Brand new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan made grand-sounding promises of reform. The House would go back to regular order, no more sneaking bills to the Floor in the dead of night. Well that didn't last long: Ryan snuck a dangerous and anti-American "PATRIOT Act, II"...
Month: December 2015
![Do We Need the Fed?](https://37adff4a.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rp-weekly-button.jpg)
Do We Need the Fed?
by Ron Paul | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured Articles
Stocks rose Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s announcement of the first interest rate increase since 2006. However, stocks fell just two days later. One reason the positive reaction to the Fed’s announcement did not last long is that the Fed seems to lack...
The Clash of Stupidity: Republican Debate Part V
by Justin Pavoni | Dec 19, 2015 | Featured Articles
Watching the Republican debates has become a surreal experience, particularly when it comes to foreign policy. Terrorism in general and ISIS in particular were very much the focus area of the fifth and final GOP presidential debate in 2015 and fear is what’s for...
Hugh Hewitt’s Demonic Visions
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 19, 2015 | Neocon Watch
In a GOP debate otherwise marked by constant calls for more bombs, more boots on the ground, more invasions, and even punching Russian President Vladimir Putin in the nose, one exchange stood out as the sad epitaph for an America whose moral compass has gone...
‘Leaders’ McConnell and Ryan Support Unlimited War Power for Obama and Next President
by Adam Dick | Dec 18, 2015 | Congress Alert
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) like to portray themselves as strong leaders who act to protect congressional authority against Obama Administration power grabs. But, in regard to the ISIS War, both congressional...
Why the US Pushes an Illusory Syrian Peace Process
by Gareth Porter | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
The anti-Assad coalition led by the United States continues to stagger toward the supposed objective of beginning peace negotiations between the Syrian government and what has now been blessed as the politically acceptable “opposition”. The first such meeting was...
Obama Administration Fights To Withhold Over 2,000 Photos Of Alleged US Torture and Abuse
by Jonathan Turley | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
President Obama once pledged that his government would be the most transparent in history — a claim that is often mocked by civil libertarians and other critics who accuse him of almost Nixonian secrecy policies and inclinations. That troubling record is playing out...
White House Schizophrenia – Kerry: ‘Assad Can Stay’; Obama: ‘Assad Must Go’
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 18, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Just three days ago, emerging from Moscow meetings with Russian foreign minister Lavrov and president Putin, US Secretary of State John Kerry signaled a major shift in US foreign policy toward Syria. "The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime...
Obama Wants to Take Away Santa’s Guns
by Adam Dick | Dec 18, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Lauren Davis of WVLT-TV reported on Thursday about the predicament of Patrick Hackett, a Knoxville, Tennessee veterinarian who found out in 2004 that he is on the United States government’s No Fly List. Hackett has a long white beard and dresses up as Santa Claus for...
Washington’s ‘Plan B’ in Syria: Renewed Military Intervention to Oust Assad?
by Finian Cunningham | Dec 17, 2015 | Featured Articles
US top diplomat John Kerry appeared to offer cooperation during lengthy talks in Moscow this week with President Vladimir Putin. Kerry said that US policy was not trying to isolate Russia, neither was it seeking regime change in Syria. Rhetoric aside, Kerry’s...
Washington to Whomever: Please Fight the Islamic State for Us
by Peter van Buren | Dec 17, 2015 | Featured Articles
In the many strategies proposed to defeat the Islamic State (IS) by presidential candidates, policymakers, and media pundits alike across the American political spectrum, one common element stands out: someone else should really do it. The United States will send in...
How US and EU Manipulate Public Consciousness: Montenegro
by Ion Todescu | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
I’ve been working on this post for a long time, meticulously collecting scraps of information piece by piece to give you a comprehensive picture. It is well known that the US employs a sophisticated network of non-governmental organizations to manipulate public...
How US and EU Manipulate Public Consciousness: Montenegro
by Ion Todescu | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
I’ve been working on this post for a long time, meticulously collecting scraps of information piece by piece to give you a comprehensive picture. It is well known that the US employs a sophisticated network of non-governmental organizations to manipulate public...
‘Washington Has Gone From “Regime Change” to “Political Transition” in Syria, But We are Not Stupid’
by RT | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
It is a good sign that John Kerry visited Moscow and had high-level meetings, but we must remember that US foreign policy will not change on a dime, said Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. RT: Washington appears to...
GOP Debate: Fear Won, Liberty Lost
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 16, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Host Wolf Blitzer set the tone for last night's Republican Party presidential debate when he solemnly told the audience that Americans are more fearful now than at any time since 9/11. The fear of terrorism is the number one issue, he emphasized, trumping all other...
Ron Paul: Save Trillions of Dollars and Millions of Lives by Replacing Militarism with Defense
by Adam Dick | Dec 16, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In a new interview with host Deirdre Bolton at Fox Business, Ron Paul explains that most United States Department of Defense spending is on militarism rather than defense. This spending on militarism, Paul continues, is “a negative,” wasting trillions of dollars on...
ISIS Is Big Winner In Saudis’ Yemen War
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 15, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Eleven months of Saudi bombs on Yemen has produced thousands of dead civilians, devastated infrastructure, a threatened famine, and...ISIS! The US-backed Saudi intervention to push back a Houthi-led insurgency in Yemen was presumably driven by the Saudi obsession with...
Ron Paul Rewind: Smacking Down Militarism and Liberty Abuses in 2011 CNN Debate
by Adam Dick | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured Articles
Tonight, Republican presidential candidates will participate in a CNN debate moderated by Wolf Blitzer. On November 22, 2011, Ron Paul, in another Blitzer-moderated CNN presidential debate, boldly proposed ending US militarism abroad and liberty abuses at home. Paul...
Turkey’s Dangerous Game
by Philip Giraldi | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured Articles
Turkey borders several Middle Eastern countries that are either unstable or potentially hostile to it, sometimes both simultaneously. With a modern military of more than 600,000 underwritten by NATO membership it is regional superpower whose ability to dominate the...
Cheap Oil: Great For The Economy?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 14, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Cheap oil has not driven an economic recovery in the US as it was supposed to do. Consumers have benefitted in the short-term from lower prices, but there are still record numbers of Americans out of the work force and the economy looks as shaky as ever. Much of the...
Recent Posts
- Trump Winning the Presidential Debate May Be No Big Dealby Adam Dick
- The 2024 Ron Paul Peace and Prosperity Conference: The Liberty Platform Revealedby Ginny Garner
- John Mearsheimer & Ron Paul Invade Washington, Blast Permanent War State: ‘Social Engineering At The End Of A Rifle Barrel’by Tyler Durden
- ‘How I Got Fired From The CIA’: Career Ops Officer Tells Allby Tyler Durden
- Children of Big Brother: What It Means to Go Back-to-School in the American Police Stateby John W. And Nisha Whitehead
- Now, the Feds Are Spying on Congressby Andrew P. Napolitano
- Tyranny Is Closer Than You Realizeby Paul Craig Roberts
- TSA Tyranny Goes Cutesyby James Bovard
- Robert Reich Calls for the Arrest of Elon Musk for Resisting Censorshipby Jonathan Turley
- Russia Updating Nuclear Weapon Doctrine Due To Western ‘Escalation’ Of Ukraine Warby Tyler Durden
Categories
Sign Up For Institute Updates for Free!
Keep up to date with all Ron Paul Institute news and events by signing up for our updates. We will keep you informed and make sure you are the first to know any RPI news. We will occasionally send you our take on breaking events. But we won't clog your in-box and we absolutely will respect your privacy. Let's work for peace and prosperity together! Come on board!
Donate to The Ron Paul Institute Today!
Support our upcoming set rebuild. We plan to improve our reach by amplifying the message.