Hat tip to Lew Rockwell.  Ron Paul says:

A professed Christian pastor in Gainesville, Florida, Terry Jones, plans to burn copies of the Quran on 9/11. He indicts all Islam for 9/11 and argues that it is a hate-driven religion. He's convinced he's on God's side, even though he is getting little support from other Christians, who believe that Jesus is the Prince of Peace.

General David Petraeus, our military commander in Afghanistan, strongly condemned Mr. Jones' plan, arguing it would be provocative, make his fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan more difficult, and further jeopardize the lives of American soldiers.

I agree! To blame of all Muslims for the atrocities of 9/11 only makes things worse - especially since it wasn't the Taliban of Afghanistan that committed the atrocities on 9/11. Under Jones' warped logic, we should have attacked Saudi Arabia, since 15 of the 19 suicide bombers came from that country.

Want to host Ron Paul on your campus? 

You do!?  Well, fortunately and unfortunately, so do a lot of other YAL chapters across the country -- and Dr. Paul is a busy man.

Many YAL chapters have big plans for this fall. They're going to bring Ron Paul AND Tom Woods AND Judge Napolitano to campus; they're going to raise a bunch of money and throw a huge event with thousands of people in attendance!  Sound familiar?

Sadly, hosting Dr. Paul on campus is not as simple as it sounds. It is a unique opportunity that requires a comprehensive proposal, lots of time, fundraising, and several hundred petition signatures.

But don't despair!  YAL wants Ron Paul to visit your campus, too, so my staff and I have put together a guide for you to learn how to bring the good doctor to your campus.

Learn how to bring Ron Paul to YOUR campus!

If you follow the instructions in this guide, produce a creative and thorough application, and collect petition signatures on your campus; you will have a real opportunity to bring Dr. Paul to your school.  He loves the enthusiasm of young people and enjoys speaking on college campuses more than anywhere else -- but it's up to you to convince him to visit yours.

Please don't hesitate to contact me or the Regional Director or State Chair for your area if you have any questions about this process.  We're here to help you have a productive fall semester...and maybe schedule a visit from THE Ron Paul!

The recently passed Dodd-Frank financial services reform bill is yet another example of power-grabbing legislation that fails to address the root causes of the current financial crisis. Countless studies have confirmed that the Federal Reserve played a major role in the fiscal collapse by artificially keeping interest rates low by inflating the money supply in the economy. Before the official recession began in December 2007, the economy appeared to be booming with an expansion of credit. Inevitably, the long period of unsustainable negative real interest rates gave individuals a tempting incentive to borrow from the banking system. Unfortunately, the artificially low interest rate misled millions of people to take out loans that they could not afford to pay back once the interest rates eventually rose.

Government-established central banks tampering with the market provoked the artificial boom followed by the current inescapable bust or crash. Following the boom-bust cycle, true financial reform legislation should seek to examine how the secretive Fed sets its interest rates. Yet, the Dodd-Frank bill grants the Fed significantly more power to oversee financial firms. According to Cato Institute scholar Mark A. Calabria,

The legislation's worst oversight is to ignore completely the role of loose monetary policy in driving the housing bubble.

A short yet incredible interview of Presidential historian Doug Wead on Fox News, claiming Ron Paul as the modern Thomas Jefferson: