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Ron Paul – “Enemies: Foreign and Domestic”

By Ron Paul

I recently had the pleasure of speaking at a conference hosted by The Future of Freedom Foundation addressing the topic of America's National Security State.

The title of my talk was "Enemies: Foreign and Domestic."

I hope you enjoy it:

Russia/Iran Sanctions Delayed In House: Policy Change...or Deep State Pressure?

The Russia/Iran sanctions bill passed earlier this month in the Senate has stalled in the House on a procedural issue: bills dealing with revenue must originate in the House. Is there a chance the bill may be scuttled? Don't hold your breath!

Owning Gold Is the First Step to “Freedom Insurance”

By Nick Giambruno

It’s predictable…

A government in need of cash will turn to destructive “solutions.”

Money printing, higher taxes, and more regulations often come first. Unfortunately, these are just the hors d’oeuvres before a 10-course meal.

As they become increasingly desperate, governments implement increasingly destructive policies. This might include capital controls, price controls, people controls, official currency devaluations, wealth confiscations, retirement account nationalizations...

Paul Ryan's Tax 'Reform' -- Beware!

House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a "major speech" on House tax reform plans this week. Will reforms mean government is going to get smaller? Or are the deck chairs just being re-arranged?

Ron Paul on Paul Ryan’s Tax Reform Plan

By Liberty Report Staff

Paul Ryan's Tax Reform Plan is a shell game. Americans need tax CUTS, not "revenue-neutral reforms". If the Trump Administration was really serious about cutting taxes, they would look to cut government spending. This is not happening at all. Instead the deck chairs on the sinking ship are simply being re-arranged and shuffled around. Ron Paul discusses with Kennedy below:

Security...or Surveillance? The Edward Snowden Interview

In this wide-ranging exclusive interview, former intelligence analyst turned whistleblower Edward Snowden tells all. What to say to those who argue that they've got nothing to hide so nothing to fear from the intrusive ears of the state? Snowden is engagingly philosophical yet frank about his current position and where we are headed as a society. Check out the Freedom of the Press Foundation, where he is Board President: https://freedom.press/

An Empire Self-Destructs

By Jeff Thomas

Empires are built through the creation or acquisition of wealth. The Roman Empire came about through the productivity of its people and its subsequent acquisition of wealth from those that it invaded. The Spanish Empire began with productivity and expanded through the use of its large armada of ships, looting the New World of its gold. The British Empire began through localized productivity and grew through its creation of colonies worldwide—colonies that it exploited, bringing...

Escalation! US Hits Syrian Jet, Russia Cuts Communications

A US Navy F-18 shot down a Syrian jet over eastern Syria today. The Russians have cut communications with the US in protest. Russian jets were also operating on an anti-ISIS mission in the area. Russians have announced they will track any flying object near their area of operations.

Trump Turns Back the Clock With Cold War Cuba U-Turn

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Nostalgia seems to be very popular in Washington. While the neocons and Democratic Party hard-liners have succeeded in bringing back the Cold War with Russia, it looks like President Trump is determined to take us back to a replay of the Bay of Pigs!

In Miami on Friday, the president announced that he was slamming the door on one of President Obama’s few foreign policy successes: easing 50 years of US sanctions on Cuba. The nostal...

Jeff Sessions Is Horrifically Wrong on Recreational Drug Sales

By Robert Wenzel

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is out with an op-ed in the Washington Post.

It begins this way:

Drug trafficking is an inherently violent business. If you want to collect a drug debt, you can’t, and don’t, file a lawsuit in court. You collect it by the barrel of a gun.

Of course, Sessions is horrifically wrong. There is nothing about drug sales that makes it an inherently violent business. It is a violent business because of government regulations against its sale and the large p...