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Trump’s Neocons Reverse His Syria Withdrawal Plan

By Ron Paul

I’m starting to wonder whether President Trump has any power over US foreign policy at all. Many people believe that the US president is just a figurehead, with actual foreign policy firmly in the hands of the deep state. Trump’s latest dramatic U-turn on pulling troops from Syria certainly feeds such theories.

When President Trump announced just a couple of weeks ago that the US was removing its troops from Syria and possibly reducing troops from Afghanistan, the neocons, the media...

Bolton: Trump's Wrong - We're Not Leaving Syria!

President Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton (along with the Secretary of State and other neocons) are openly defying the president's stated policy of a rapid withdrawal of US troops from Syria. The president does not seem too bothered by this open insubordination. Will he cave in to the neocons? Does it really matter?

DEBT: The Opium of The Fed's Manipulated Economy

Global debt has never been higher. It's almost $250 Trillion. Obviously, the economic world that central banks have created are built on a house of sand. Central banks are socialistic institutions. They are monopolies created and sustained by governments. When the central banking house of cards comes down, it'll be felt around the world. Ron Paul discusses on today's Liberty Report!

Congressman Thomas Massie Leads The Way on Audit The Fed

By Ron Paul

Congressman Thomas Massie's continued leadership on Audit the Fed is just one reason why he is the “gold standard” of pro-liberty legislators in the House of Representatives.

With the U.S. economy teetering on the verge of another Federal Reserve-created meltdown, Congress has no excuse to continue to prevent the American people from learning the full truth about the Fed’s conduct (and misconduct) of monetary policy.

Audit the Fed is one of the few issues that unites libertarians, co...

Prospects For Peace And Prosperity In 2019: Our New Year Predictions

President Trump has taken credit for an early stock boom in his presidency. Will a bust threaten him more than "Russiagate"? What hot spots threaten to break into open flame? Liberty Report predictions for 2019.

Ron Paul: Marijuana Federalism

By John McCardell

Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul recently penned an op-ed for  Reason  magazine on the 2018 elections which argued that support for a federal war on marijuana is a losing position. Dr. Paul discusses how his support for ending the war on marijuana was unsuccessfully used against him in his 1996 campaign to return to Congress. He also discusses President Trump’s support for marijuana federalism and raises concerns about President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Willi...

Giuliani Is Right! Free Assange!

President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, stunned Washington over the weekend by stating the obvious: Julian Assange and Wikileaks are simply publishers, like the Washington Post and New York Times. If Assange is prosecuted by the US for publishing information, what's to stop prosecution of the rest of the US media?

Flashback 2011: It's Time To Get Out of Afghanistan

American politicians have figured out that they can promise peace and never deliver. The American people have wanted out of Afghanistan for a very long time. Will President Trump deliver?

Rough Times Ahead, But Liberty Can Still Win

By Ron Paul

While Congress and the president fight over funding a border wall, they continue to ignore the coming economic tsunami caused by the approximately 22 trillion dollars (and rapidly increasing) federal debt. President Trump may not be troubled by the debt’s effect on the economy because he believes he will be out of office before it becomes a major problem. However, the crisis may come sooner than he, or most people in DC, expects.

The constituency for limited government, while growin...

Leaving Syria: Will Trump Hold Fast?

Sen. Lindsey Graham claims that Trump backed down on removing troops from Syria after having lunch together. President Trump has indicated no such thing. Meanwhile polls show support for the troop withdrawal? Is this a case of neocon wishful thinking?