Ron Paul's Blog, page 14

The Arbitrary Nature of The Tariff Regime

Tariffs are very risky business. They're like playing with fire. We run into the same unsolvable problem that we have with The Fed. They don't know what interest rates should be. It's all arbitrary. In the same way, the president doesn't know what the price of cars, or lumber, or any other product should be. While the president is not literally price-fixing like the Fed, he is arbitrarily interfering with market prices and trade. Our inescapable problem in America is the overwhelming size of gov...

Arrested And Deported For Exercising First Amendment Rights?

President Trump announced earlier in his second term that foreign students who engaged in illegal activity would be deported. Most people agreed with the policy. But then his Department of Homeland Security began showing up with masks on and in plainclothes to arrest and deport legal foreign students who broke no law but held views the Administration doesn't like. This is a slippery slope that will backfire on those who support it. Watch Here

US Intel: Iran Is NOT Building A Nuclear Weapon (So Why Are We Threatening Them?)

The US Intelligence Community’s 2003 assessment that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon was reaffirmed this week, even as the Trump Administration is moving military assets into the area. What gives? Also today: shut down NPR? Please! Watch Here

'Signal-gate': Trump Team Brings Neocon Journo Into Yemen Attack Planning Sessions?

In one of the most bizarre foul-ups (or was it?) of all time, Trump National Security Advisor Mike Waltz invited The Atlantic's editor-in-chief into a Signal discussion group (!) where the Admin's attack on Yemen was being planned. What if it was no leak at all and instead a "pro-war psy-op"? With secure communications equipment available to the Administration...why did they discuss apparently highly classified war-planning information on a commercial chat app? Will heads roll? Watch Here

Global Oil Rocked As Trump Slaps Secondary Sanctions On Venezuela Trade!

President Trump announced a 25 percent across-the-board tariff on any country that purchases oil from Venezuela - but who will really be paying for the additional cost? Also today, US/Russia talks begin again in Saudi Arabia. Will the US take control of Ukraine's power plants? Watch Here

Shut Down the Department of Education!

By Ron Paul

​President Trump’s executive order from last week titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” could help bring about a major step toward restoring constitutional government and improving education.

The executive order directs that the secretary of education, “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States a...

Federal Judge Seeks To Defang DOGE

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang has ruled that Elon Musk's role as DOGE enforcer may be unconstitutional, ordering that he “shall not take any action, or engage in any work, relating to the shutdown of USAID.” Is the deep state pushing back? Also today, say it ain't so, Tulsi. Finally: Sports diplomacy for the win. Watch Here

From Yemen To Iran To Gaza To Russia - Is Trump Losing The Plot?

President Trump hit the ground running - hard - after his inauguration in January. It seemed like at least half of the Federal Government was exposed as not only totally fake, but actually working against US interests. From USAID to the Department of Education, thousands of "employees" were let go. Then he fell into the siren song of all Presidents: he got sucked into the Imperial Presidency and began waving the sword. Can he get back on track? Watch Here

Pardon Me? Trump Blasts Biden's 'Auto-Signed' Get Out Of Jail Free Cards

As more evidence emerges that former President Biden did not actually sign most of the documents during his presidency - including his numerous "pardons" - the big question is what did the president NOT know and when did he NOT know it? Also today - is the "peace candidate" taking us to war with Iran?

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President Trump: Stop Bombing Yemen and Exit the Middle East!

By Ron Paul

Over the weekend President Trump ordered a massive military operation against the small country of Yemen. Was Yemen in the process of attacking the United States? No. Did the President in that case go to Congress and seek a declaration of war against the country? No. The fact is, Yemen hadn’t even threatened the United States before the bombs started falling.

Last year, candidate Trump strongly criticized the Biden Administration’s obsession with foreign interventionism to the detrimen...