Ron Paul's Blog, page 241

U.S. Troops Will Ultimately Come Home From Everywhere --- The Government is Broke!

Trump To End Unconstitutional Syria War. Washington Heads Are Exploding

The same warmongers of liberal and neoconservative stripes who had no problem with President Obama taking us INTO war in Syria without Congressional approval are now screaming bloody murder because President Trump has decided to take us OUT. Are they acting on principles? Or pure politics?

Trump Shocker: 'We're Leaving Syria!' Does He Mean It?

After a leak in the Wall Street Journal suggested a major reversal in US policy in Syria, President Trump confirmed in a Tweet this morning that the US was withdrawing from Syria. Starting immediately. Will the president follow through? What will the neocons do? Is there another false-flag danger?

Markets Must Set Interest Rates - Not The Price-Fixing Fed

By Liberty Report Staff

Playing The Blame Game: The Political Farce Of The Government Shutdown

The talk in Washington - again - is of a "government shutdown." We are supposed to fear such a shutdown so much we will turn a blind eye to anything the duopoly does to avoid it. But what if it's all just a big farce?

Why The Senate Vote to End Yemen War is So Important

By Ron Paul

Last week something historic happened in the US Senate. For the first time in 45 years, a chamber of the US Congress voted to pull US forces from a military conflict under the 1973 War Powers Act.

While there is plenty to criticize in the War Powers Act, in this situation it was an important tool used by a broad Senate coalition to require President Trump to end US participation in the Saudi war against Yemen. And while the resolution was not perfect – there were huge loopholes – it...

The Predictable Downturn Has Barely Started ... The Fed Has Done Tremendous Damage

By Liberty Report StaffWatch the latest video at foxnews.com

Saudis Tell US Senate 'Where To Go' - Time To Leave?

The Saudi government has issued a blistering condemnation of last week's Senate vote blaming Riyadh for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While that voice vote may have irked them, the vote before it demanding an end to US participation in the Saudi war on Yemen may prove far more significant. Is it time for a divorce from the Saudis?

There's Nothing The Fed Can Do To Avoid An Economic Meltdown

By Liberty Report Staff

Manipulated interest rates, a distorted economy, tariffs, a government that attempts to regulate everything....

An economic meltdown is ahead, and there's nothing The Fed can do to avoid it. 

Dr. Paul's segment begins around the 2:25 mark:

Futures Now, December 13, 2018 from CNBC.

It’s official: the Federal Reserve is insolvent

By Simon Black

In the year 1157, the Republic of Venice was in the midst of war and in desperate need of funds.

It wasn’t the first time in history that a government needed to borrow money to fight a war. But the Venetians came up with an innovative idea:

Every citizen who loaned money to the government was to receive an official paper certificate guaranteeing that the state would make interest payments.

Those certificates could then be transferred to other people… and the government would make p...