes that had been recorded at CNBC.com on Friday...
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Ron Paul Vs. Ben Bernanke
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 2:08pm | 519Ben Bernanke testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday morning after appearing in front of the Senate on Tuesday. Whenever Chairman Bernanke speaks to the House Committee, the most compelling drama usually comes from his interrogation at the hands of Libertarian...
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Ron Paul Crushes the Market, Outperforms by 9%
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 12:00pm | 643Congressman and presidential hopeful Ron Paul is the leading advocate for freedom in the United States. As a member of the House of Representatives, Paul works for a small, constitutional government while advocating low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. Ever since the...
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Economics Throw Down: Paul Krugman vs. Ron Paul on Bloomberg TV
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 11:40am | 2895Sparks flew when Paul Krugman and Congressman Ron Paul faced off yesterday on Bloomberg TV's "Street Smart" with Trish Regan and Adam Johnson….Watch below to hear Ron Paul's ideas about staying in the Republican race…whether he would support Romney as nominee…how U.S. monetary policy is like the...
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Bloomberg Television: Ron Paul Vs. Paul Krugman
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 4:45pm | 426On Monday, after the market close, Bloomberg Television played host to a much anticipated showdown between Congressman and GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul and noted Princeton economics professor Paul Krugman. Not only are the two men among America's leading voices on American economic and...
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Ron Paul Takes on the Fed, Paper Money, and the Treasury Market on Squawk Box
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 11:01am | 537Ron Paul resents suggestions that his continuing presidential campaign is now largely to influence the political conversation rather than following a realistic change of a candidacy in the general election. “Why can't it be both?” the famed Texas congressman known for pulling no punches said as...