Ron Paul

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• Save Liberty, Shut Down the Government

  Published 01 May 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Congress ended the week by passing a continuing resolution keeping the government funded for one more week. This stopgap funding bill is designed to give…

• Candidate Trump: 'I Love Wikileaks.' President Trump: 'Arrest Assange!'

  Published 24 April 2017 | viewed 0 times

  "I love Wikileaks," candidate Donald Trump said on October 10th on the campaign trail. He praised the organization for reporting on the darker side of…

• The Federal Reserve Is, and Always Has Been, Politicized

  Published 17 April 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Audit the Fed recently took a step closer to becoming law, when it was favorably reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.…

• After Trump's Syria Attack, What Comes Next?

  Published 10 April 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Thursday's US missile attack on Syria must represent the quickest foreign policy U-turn in history. Less than a week after the White House gave Assad…

• Yes, Let's Allow The Syrian People To Decide For Themselves

  Published 03 April 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Is common sense beginning to creep into US policy in the Middle East? Last week Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the longer-term status…

• Did the Government Spy on Trump? Of Course. It Spies on All of Us!

  Published 27 March 2017 | viewed 0 times

  There was high drama last week when Rep. Devin Nunes announced at the White House that he had seen evidence that the communications of the…

• Obamacare Repeal or Obamacare 2.0?

  Published 19 March 2017 | viewed 0 times

  This Thursday, the House of Representatives will vote on a Republican bill that supposedly repeals Obamacare. However, the bill retains Obamacare's most destructive features. That…

• Why Trump's Syria 'Surge' Will Fail

  Published 13 March 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Last week President Trump significantly escalated the US military presence in Syria, sending some 400 Marines to the ISIS-controlled Raqqa, and several dozen Army Rangers…

• Arizona Challenges the Fed's Money Monopoly

  Published 05 March 2017 | viewed 0 times

  History shows that, if individuals have the freedom to choose what to use as money, they will likely opt for gold or silver. Of course,…

• On Military and Spending, It's Trump Versus Trump

  Published 27 February 2017 | viewed 0 times

  It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items…

• Trump's ISIS Plan: Another US Invasion?

  Published 20 February 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Just over a week into the Trump Administration, the President issued an Executive Order giving Defense Secretary James Mattis 30 days to come up with…

• Cut, Don't Reform, Taxes

  Published 06 February 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Many Americans who have wrestled with a 1040 form, or who have paid someone to prepare their taxes, no doubt cheered the news that Congress…

• A Better Solution Than Trump's Border Wall

  Published 30 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Just one week in office, President Trump is already following through on his pledge to address illegal immigration. His January 25th executive order called for…

• Trump's Foreign Policy: An Unwise Inconsistency?

  Published 23 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Throughout the presidential campaign, Donald Trump's foreign policy positions have been anything but consistent. One day we heard that NATO was obsolete and the US…

• Will Trump Continue the Bush-Obama Legacy?

  Published 15 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  This week, Congress passed a budget calling for increasing federal spending and adding $1.7 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years. Most…

• Will Obama's 'Good War' in Afghanistan Continue?

  Published 09 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, as the mainstream media continued to obsess over the CIA's evidence-free claim that the Russians hacked the presidential election, President Obama quietly sent…

• Good News: Washington Frozen Out of Syria Peace Plan

  Published 02 January 2017 | viewed 0 times

  As the US mainstream media obsessed last week about Russia's supposed "hacking" of the US elections and President Obama's final round of Russia sanctions in…

• New Year's Resolutions for Donald Trump and Congress

  Published 26 December 2016 | viewed 0 times

  In the spirit of New Year's, here are four resolutions for president-elect Trump and Congress that will enable them to really make America great again:…

• After Aleppo: We Need a New Syria Policy

  Published 19 December 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Over the past week, eastern Aleppo was completely brought back under control of the Syrian government. The population began to return to its homes, many…

• War on 'Fake News' Part of a War on Free Speech

  Published 11 December 2016 | viewed 0 times

  A major threat to liberty is the assault on the right to discuss political issues, seek out alternative information sources, and promote dissenting ideas and…