Martin Luther King, Jr.'s own closest advisors begged him to avoid focusing on the Vietnam war. It will alienate President Johnson, who is doing so much for the civil rights movement at home, they argued. MLK ignored them, vocally opposed the war, and found much of...
Daniel McAdams
House Approves More FISA Spying…Can The Senate Stop Them?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 11, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Unfortunately the Amash Amendment to the FISA extension bill was defeated today and the extension itself passed with ease. What does it mean? The NSA and various US intelligence agencies can continue to collect your personal communications without a warrant and store...
Trump To Embassies: Sell American Weapons!
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 10, 2018 | The Liberty Report
President Trump is expected to direct US embassy staff overseas to more aggressively push the sales of US-manufactured military items to their foreign counterparts. His "National Security Decision Directive" due next month will reportedly also ease the rules and...
Korea Breakthrough Talks Today: Victory For Sports Diplomacy
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 9, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Despite US Defense Secretary James Mattis' promises that North and South Korean talks today would be about only one subject, the Olympics, the North and South ended up after 12 hours of talks opening the door quite a bit wider between the two countries. In addition to...
Iran Protests: Convenient Pretext To Kill The Nuclear Deal?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 4, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Protests have broken out in Iran against the Iranian government. Other protests have broken out in favor of the Iranian government. Almost uniquely in the Middle East, Iran holds elections contested by parties representing different political philosophies. Yet US...
Koreans Agree To Talk To Koreans…Nikki Haley Furious!
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 3, 2018 | The Liberty Report
In the last several days, North and South Korea have agreed to hold high-level talks, to re-establish a direct communication link, and to participate in the coming winter Olympic games. Taken together it appears a significant step toward reducing tensions on the...
Iran Protests…CIA Fingerprints?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 2, 2018 | The Liberty Report
What a coincidence that just when news leaks out of a coordinated US, Saudi, and Israeli plan to undermine the Iranian government we see the largest protests in Iran since 2009! We are told that thousands of people carefully coordinated protests in multiple cities...
Ten Years Ago The Real Tea Party Was Born…And It Continues Today!
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 30, 2017 | Featured Articles
Recently an article on Lew Rockwell's blog reminded us of that fateful day, ten years ago this month, when the real Tea Party was launched. It signaled the Ron Paul rebellion in the Republican Party ranks but it also demonstrated the massive appeal of the peace...
New Trump Executive Order: Good Move Or Global Asset Forfeiture?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 28, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order providing for the seizure of assets of any person or corporation -- American or foreign -- determined to be abusing human rights or engaging in corruption. In theory, this means if a Chinese employee of Apple bribes...
Heaven Forbid! China Sells Oil To North Korea!
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 27, 2017 | The Liberty Report
US spy satellites have detected Chinese oil sales to North Korean ships in violation of UN Security Council sanctions. Will the US demand to board Chinese ships in international waters? Escalation? And why these sanctions in the first place? Does the US and UN really...
Merry Christmas To All Our Friends…
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 25, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Dr. Paul and I would like to share a brief Christmas message with all our viewers. What does Dr. Paul remember about the Christmases of his youth? What about the Prince of Peace and how so many self-professed Christians seem to prefer worshipping the dark gods of war....
Another Flip-Flop: Trump Approves Lethal Arms To Ukraine
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 21, 2017 | The Liberty Report
After opposing escalation with Russia over Ukraine as a candidate, President Trump made the surprising decision to begin supplying Ukraine with lethal arms this week. The neocons are pleased but urge him to allow even more weapons. What's the reason for the flip-flop?...
Will Nikki Haley Get Her Iran War?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 19, 2017 | The Liberty Report
US Ambassador to the UN made a big show of holding a press conference to demonstrate an "Iranian" missile that the Houthis in Yemen fired onto Saudi territory as an example of Iran's violation of the JPCOA agreement. It was a scene reminiscent of then-Secretary of...
‘Make ‘Em Pay’? Trump Spends $5 Billion On Europe’s Defense
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 18, 2017 | The Liberty Report
President Trump has been on record demanding that the Europeans pay for their own defense. At a recent rally he condemned countries in Europe that "get frisky" with Russia and then expect the US to defend them. So why is there an extra $5 billion slipped in the 2018...
‘Everyone is Worried About War’
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 14, 2017 | Featured Articles
Are you worried about war? We are. Iran, North Korea, Russia. Every day we feel we might wake up to hear that the missiles have been launched. Ron Paul created his Institute for Peace and Prosperity in 2013 to be an uncompromising voice opposing war and war...
Trump To Release New US Strategy: Will Neocons Cheer?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 14, 2017 | The Liberty Report
On Monday, President Trump is expected to release the new National Security Strategy for the United States. Will it rein in some of the global adventurism of the Bush and Obama presidencies? Will it correct the gaping disconnect between what the White House says about...
Tillerson Ready For North Korea Talks…But Is Trump?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 13, 2017 | Featured Articles
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told an audience at the Atlantic Council this week that the US is ready for direct talks with North Korea without preconditions. This seems to be a major shift for the Trump Administration, however the US president's spokesperson...
Russia’s Pulling Out Of Syria…Why Can’t We?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 12, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Yesterday, Russian president Vladimir Putin paid a surprise visit to Russian troops fighting ISIS in Syria. He announced that since the battle against the extremists was essentially won, he was ordering the bulk of Russian military forces to return to Russia. The US,...
Bipartisanship On Jerusalem: Does It Make Us Safer?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 7, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Now that some of the dust has settled on President Trump's yesterday announcement that the US would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, what might we expect? How does Iran fare? Will the Saudis and Jordanians feel the pinch? Will the president's son-in-law Jared...
Israel’s Capital: Who Decides?
by Daniel McAdams | Dec 6, 2017 | The Liberty Report
How will President Trump's announcement that the US would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital affect US policy in the Middle East? How might it affect our security, as the move will most certainly inflame and cause anger in the Muslim world? Is there a silver...
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