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'President' Pompeo? Neocons Nix Trump/Rouhani Meeting

No sooner did President Trump announce that he would meet his Iranian counterpart "without conditions" than his Secretary of State began putting out conditions for such a meeting. The Iranians, unsurprisingly, backed off. Is Trump in control?

War Is A Racket: After 17 Years and Billions Wasted, US Seeks Peace With Taliban

US and Taliban officials met in Qatar last week to gently move toward ceasefire and possibly peace talks. Meanwhile a US government report on US spending on Afghan reconstruction has found more than $15 billion wasted in just the past 11 years! Someone got rich, many more are poorer. And many are dead. For what?

Trump’s Tweets End the Myth of Fed Independence

By Ron Paul

President Trump’s recent Tweets expressing displeasure with the Federal Reserve’s (minor) interest rate increases led to accusations that President Trump is undermining the Federal Reserve’s independence. But, the critics ignore the fact that Federal Reserve “independence” is one of the great myths of American politics.

When it comes to intimidating the Federal Reserve, President Trump pales in comparison to President Lyndon Johnson. After the Federal Reserve increased interest rate...

Perpetual War For Perpetual Greed - US Threatens Iran (Again)

Numerous press reports over the weekend suggest that the Trump Administration may launch an attack on Iran within the next month. They are allegedly going to target Iranian nuclear facilities - but our own CIA - as well as the IAEA - has confirmed that Iran is not building nuclear weapons. What's behind the drive for war?

Ron Paul to Congress: Keep the Internet Tax-Free

By Norm Singleton

Below is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s testimony submitted to the House Committee on the Judiciary’s hearing on “Examining the Wayfair decision’s impact on small businesses and consumers.”

Dr. Paul explains why the Supreme Court was mistaken to rule in Wayfair that states could force out-of-state businesses to collect state sales taxes, and he explains why Congress can and should act to stop state legislatures and governors from taxing online commerce.

Statement of R...

Inflationary Depression Coming: Who Will Trump Blame?

While campaigning for president, Donald Trump accurately said that American markets were a big, fat bubble. He was correct, and that same bubble has not burst, but has gotten even bigger! When the inevitable bust arrives, who will President Trump blame?

Who Killed The Tea Party - How, Why, When? With Guest, Matt Kibbe

The Tea Party movement is well and truly dead, writes former Freedom Works president Matt Kibbe. What killed it and why? We discuss that and other efforts to rein in Washington in today's Liberty Report...

The U.S. Is Sprinting Towards A Financial Crisis

By Liberty Report Staff

A great exchange with CNBC's Rick Santelli:

Santelli Exchange: Ron Paul on federal spending from CNBC.

Liberty: Don't Toss This Most Precious Gift Away

By Chris Rossini

Liberty, an inborn characteristic of every human being, has everything to do with independent thinking. We each think on our own.

There is a big caveat though. Part of being free means you are free to throw away your own judgements. You have the ability to suppress what your intuition and reason tells you is true, in favor of what someone else tells you is the truth. Those who seek to dominate others always exploit this potential vulnerability. 

The greatest enemy of the authori...

'Shock' Poll: Most Americans Support Another Trump/Putin Summit...But Congress Says 'No!'

According to a new poll released yesterday, some 54 percent of Americans support President Trump's plan to hold another summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this year. Congress reacted in a bi-partisan manner: No! Is Congress again out of step with the American people?