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Trump Is Exactly Where The Elites Want Him

By Brandon Smith

Cognitive dissonance is a powerful drug. It makes otherwise-very-intelligent people goofy and incoherent in their thinking and blinds them to certain realities that they should normally see right in front of their noses. I witness it all the time in the field of economics — a key piece of logic, a key fact that certain people absolutely refuse to take into account simply because they have a singular idea of how the world works and they cannot allow that idea to ever come into...

2017 - Ron Paul's New Year Predictions

What to expect in the New Year? Ron Paul has some ideas. Tune in to our year-end Liberty Report! And Happy New Year!!!

Ask Ron Paul - Tariffs, Populism, Disinfo, And More...

A year-end edition of "Ask Ron Paul," where we turn to our viewers to pose the questions. We had a good crop of questions this time around!

Why Lew Rockwell is Optimistic the Drug War Will End

By Adam Dick

Look to the war on drugs to understand why the United States has become “a prison state,” says Lew Rockwell in a new video interview with Future of Freedom Foundation President Jacob Hornberger. And, says Rockwell, look to educational efforts and state governments’ “nullification” of US drug laws for indications why drug prohibition will end.

While Rockwell notes there are powerful interests fighting to perpetuate the war on drugs, Rockwell also declares in the interview his optimi...

Trump's Pentagon Budget Time Bomb

Legendary Pentagon analyst and whistleblower Chuck Spinney joins today's Liberty Report to explain the budget nightmares a President Trump will face at the Pentagon. Why do these weapons systems cost so much and perform so badly? Chuck knows...and tells.

The Roadblocks That Trump Will Face

By Ron Paul

Straightening out the U.S. government is no small or easy task. It may not even be possible given its sprawling size and bureaucratic structure. Are Trump's many supporters about to be disappointed? I discuss on Fox Business.Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Why Did 'Faithless Elector' Bill Greene Vote For Ron Paul?

The Electoral College system has been in the news in this very unusual election season. In a season of shocks, one of the biggest ones was an electoral college vote for Ron Paul, cast by Texas elector Bill Greene. Why did he do it and what does it mean for the future of the Electoral College?

War & The Rejection of Peace

By Chris Rossini

Try to think of a time in your life when the U.S. government was not militarily involved somewhere in the world. It's a sad fact that a vast majority of us can't recall such a time. Check out thischronological list U.S. military interventionsthroughout the years.

That's a very disturbing list, don't you think? You just scroll, and scroll, and scroll down the page until you reach Syria and the modern day.

When war is all that a population knows to exist, the idea of peace becomes...

New Year’s Resolutions for Donald Trump and Congress

By Ron Paul

In the spirit of New Year’s, here are four resolutions for president-elect Trump and Congress that will enable them to really make America great again:

1) Audit the Fed….and then end it: The Federal Reserve Bank's easy money polices have eroded the American people’s standard of living and facilitated the growth of the welfare-warfare state. The Fed is also responsible for the growth in income inequality. Yet Congress still refuses to pass Audit the Fed, much less end it.

During...

Myth-Busters: What To Expect When The Next Financial Crisis Hits

We can be certain that another major financial crisis will arrive at some point. What is less certain is how people will react when the inevitable happens. A lot will depend on the dominant ideas that people are embracing at the time. On today's Myth-Busters, Ron Paul discusses some of the possible 'fixes' that will be offered up by pundits, "economists," and governing elites.