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We Interfere With Foreign Elections All The Time

By Ron Paul

If you review the history of how many elections we’ve been involved with, how many countries we’ve invaded and how many people we’ve killed to have our guy in, I’ll tell you what – we don’t have very much room for condemning anybody else. I discuss below:
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Meltdown in Turkey?

A series of bombings and the assassination of the Russian ambassador have left Turkey reeling. Does the meeting with Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Moscow signal that Ankara is looking for a way out?

Global War On Terrorism: Are We Winning?

Likely twin terror attacks in Berlin and Ankara remind us of the dangers we face. But has the US war on terror been successful at all in reducing terrorism? Or is it actually perpetuating it?

Evidence Requested on The Alleged Russian Interference With The U.S. Presidential Election

By Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI)

Rep. Walter Jones and I sent a letter to Pres. Barack Obama requesting a classified briefing on any evidence concerning Russia’s alleged interference in the recent presidential election:

December 19, 2016

The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Recent reports citing anonymous administration officials suggest that some intelligence agencies believe the Russian government...

Electoral College - Should We Abolish It?

Today is the big day. The Electors meet and will select the next US president. Is this system a worn-out relic from the past or does it still make sense? What about alternatives?

After Aleppo: We Need a New Syria Policy

By Ron Paul

Over the past week, eastern Aleppo was completely brought back under control of the Syrian government. The population began to return to its homes, many of which were abandoned when al-Qaeda-linked rebels took over in 2012. As far as I know, the western mainstream media did not have a single reporter on the ground in Aleppo, but relied on “activists” to inform us that the Syrian army was massacring the civilian population. It hardly makes sense for an army to fight and defeat...

Neocon Triumph? Trump Calls For 'Safe Zones' in Syria

By Daniel McAdams

Donald Trump won the presidency largely because the American public was tired of the last 16 years of continuous wars and disastrous foreign interventions. When he said "I think getting along with Russia is a good thing," Americans compared that with Hillary's promise of more confrontation and nuclear brinksmanship and pulled the lever for Trump. When Trump asked what's so bad about Assad and Putin fighting ISIS in Syria and promised to end the idiotic policy of arming...

What's Missing From The Russian Hack Argument?

By Ron Paul

Without any proof or evidence being presented that Russia interfered with our election, we're just seeing political grandstanding at this point by both President Obama and Secretary Clinton. Have you noticed that there's never any mention or concern about Secretary Clinton having a private server in her home? If anything, that server would have made it much easier for Russia (or anyone else) to know what was going on with our government.

I discuss this, our CIA's shenanigans, and mu...

Mainstream Media Gets Reprimanded By Its Masters

By Chris Rossini

American mainstream media is scraping the bottom of the barrel now. These "journalists" ruined their reputations with the American people during the run-up to the election. That should be bad enough. But now, they're being reprimanded by their masters too! Both President Obama and Hillary Clinton provided verbal spankings over the last couple of days. This is all the media's fault (along with Putin's, of course).

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton (while not taking responsibility...

Rand Paul: Restore The Bill of Rights

By Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)

Two hundred and twenty-five years ago today, a young nation made ten additions to its already revolutionary Constitution.

These amendments – this “Bill of Rights” – said we could speak our minds, worship freely, defend ourselves, be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures, and expect to be treated fairly if accused of a crime.

In contrast to almost all of the legislation Congress passes today, the Bill of Rights is full of language such as “Congress shall ma...