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Does Socialism Lead To War? With Special Guest Sen. Rand Paul

Senator Rand Paul joins today's Ron Paul Liberty Report to discuss Washington's war on peace and freedom and his new book, "The Case Against Socialism."

Empire and Interventionism vs. Republic and Noninterventionism

By Jacob G. Hornberger

The chaos arising from U.S. interventionism in Syria provides an excellent opportunity to explore the interventionist mind.

Consider the terminology being employed by interventionists: President Trump’s actions in Syria have left a “power vacuum,” one that Russia and Iran are now filling. The United States will no longer have “influence” in the region. “Allies” will no longer be able to trust the U.S. to come to their assistance. Trump’s actions have th...

Bipartisan Support For Turkey Sanctions - A 'Victory' For Trump?

Republicans and some Democrats seem to be settling for heavy sanctions on NATO ally Turkey for its incursion into Syria, with hawks like Lindsey Graham softening his tone over Trump's decision to pull US troops from the line of fire. Do they see the shift in public opinion and are shifting their views? How will sanctions work on Turkey?

Assessing Presidential Actions - From A Libertarian Perspective

By Chris Rossini

It should be apparent to everyone by now that collectivist thinking is running wild and identity politics is en vogue.

You’re supposed to hate Trump because one group says so, or you’re supposed to love Trump because another group says so.

But to the libertarian individual, this means nothing. It really doesn't matter what type of thinking happens to be en vogue.

To the advocate of liberty, there is a simple test when analyzing one's own actions, as well as the actions of others...

Pentagon Hands Manbij To The Russians (Can We Get Them To Take Afghanistan Too?)

US troops left northern Syria in a hurry in the past 24 or so hours, but Beltway warnings of a "power vacuum" that will allow ISIS to take over have been proven wrong. With the US out of the picture, the Kurds are not facing genocide, but instead have made a deal with Assad to reintegrate into the Syrian army and resist the Turkish incursion. Meanwhile, the Russians are said to be patrolling the no-man's land between Syrian and Turkish forces while working on a peace agreement. Getting out of...

Washington is Wrong Once Again – Kurds Join Assad to Defend Syria

By Ron Paul

When President Trump Tweeted last week that “it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars,” adding that the US would be withdrawing from Syria, Washington went into a panic. Suddenly Republicans, Democrats, the media, the think tanks, and the war industry all discovered and quickly became experts on “the Kurds,” who we were told were an “ally” being sent to their slaughter by an ignorant President Trump.

But it was all just another bipartisan ploy to keep the “forev...

How Socialism Almost Destroyed America

By Thomas DiLorenzo

[Editor's Note: The following is excerpted from Thomas DiLorenzo's book The Problem with Socialism ] The first American settlers originally adopted communal or socialized ownership of land and property. As a result, most of them rather quickly starved to death or died of disease.

When the first pilgrims arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in May 1607 they found incredibly fertile soil and plentiful seafood, wild game, and fruits of all kinds. Despite all of this, within six...

Kurds Make Alliance With Assad - Victory For America (But Not For Neocons)

Neocon tears last week over the plight of the Kurds has turned to furious anger with news that yesterday a deal was inked between the Kurds and the Syrian government. Syrian Arab Army forces are rushing into formerly Kurd-held areas to stave off a Turk incursion into Syrian territory. The Kurd/Assad alliance is the end of "regime change" for Syria and the end of one of the dumbest US interventions in history. How long till US troops are fully vacated from their illegally-held posts inside Syr...

The Market Will Overpower The Socialistic Monetary System of The Federal Reserve

Former Congressman Ron Paul on the Fed, the market and the economy from CNBC.

Negative Rates Won't Rescue The Fed, Nor Will Pretending That Everything's Fine

Desperation continues at the Fed. They're expanding their balance sheet (again), but denying that it's QE, despite the fact that they've added almost $200 billion to their balance sheet in just a matter of days. Fed Chair Powell is even out-and-about pretending that everything is just fine. Central planners always box themselves into a corner. Neither lies, nor more counterfeiting can fix the troubles they've created.