In July of 2016, Nick Turse wrote at The Intercept about “1,700 Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets, and other military personnel” who were then “carrying out 78 distinct ‘mission sets’ in more than 20 nations” across Africa. This military activity is in line with the...
Adam Dick
More US Marines Coming to Norway, a Strange Way to Seek Friendship with Russia
by Adam Dick | Aug 21, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President Donald Trump says he wants to improve relations between the United States and Russia, and he met in July with Russia President Vladimir Putin largely in a purported effort to move toward this goal. Yet, the Trump administration continues to send more US...
John Miska’s Heroic Resistance in Charlottesville, Virginia
by Adam Dick | Aug 15, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Reading Rutherford Institute President John W. Whitehead’s Monday editorial “From Boston to Ferguson to Charlottesville: The Evolution of a Police State Lockdown,” I wanted to find out more about an arrest Whitehead mentions took place over the weekend in his hometown...
Ron Paul: President Trump May Not Be a Neoconservative, but He Is Influenced by Neocons
by Adam Dick | Aug 14, 2018 | Neocon Watch
“Do you think that President Trump is a neocon?” That is the first question host Jason Burack asked guest Ron Paul, who is chairman of the Ron Paul Institute and a former United States House of Representative member, in a new Wall Street for Main Street podcast...
Ron Paul: We Need Alternatives to Social Media Companies that Are Silencing Dissent
by Adam Dick | Aug 9, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Interviewed Tuesday at RT, libertarian communicator Ron Paul weighed in on social media companies’ purges this week that have affected individuals including popular talk show host Alex Jones and Ron Paul Institute Executive Director Daniel McAdams. Paul argues that...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Twitter Purge, Alex Jones, More to Come, Government Pressure, Falling Giants
by Adam Dick | Aug 9, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Criticizing Media, Bipartisanship, NY Marijuana, Weapons Salesman, Conflicting Votes
by Adam Dick | Aug 5, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
TSA Passenger Screening Could Be Eliminated at 150-plus Airports
by Adam Dick | Aug 1, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It seems that United States government actions taken in the name of “security” become more oppressive each year. This trend can be seen in the activities of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that corrals people into checkpoints at airports for...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Defending Assange, Gerald Celente, NJ Marijuana, Russia Non-threat, Libertarian Misinfo
by Adam Dick | Jul 29, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Rep. Thomas Massie: Congress Would End Marijuana Prohibition Today if Leadership Would Allow Vote
by Adam Dick | Jul 27, 2018 | Congress Alert
“If the vote were today” in Congress, says United States House of Representatives Member Thomas Massie (R-KY) in a new interview with host Matt Welch at Reason, “the federal prohibition [on marijuana] would go away.” The catch, says Massie, is that leadership will not...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Cash, United California, Marijuana Regs, Trump Judges, Intelligence Community
by Adam Dick | Jul 23, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues has been posted. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud.Listen to the new episode here:Read a transcript of the new...
Andrew Napolitano’s Freedom Watch Show to Return to Fox Television
by Adam Dick | Jul 18, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
At the end of a new video interview with Nick Gillespie at Reason, Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano says that his Freedom Watch show, which aired on Fox Business from 2010 through 2012, will return to Fox television, “probably before...
Ron Paul Pleased with how President Trump Handled Himself at Trump-Putin Meeting
by Adam Dick | Jul 17, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
International peace and trade advocate Ron Paul, in a new RT interview, praised how United States President Donald Trump handled himself at a meeting in Helsinki, Finland this week with Russia President Vladimir Putin. Says Paul, “I was sort of pleased with the way...
Stephen Cohen Challenges ‘Mob Violence’ Reaction to Trump-Putin Meeting
by Adam Dick | Jul 17, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
American media, pundits, and politicians’ condemnation of United States President Donald Trump meeting this week with Russia President Vladimir Putin is deafening. Russia scholar Stephen F. Cohen presented a powerful analysis of this reaction in an interview with host...
Ron Paul: Education, Not Politicians, Key for Liberty in the Long Term
by Adam Dick | Jul 16, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Though Ron Paul ran for president three times and served in the United House of Representatives, he does not put his hope in politicians. In a new in-depth interview with host Patrick Bet-David at Valuetainment, Paul argues that education is key for moving toward...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Nassim Taleb, Military Spending, Bag Ban, North America Marijuana, Price of Oil
by Adam Dick | Jul 14, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Andrew Napolitano Is ‘Gravely Disappointed’ by President Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
by Adam Dick | Jul 12, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Constitutional scholar and Ron Paul Institute Advisory Board Member Andrew Napolitano explains in a Wednesday Fox News video commentary why he is “gravely disappointed” by President Donald Trump’s nomination of Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be a United States...
Saudi Arabia Issues Sweeping Pardon for Its Military Members Engaged in War on Yemen
by Adam Dick | Jul 12, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
On Tuesday, the Saudi Arabia government issued a pardon providing its military members involved in the Saudi Arabia-led and United States-supported war on Yemen with sweeping protection from potential penalties. The war on Yemen has been responsible for creating great...
Five Minutes Five Issues: United States, Charges Dropped, Search Warrant, Schedule One, Jefferson’s Day
by Adam Dick | Jul 8, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Plan to Put Metal Detector Checkpoints in Schools across Texas
by Adam Dick | Jul 4, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In a March 31 article, I wrote about invasions of privacy being implemented by school districts in Texas and Florida. Plans included allowing students to carry only clear backpacks and subjecting students to security checkpoints complete with metal detectors. The...
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