Tag: Vivek Ramaswamy

LIVE NOW: FreedomFest 2023 in Memphis (Day 1)

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with free minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to 15. Agenda for July 12: 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given…It’s Taken” Enes Kanter Freedom, Professional Basketball Player, Human Rights Activist 6:50 p.m.–7:10 p.m.: “Under Threat…


LIVE NOW: Ex-NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom, Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Speak at FreedomFest 2023

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 12 *All times in Eastern Time. Schedule may be subject to change. 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given … It’s Taken“…


Ex-NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom, Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Speak at FreedomFest 2023

FreedomFest, an independent, non-partisan annual event where people with independent minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment, is held in Memphis from July 12 to July 15. Agenda for July 12 *All times in Eastern Time. Schedule may be subject to change. 6:40 p.m.–6:50 p.m. ET: “Freedom: It’s not Given … It’s Taken“…


Pence Says Only Way Trump’s 24-hour Ukraine Peace Talk Works Is Giving Putin ‘What He Wanted’

Former Vice President Mike Pence challenged his former boss’s claims that he could end the war in Ukraine in a day, asserting the only way the war would end that quickly is if the United States conceded on nearly every term Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking. Former President Donald Trump has said on multiple…


Vivek Ramaswamy to Let Volunteer Fundraisers Keep 10 Percent of Money They Raise

Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy told The Epoch Times in late June that his campaign was “decentralizing the process of getting people to support us.” “What does that mean? Actually make volunteers accountable for bringing more people into the movement,” said the biotech entrepreneur and anti-ESG investor. A July 10 announcement from his campaign makes it…


Vivek Ramaswamy to Let Fundraisers Keep 10 Percent of Money They Raise

Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy told The Epoch Times in late June that his campaign was “decentralizing the process of getting people to support us.” “What does that mean? Actually make volunteers accountable for bringing more people into the movement,” said the biotech entrepreneur and anti-ESG investor. A July 10 announcement from his campaign makes it…


6 Democrat and Republican 2024 Candidates Weigh In After SCOTUS Strikes Down Biden Student Debt Cancellation Plan

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation attempt has elicited a range of celebrations from Biden’s 2024 presidential challengers. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that Biden could not excuse student debt repayments through the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) or…


IN-DEPTH: Why Vivek Ramaswamy Needs New Hampshire

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks forcefully and specifically about what he believes he can do. Yet, even coming from a prophet of optimism, one Vivek-y pledge at a libertarian event in northern New Hampshire stands out. “If I win the New Hampshire Republican primary, I will be your next president,” the 2024 hopeful told a liberty-minded audience…


IN-DEPTH: Vivek Ramaswamy Sparks Excitement, Skepticism Among New Hampshire Libertarians

LANCASTER, N.H.—As its motto suggests, the “Live Free or Die” state is already pretty friendly to liberty-minded Americans—enough that the Free State Project has enticed scads of libertarians to move there. It’s also one of the few places where a critical mass of Free Staters could influence politics. The population, though fast-growing, remains low, and…


Iowa Newspaper Apologizes for Slurs Against Presidential Runner Vivek Ramaswamy in Racially-Charged Cartoon

An Iowa newspaper borrowed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s likeness for a cartoon depicting him as the object of racial slurs cast by his own prospective Republican supporters. The newspaper in question, the Quad-City Times, has since apologized for the depiction. On June 21, the Quad-City Times published a political cartoon in its opinion section…