Hey Intercept, Something Is Very Wrong With Reality Winner and the NSA Leak
June 7, 2017
An NSA document purporting to show Russian military hacker attempts to access a Florida company which makes voter registration software is sent anonymously to The Intercept. A low-level NSA contractor, Reality Winner, above, is arrested almost immediately. What’s wrong with this picture? A lot. Who Benefits? Start with the question of who benefits – cui […]
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Rep. Walter Jones to Congress: Stop Funding Afghan War!
June 6, 2017
Rep. Walter Jones, Jr. (R-NC) has looked at war from both sides. As he has readily shared with us, he was hoodwinked by the US intelligence community in the run-up to the Iraq war. He attended the briefings and he trusted the "professionals." As the neocon promised "cakewalk" turned out to be a slaughterhouse, he […]
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Dangerous Discourse: When Progressives Sound Like Demagogues
June 5, 2017
The Trump administration has already done enormous harm to the United States and the planet. Along the way, Trump has also caused many prominent progressives to degrade their own political discourse. It’s up to us to challenge the corrosive effects of routine hyperbole and outright demagoguery. Consider the rhetoric from one of the most promising […]
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London Attacks: Ron Paul Says Don’t Blame Iran
June 5, 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May wants to blame YouTube for yesterday’s deadly London attack. She thinks terrorism can be stopped by pushing the “superiority” of British values…and more bombs on the Middle East. President Trump wants to ban people from seven countries – even though no one from those countries has killed Americans on US […]
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We are looking for a few good eccentric billionaires, big foundations, or corporate megaliths…
but until peace is profitable, all we have is you.
June 2, 2017
Peacemongers, Our matching funds are here: $32,000 that must be matched dollar for dollar for us to receive the full amount. Now is the time to make your tax-deductible donation – because nothing is more powerful than peace. Each week a new "hot spot" pops up on our radar: Korea, Kurdistan, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Ukraine, […]
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House Members Seek To Block Proposed Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
June 2, 2017
News Release from office of Rep. Justin Amash WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of six representatives, led by Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), today introduced a joint resolution of disapproval, H.J. Res. 102, to block proposed sales of precision-guided munitions and other offensive weapons to the Government of Saudi Arabia. The […]
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Sen. Rand Paul: An Update on Blocking the Saudi Arms Deal
May 31, 2017
What’s the latest on Trump’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia? Senator Rand Paul visits Texas to be a live guest on today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report! We get an update on Rand’s bill to block the arms sale, as well as a thorough look of the U.S. government’s total lack of good judgement in providing […]
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Hooper’s War and Moral Injury, Ron Paul Interviews Peter Van Buren
May 31, 2017
Wars do terrible things to people who fight them. Physical injury and psychological injury are well known. Veterans commit suicide at an alarming rate. But perhaps less understood is the moral injury that goes along with war, especially unjust wars. Former State Department official Peter Van Buren joins the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Reprinted from […]
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On Randolph Bourne’s Birthday
May 29, 2017
"War Is the Health of the State" Today (May 30), as we mark Randolph Bourne’s 131st birthday, it seems an especially appropriate time to step back from the noisy distractions of the ongoing public debate over American foreign policy and reflect quietly for a few moments on the larger picture. For what larger picture do […]
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Ron Paul on Memorial Day: What Should We Remember?
May 29, 2017
Memorial Day should not be a celebration of militarism. It is intended to be a day to memorialize those who have died in battle. What to memorialize? Watch today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report! Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
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