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Weekly Update --- Who to Believe on Washington’s Korea Policy, Tillerson or Trump?

Secretary of State Tillerson said we should talk to North Korea, then the White House said it's a waste of time, then Tillerson agreed. What's going on?

Classic Ron Paul: The End of Dollar Hegemony

By Liberty Report Staff

Americans and the U.S. federal government have been living way beyond their means for decades. The false belief that "debt doesn't matter" was enabled and made possible by the existence of The Federal Reserve.

Ron Paul has warned (throughout those very same decades) that this unnatural and forced condition could not, and would not, last.

Well, with each passing day, we see foreign nations taking concrete steps away from dollar dependency. They're no longer finding it in t...

'Make 'Em Pay'? Trump Spends $5 Billion On Europe's Defense

The "European Defense Initiative" was launched after the US-backed coup in Ukraine to counter Russian "aggression" in the region. Its budget has quintupled to nearly $5 billion next year. Hundreds of millions will be spent to rebuild military bases in eastern Europe. What happened to making the Europeans pay for their own defense?

The End of Dollar Hegemony and the Crypto Craze

Dollar hegemony as the world reserve currency is unwinding and coming to an end. While major monetary changes are ahead, the direction that things will go is still far from certain. We know that government and central banks want to get rid of cash because they’re always telling us so. We also know that they want total economic surveillance. Ironically, crypto-currencies provide both of these things for government. Ron Paul discusses this and more on today’s Liberty Report.

How Will Government Respond To The Next Fed-Created Bust?

By Chris Rossini

Ever since The Federal Reserve opened its unconstitutional doors, the American economy has been on a perpetual roller-coaster of "this time is different" booms, followed by heart-crushing financial busts.

It can be no other way. The Fed creates bubbles and the bubbles have to pop. It's not complicated.

This immoral cycle enriches the politically-connected few at the expense of everyone else, so it does serve a purpose for them. If everyone were to be harmed equally, there would...

Trump To Release New US Strategy: Will Neocons Cheer?

Foreign affairs analyst Jim Jatras joins today's Liberty Report to discuss the new US National Security Strategy scheduled to be released next week. Big changes? New approach? We'll discuss...

Market Update: The Cryptocurrency Craze

By Ron Paul

This Should Not Happen In A Republic

By Liberty Report Staff

The U.S. military is reporting that there are 44,000 American troops deployed to "Unknown."

This should not happen in a Republic.

Ron Paul discusses below (starting around the 2 minute mark):

Tillerson Ready For North Korea Talks...But Is Trump?

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told an audience this week that the US was ready to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions. But the White House has denied that the Administration's position has changed. Is Tillerson free-lancing it? Or is something else going on?

Net Neutrality and the Problem with "Experts"

By Ryan McMaken

The FCC is preparing to vote this week to roll back "net neutrality" regulations adopted in 2015. Supporters of net neutrality claim the regulations protect internet traffic from discrimination and ensure broadband providers don't abuse their power as gatekeepers to the internet. Supportersalso claim "[n]et neutrality is the principle that all traffic on the internet should be treated equally."

The problem, of course, is that net neutrality regulations do none of these things. 

I...