Tenth Amendment Center

Laurence Vance at the Mises institute has an excellent post on the immorality of forced government-to-government foreign aid – with a focus on the tragedy in Myanmar.
Here’s an excerpt:

Reader commentary from A. Linder
When I write my congressman or senator and ask them to please stop sending money to foreign governments, they write back to me as though I do not know what I am talking about. They “know” what is best for this country and believe the foreign expenditures are justified.
Then, they “thank [...]

by Rep Ron Paul
Congress is poised to pass the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) authorizing up to $50 million in unconstitutional foreign aid.  The bill passed out of the Foreign Affairs Committee with a bipartisan agreement to nearly double the President’s requested amount.
It is always distressing to see officials in our government reach [...]

Don’t be fooled by all the hype surrounding testimony from General David Petraeus. In my opinion, this is little more than drama – a political soap opera – distracting us all from the real issue.
The interviews and discussions have involved some heated rhetoric about whether or not the “surge” is “working” in Iraq, but [...]

The US government is now giving your tax dollars to the Mexican government so that government can improve its ability to tap telephone calls and emails.
From the Los Angeles Times report:
Mexico is expanding its ability to tap telephone calls and e-mail using money from the U.S. government, a move that underlines how the country’s conservative [...]