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US Missiles To Germany - Defense Or Warmongering?

Reports are circulating that the US is considering sending its THAAD missile defense system to Germany to, they claim, guard against the Iranian threat. Are the Iranians -- or the Russians -- about to attack Berlin? Or is this another big win for the US defense contractors?

The State will gladly protect you from Freedom of Conscience

By Joshua Bennett

For hundreds of years, western cultures have been refining what is known as Freedom of Conscience.

One of the outcomes of this refinement is Freedom of Speech, a Liberty that is relatively new to the human political experience.

Not long ago, being critical of a government, for instance, could get you killed by that government. Merely speaking out of turn or having critical thought towards the State religion meant torture or death.

But, we have advanced through time to understand...

Trump's Tariff Threats: Will The American Economy Get Squeezed Even More?

Tariffs are taxes on Americans for the benefit of a tiny group of politically-connected corporations. Taxation can never lead to prosperity. Unfortunately, constant doses of patriotic propaganda convince Americans that they're being robbed for their own good. Ron Paul discusses the destructiveness of tariffs on today's Liberty Report.

Who's Apologizing Today? ... PC Is Trampling The First Amendment

What do you think authoritarians, who want everyone to obey their will, would prefer more? A nation of free thinking individuals, guided by their own beliefs, opinions and desires? Or a nation of people who can't detect truth, and who don't know what they're 'allowed' to think, or 'allowed' to say? Which would rulers prefer? Ron Paul discusses the mental prison known as Political-Correctness.

US Commander in Europe: We Need More Troops to Fight The Russians

The US European Commander wants more US troops in Europe "to deter Russian aggression." Meanwhile, Poland is offering the US $2 billion to build a permanent US base on its territory. And the US is moving 2,500 new tanks and fighting vehicles into Europe. Does Russia really want to invade Europe? Or is this a fantasy of the US military-industrial complex?

America’s Incredible Shrinking Influence

By Ron Paul

Just two weeks after President Trump pulled the US from the Iran nuclear agreement, his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, issued 12 demands to Iran that could never be satisfied. Pompeo knew his demands would be impossible to meet. They were designed that way. Just like Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum to Serbia in July, 1914, that led to the beginning of World War I. And just like the impossible demands made of Milosevic in 1999 and of Saddam Hussein in 1991 and 2003, and so many other...

In Korea, Kim And Moon Embrace - No Need For Outsiders?

Informed that the Trump/Kim summit was off for next month, North and South Korean leaders did the unexpected: With a phone call they were soon meeting on the border trying to figure out how to keep the diplomatic ball rolling. Will the summit be back on the agenda? Does it really matter?

On War, Gold, and My Years in Congress

The following interview was originally published at The Mises Institute.JEFF DEIST: What makes you optimistic, what makes you pessimistic about what you see in the US?

RON PAUL: Well, if I look at the big picture including a long span of time, I would say conditions aren’t that bad, even though I often talk about all the bad things I anticipate and how it could get worse in terms of the economy and foreign policy.

When you think about it, I was born in 1935, in the middle of the Depression. I r...

What if...

On this Memorial Day, what if we were to contemplate some very important, life-saving questions...

(Thank you Jonathan Williams)

Inflation is a Vicious Tax & The Fed Wants More Of It!

The central planners at The Federal Reserve released their most recent minutes, and guess what they want? Higher prices! They want inflation to run hot. So while Americans clock into their jobs (for the same amount of money) the central planners are manipulating the economy to drive the costs of everything up! Isn't that nice of them? Ron Paul weighs in on the central bank that should not exist.