Ron Paul
Ron Paul is an American politician and physician who served as a Republican congressman from Texas.
Known for his libertarian views, he advocates for limited government, ending the Federal Reserve, non-interventionist foreign policy, and strict constitutional interpretation.
He ran for president in 1988, 2008, and 2012, building a devoted grassroots following.
His 2008 and 2012 campaigns pioneered online fundraising and energized younger libertarian-leaning voters.
Ron Paul's "End the Fed" rallies drew thousands.
House of Representatives member
- representativeOne who acts for another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- House of RepresentativesPopulation-based legislative chamber
- RepublicanGOP party member
campaign · election · caucus · primaries · nominee · debates · platform · constituents
Commerce without state intervention
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
- non-interventionismAvoid foreign entanglements doctrine
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- Austrian economicsSubjectivist, individualist economic tradition
sound money · gold standard · deregulation · individual liberty · states' rights · constitutionalism · laissez-faire · private property
Licensed medical doctor
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- MDPhysician's degree letters
- doctorLicensed medical healer
medical practice · private practice · healthcare · patient · obstetrics
High-volume publication
- bookBound written work
- publicationIssued written material
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
- treatiseFormal scholarly composition
writing · newsletter · column
congressman
House of Representatives member
- representativeOne who acts for another
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- House of RepresentativesPopulation-based legislative chamber
Republican · campaign · election · caucus · primaries · nominee · debates · platform · constituents · voting
free market
Commerce without state intervention
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
- non-interventionismAvoid foreign entanglements doctrine
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
Austrian economics · sound money · gold standard · deregulation · individual liberty · states' rights · constitutionalism · laissez-faire · private property · decentralization
physician
Licensed medical doctor
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- MDPhysician's degree letters
doctor · medical practice · private practice · healthcare · patient · obstetrics
bestseller
High-volume publication
- bookBound written work
- publicationIssued written material
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
treatise · writing · newsletter · column
Galveston
Texas coastal island city
- RepublicansGOP, Republican, RNC, elephant, conservatives
- libertarianismlibertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, classical liberalism, limited government, free market
- ConservativesBarry Goldwater, National Review, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson
- DemagoguesAdolf Hitler, Hitler, Joseph McCarthy, McCarthy, George Wallace
- free marketersAdam Smith, Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, free traders, laissez-faire
- punditscommentator, pundit, political commentator, analyst, talking head
Ron PaulBernie Sanders
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Franklin D. Roosevelt · Lyndon B. Johnson · statist · socialist
Ron PaulJohn McCain
Lindsey Graham · Dick Cheney · John Bolton · neoconservative · war hawk
Ron PaulBen Bernanke
Janet Yellen · Alan Greenspan · Paul Krugman · Keynesian · central banker