Ron Paul on The Case for Radical Changes In US National Defense, With Guest Col. Douglas Macgregor

November 14, 2024

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.) is one of the most innovative thinkers of our time. In today’s Liberty Report he explains his recently-published detailed blueprint for a less expensive – and better – US military and a safer America. Watch all speeches from the recent Ron Paul Institute Conference. Reprinted […]

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Trump and the Warmongers

November 13, 2024

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Trump and the war hawks. Or war sluts. Or war pigs. I thought about all three of these. Then I thought: Why insult hawks, sluts, or pigs? Donald Trump is forming his cabinet by rounding up the usual warmongers. In 2016, he gathered the generals, men like […]

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Ron Paul on Trump’s Shocker SecDef Pick

November 13, 2024

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President-elect Trump has selected a US military veteran and Fox News commentator to be his next Defense Secretary. Official Washington is panicking due to his “lack of experience.” Is this a good move or a bad move? Also: Huckabee to Israel? And make way for DOGE. Watch all speeches […]

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Joseph Terwilliger On Trump’s Chance to Bring Peace to Korea

November 13, 2024

On COI #710, Kyle Anzalone interviews Joe Terwilliger on his previous meetings with Kim Jong Un and how he can help Donald Trump ink a deal with the North Koreans. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.

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Ron Paul on Trump’s Early Appointments: Are The Neocons Back?

November 12, 2024

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Yesterday was a bad day for those who endorse “America first” in our foreign policy. With reported Trump appointments of neocons Elise Stefanik (UN Ambassador), Mike Waltz (National Security Advisor), and… Marco Rubio (Secretary of State), many who hoped that Trump 2.0 would be different than Trump 1.0 are […]

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Rubio Would Be a Terrible Choice for Secretary of State

November 12, 2024

Trump named the very hawkish Rep. Elise Stefanik to be the next ambassador to the United Nations. I discussed that in a new column today. As if that weren’t bad enough, Marco Rubio is being considered for Secretary of State and there are reports that he is likely to get the job: Meanwhile, Republican Party […]

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Will Trump Allow Hawks to Hijack His Presidency Again?

November 12, 2024

On COI #709, Kyle Anzalone discusses Trump’s potential foreign policy staff. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.

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The Military-Industrial Complex Is Fueling Climate Catastrophe

November 11, 2024

As I write, New York City is an unsettling 70 degrees in November. Meanwhile, a cohort of war profiteers, their pockets lined by the very industries destroying our climate, are flying to COP, the annual U.N. climate summit hosted by a petrostate, no less. They’re gathering to “discuss climate solutions” – but one of the […]

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A Veterans Day Tribute

November 11, 2024

This originally appeared on November 11, 2008. Every Veterans Day, I try to do something special to remember or honor a veteran. I don’t like the standard flag-waving event that this day has become for many people. In many Veterans Day speeches, the speakers talk about the hundreds of thousands of American veterans who gave […]

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Veterans Day and the Purpose of Veterans

November 11, 2024

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission.  Originally posted for Veterans Day in 2020. I come from a family of veterans.  My father and his two brothers served in the military during World War II.  My mother’s brother (Uncle Freddy) fought at Guadalcanal against the Japanese and was awarded the Bronze Star.  Later, my […]

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