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Guaido Not Arrested In Venezuela - Rubio And Bolton Outraged!

US-named Venezuela president Juan Guaido defied the Venezuelan government and returned to the country yesterday. US neocons were hoping that his arrest would open the door to US military action. They were disappointed. The Venezuelan government stood down and allowed his return. What's next for the regime changers?

Did Bolton Blow North Korea?

By Ron Paul

President Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un last week was criticized by both parties in Washington long before Air Force One even touched down in Hanoi. Washington’s political class seemed terrified that the nearly 70 year state of “war” with North Korea might actually end. In the end the only positive thing they could say about the meeting was that Trump apparently walked away with nothing to show for it.

The location of the meeting – Hanoi, Vietnam – serve...

ISIS Defeated In Syria - So Why Drop White Phosphorus?

The last enclave of ISIS is being defeated in eastern Syria, yet the US reportedly dropped white phosphorus which killed a number of civilians. Are we making it worse?

Punishing Women With A Draft Doesn't Achieve "Equal Rights"

War is government at its very worst, not only in terms of destruction, but in the powers that it arbitrarily assumes as it capitalizes on widespread fear. Military conscription presumes that the government owns your body and may direct it as it pleases. Both men and women should be vehemently against the idea of a military draft. Ron Paul discusses on today's Liberty Report.

'Sometimes You Have To Walk' - Trump/Kim Summit A Failure? Whose Fault?

The media is gloating today over the "failed" Trump/Kim summit. Was the summit really a failure? If so, who is at fault? The media and pundits as usual get it wrong. It was both a success and a failure, but not for the reasons they are reporting. Tune in to today's Liberty Report for our reasoning...

You Think Your Labor Is Worth $15/hr? .... Then Find A Buyer

By Chris Rossini

Let's say you're ready to sell your house. You love the house, have lived there for years, and have a lot of special memories. You'd love to sell it for a million bucks!

Well, if it's worth a million bucks to someone, it's your job to find them, tell them the price that you're asking, maybe give them a little pitch on why they should part with their money, and throw the ball into their court.

If they buy, you're both better off....It's a win-win! 

But now let's say that your pros...

Cold War Weirdness on Vietnam, Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela

By Jacob G. Hornberger

President Trump is currently having a second meeting with North Korea’s communist dictator Kim Jong-Un. Hoping to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, Trump is hoping to enter into an agreement with the Korean Reds to finally bring a formal end to the Cold War-era Korean War. The meeting is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam, the capital of the country that the U.S. government also waged war against during the Cold War.  

Prior to the meeting, people were treated to a publiciz...

Trump Talks Peace With Taliban - Will Neocons Go Nuts?

While all eyes are on the Trump/Kim talks in Hanoi, the US Administration is continuing peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban in Qatar. Will the US withdraw all troops from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban promises to keep fighting ISIS and al-Qaeda?

Laws That Make Us Worse Off

By Michael S. Rozeff

Bernie Sanders wants a lot: “Our campaign is about transforming our country and creating a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice."

As a rule, attempts by lawmakers to engineer economies, societies, racial disparities and environments fail to achieve their advertised goals of benefiting the public. As a rule, laws that are supposed to transform these systems increase rather than decrease injustice. If we make our own non-agg...

Emergencies Do Not Trump the Constitution

By Ron Paul

After Congress rejected President Trump’s request for 5.7 billion dollars for the border wall, the president declared a national emergency at the southern border. Present Trump claims this “emergency” gives him the authority to divert funds appropriated for other purposes to building the border wall.

President Trump’s emergency declaration is not just an end run around Congress. It is an end run around the Constitution. Article One of the Constitution gives Congress sole authority t...