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Americans Should Adopt Unilateral Free Trade

By Jacob G. Hornberger

Given the ongoing destruction of liberty and prosperity from President Trump’s trade wars, tariffs, sanctions, and embargoes, it’s time to think at a higher level, one that goes beyond mere criticism of Trump’s trade antics. It’s time to think in terms of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government, all of which translate to the idea of unilateral free trade.

What does unilateral free trade mean? It means that the U.S. government should simply lift, dismantle...

Trump Threatens Military Bill Veto: Demands More Spending!

President Trump has threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2020 if Congress adopts the House version of the bill, which increases military spending by $16 billion but does not come close to the $33 billion increase the Administration demands. When it comes to military spending...how much is enough?

The Free Individual Remains

By Chris Rossini

Liberty, freedom, and free will are the natural and built-in condition of each human  individual.

Ironically, throughout human history (and up to the present day) people have been trying to shake themselves loose of their natural freedom. They'd rather others choose, decide and dictate everything to them. Unsurprisingly, there is never a shortage of others who want to play the role of dictator.

Over and over the error is repeated. Big Governments come and go. Tyrannies come and...

Breakthrough? Taliban Talks With Kabul Government Bear Fruit

This week, Taliban and Afghan government officials met for the first time at talks hosted in Qatar and organized by Germany. The modest early agreement may pave the way to the end of the 18 year war. Meanwhile today the US resumes talks with the Taliban also in Qatar. Will the Trump Administration find a way to pull out of Afghanistan?

Frog-Marching Trump Toward War on Iran

By Ron Paul

Hypocrisy seems to have become a defining characteristic of US foreign policy, especially when it comes to Iran. After breaking the Iran deal last year and, de facto, forcing the Europeans to violate the deal in May, the US Administration is now complaining that Iran is no longer abiding by its obligations under the deal!

It’s remarkable to see Secretary of State Mike Pompeo take to Twitter to complain of Iran enriching uranium to pre-deal levels, as if somehow the US believes it ca...

Unintended Consequences: UK Tanker Fears Iran Retaliation In Gulf

Days after the UK - at US request - seized a tanker filled with Iranian oil near Gibraltar, a UK tanker in the Persian Gulf has made an abrupt u-turn and abandoned its mission to transport Iraqi oil to Europe. Now sheltering in Saudi waters, the tanker fears a tit-for-tat Iranian retaliation. Is this a case of "unintended consequences" for the US-engineered July 4th Iran tanker seizure? How far will this escalate? More on Iran at RPI's August conference! Info and tickets: RonPaulInstitute.org...

Jacob Sullum "The Collapse of Marijuana Prohibition and the Future Drug Policy Reform"

Jacob Sullum at The Ron Paul Institute May conference on "Winning the War on the War on Drugs."

What's Ron's Favorite Part Of The Declaration Of Independence

With all the white noise on July 4th - tanks and flyovers, speeches - it can be easy to forget exactly what we are celebrating. In this special edition of the Liberty Report, Ron Paul explains his favorite part of the Declaration and why...

Accepting Liberty & Rejecting Force

By Chris Rossini

Accept....Reject...Accept...Reject.

All day...Every day.

Individual humans are endowed with individual liberty, and the foundation of that liberty is the freedom to choose what they will accept, and what they will reject.

What is accepted becomes a part of that individual, sometimes literally!

When we go to dinner buffet, a multitude of food choices await for the critical decision to be made. Those foods that are chosen will be turned into blood and literally assimilated into the...

Trump In A Box: Iran Demands Right To Enrich 'To Any Level'

President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran deal continues to backfire, as he is discovering that the other side can also exert "maximum pressure." With the US out of the deal but still demanding a right to dictate the terms to those who remain in the deal, Iran is exercising its right within the deal to suspend abiding by the terms if other parties do the same. Where will this lead? Don't forget to get your tickets to the Ron Paul Institute's Washington conference next month: RonPaulInstitute...