For the first time in 17 years, US troops are moving back to Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia. The troops were removed in 2003 because they were serving as a recruiting tool for al-Qaeda. The Trump Administration claims they are returning to "deter" Iran...but are they telling the truth? Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
The Trump Administration continues to spend billions developing and "upgrading" the nuclear weapons arsenal, claiming at the same time that it's in response to Russian moves and that it's "not an arms race." Is there solid evidence to back US claims...or is this just another high-paid jobs program for the military-industrial complex? Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
As the second day of the extradition hearing for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues in London, the lines of argumentation of both sides are taking shape. While the US tries to argue that Wikileaks publishing harmed individuals who aided the US government, there is little evidence to back the claim. Will the UK courts roll over for a Washington that would like to see, as former FBI Director Comey suggested, "Assange's head on a pike"? Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
Will the "bipartisan consensus" in Washington blame the coronavirus for the coming economic downturn? Why does the US media seem so uninterested in Julian Assange's extradition hearing today? Today's Liberty Report is all about the chaos exploding all around us... Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
President Trump must have been thrilled at the horrible circus that was the Democratic Party debate in Las Vegas last night. Rather than offer substance, it descended into a cacophony of accusations and insults. Bloomberg himself remarked that the whole thing would only end up getting more votes for Trump. Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
Due to the increased interest in the National Security Advisor position with the departure of John Bolton, the Ron Paul Institute will begin publishing speeches from its 2019 Washington Conference out of order. We will feature first a brilliant presentation from Col. Douglas Macgregor on what President Trump needs to do to recover his agenda from those like Bolton who have derailed Trump's campaign promises. In just 27 minutes, Col. Macgregor lays out a succinct plan to rein in our out-of-control interventionism while keeping this country secure... read on...
Yesterday's Fed rate cut was much too little for President Trump, but moving toward zero or negative rates only hastens the coming economic collapse. Long-time financial management expert Jeff Harris joins today's Report to discuss what the collapse might look like and what people might do to protect themselves. Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
According to a new report, the US and its allies have killed more Afghan civilians in 2019 than the Taliban. Most of these US killings are the result of airstrikes. The Trump Administration is pushing negotiations between the US-backed Afghan government and the Taliban, no doubt recognizing that a US withdrawal has become an election issue... Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
Did you miss our drug war conference last month? You're in luck - we're putting all the speeches online! In this second speech of the conferenece, RPI Senior Fellow Adam Dick takes another look at Ron Paul's groundbreaking 1988 treatise on why all drugs should be legalized. Speech is from RPI's May 2019 conference "Winning the War on the War on Drugs." read on...
Just as the prime minister of Japan was in an historic visit to Iran (the first since the 1979 revolution), a Japanese-owned tanker (and one other) was attacked in the Persian Gulf. US neocons are pointing the finger at Iran. Does it make sense to attack Japan in the midst of productive talks? Will the propaganda machine ramp up war talk? Watch today's Liberty Report... read on...
