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Trump's Words vs. Trump's Advisors

By Chris Rossini

President Trump's inaugural speech President Trump's inaugural speech contained words that would create a smile for any liberty-loving individual: 

"We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow."

Fulfilling those wo...

More Troops: Why Trump's ISIS Strategy Will Fail

The problem with President Trump's expected strategy plan to defeat ISIS is that it is not a strategy at all, but rather it is the same old failed tactics: more US military force.

Trump’s ISIS Plan: Another US Invasion?

By Ron Paul

Just over a week into the Trump Administration, the President issued an Executive Order giving Defense Secretary James Mattis 30 days to come up with a plan to defeat ISIS. According to the Order, the plan should make recommendations on military actions, diplomatic actions, partners, strategies, and how to pay for the operation.

As we approach the president’s deadline it looks like the military is going to present Trump with a plan to do a whole lot more of what we’ve been doi...

Donald Trump Will Not Win The Drug War

By Jacob G. Hornberger

Donald Trump is obviously a smart man. One cannot build up a billion-dollar financial empire without being smart.

Unfortunately, however, Trump is not so smart when it comes to some things, like the drug war. He thinks that simply by cracking down in the drug war and becoming more ruthless than previous presidents, he’s going to be the one who finally wins the war on drugs.

It’s not going to happen. No matter how smart he is in business affairs or even politics, Dona...

Democracy, the God That's Failing

By Jeff Deist

When Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe made his famous argument against democracy back in 2001, the notion that voting was a lousy way to organize society was still radical even among many libertarians. Virtually everyone raised in a western country over the past century grew up hearing “democracy” used as a synonym for wonderful, good, just, and valid. It takes a great deal of unlearning to overcome this as an adult, and to question the wisdom of representative government insta...

WikiLeaks: CIA Plotted to Infiltrate Every Major French Political Party

By Everett Numbers

A fresh release of classified documents shows the CIA permeated France’s 2012 presidential election, according to Wikileaks. The agency targeted every major party, as well as the current and former president and other prominent candidates.

Wikileaks has been teasing its upcoming “CIA Vault 7” document dump. Thursday’s release of seven pages containing three CIA tasking orders regarding France’s 2012 election is the first such promotion to offer something of substance.

The docu...

Myth-Busters: No...Gold Didn't Fail As Money

It may be difficult for some people to believe, but not too long ago, gold was the international medium of exchange. It facilitated economic growth like the world has never seen. Contrary to government propaganda, gold did not fail as money. It was government itself that systematically separated Americans from sound money. We discuss today on Myth-Busters!Watch The Liberty Report LIVE
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Judge Napolitano To Trump: Drain The Deep State

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The Fed Has Checked Us Into a Monetary Roach Motel

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Is The Intelligence Community At War With Trump?

We are joined by special guest Phil Giraldi, a career intelligence officer, to take a look at the bizarre standoff between President Trump and the US intelligence community.