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F-35 Boondoggle: More Military Spending Is Not More Security

The ongoing fiasco with the hugely cost over-run and under-performing F-35 demonstrates precisely why President Trump's massive increase in military spending will not bring more security to the US. It is a "get rich" program for the political elite and the military-industrial complex.

Don't Let The State Brainwash Your Kids: Homeschool! With Guest Tom Woods...

Are you worried about government schools brainwashing your kids? Are you worried about them being manipulated into political protests that undermine liberty and morality? Most importantly, do you want them to actually become educated people? Tom Woods joins today's Liberty Report to tell us why more Americans should consider homeschooling...

Neocons Are Back With a Big War Budget and Big War Plans

By Ron Paul

On Friday, President Trump signed the omnibus spending bill for 2018. The $1.3 trillion bill was so monstrous that it would have made the biggest spender in the Obama Administration blush. The image of leading Congressional Democrats Pelosi and Schumer grinning and gloating over getting everything they wanted -- and then some -- will likely come back to haunt Republicans at the midterm elections. If so, they will deserve it.

Even President Trump admitted the bill was horrible. As he...

Trump Expels Russians - Poison Attack Or False Flag?

Before any investigation into the alleged nerve agent attack in the UK has been completed, the Trump Administration announced this morning that some 60 Russian diplomats would be expelled from the US in retaliation for what it claimed was Russian government responsibility. Did the Russians use nerve agents in the UK? Should we at least ask for proof? Is this escalation a smoke-screen for economic events such as the Petro-Yuan?

SPECIAL REPORT: Bolton To The White House - Pre-Emptive War On The Way?

John Bolton, a central figure in peddling the lies of the 2003 Iraq invasion has been chosen by President Trump to be a National Security Advisor. This is a very bad sign. We break down why it's a terrible and dangerous choice in a special extra edition of the Ron Paul Liberty Report.

Big Government Republicans & Trump's Unconstitutional Tariffs

Government Regulation of Facebook?

The market is a ruthless regulator. Big corporations prefer government regulation because they to protect big corporations from the market, consumer choice, and upstart competitors. As the market ravages Facebook for its misdeeds, CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe "government regulations" would be a good idea. Of course he does!

Why Are We Still In Syria?

With ISIS all but defeated and al-Qaeda and its allies all but defeated in Ghouta, what is the justification for the US military to still be illegally occupying 30 percent of Syrian territory? And why is the Pentagon building a big new base so close to Syria's oil fields?

East Ghouta: Obama's Last Stand In Syria?

With the impending fall of East Ghouta to Syrian government forces, former President Obama's project of supporting jihadist rebels in hopes of overthrowing Assad seems to be near death. Will Trump be wise enough to finally change Obama's disastrous policy?

15 Years Ago...There Was Another Option

15 Years Ago...The Failed Iraq War Began

15 Years Ago...There Was Another Option