After steadily-increasing tension under the Obama Administration, candidate Trump wondered why it was a bad thing to get along with Russia. Hillary Clinton promised more of the confrontational Obama approach. More conflict. The people chose Trump. What happened?...
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Is Krugman Right About Syria?
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 13, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is skewed weekly by libertarian luminaries Robert Murphy and Tom Woods in their "Contra Krugman" podcast. For this episode, RPI Director Daniel McAdams joins the duo to pick apart a column by Krugman criticizing Trump's missile...
The Last Palm Sunday in Syria?
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 13, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
On Palm Sunday, Syrian President Assad visited a Christian church to mark the beginning of Holy Week, a most important time on the Christian calendar. Though not himself a Christian, Assad, for all his faults, has maintained Syria as a multi-confessional, secular...
Why Does Assad Have To Go? — With Lew Rockwell
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 11, 2017 | Featured Articles
It was supposed to be different with Trump. Dozens of times as candidate and even early on as president, he stated that it would be a big mistake to go into Syria. He also finally cancelled Obama's "Assad must go" policy. Then came reports of a gas attack in Syria...
War and Peace in the Age of Trump
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 10, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Did you miss the Ron Paul Institute/Mises Institute joint conference in Lake Jackson, TX over the weekend? Held to discuss the possibility that President Trump might pursue a more peaceful foreign policy than his recent predecessors, the US attack on Syria just two...
US Bombs Syria – National Security Or Aggression? With Guest, US Rep. Thomas Massie
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 7, 2017 | The Liberty Report
President Trump sent 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Syria yesterday in retaliation for what he claimed was a chemical attack on citizens by President Assad. He sought no Congressional authorization and presented no evidence to either Congress or the American people...
WWI Anniversary: 100 Years Of ‘Making World Safe For Democracy’
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 6, 2017 | The Liberty Report
One hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress seeking a declaration of war on Germany. Thus started US involvement in World War One. More than 100,000 Americans were killed, but Wilson assured Americans that it was "worth it." We were making...
Syria Crisis Update: US Attack Imminent? And What You Can Do.
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 6, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The alleged chemical weapon attack in Syria on Tuesday is propelling the United States toward a large-scale military attack on the Assad government. The mainstream media, neoconservatives, and “humanitarian” interventionists are creating a perfect storm pressuring...
Syria Gas Attack: Assad’s Doing…Or False Flag?
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 5, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Would Syrian President Assad launch a chemical attack on civilians just as peace talks are about to be held and where government gains against ISIS and al-Qaeda rebels give him the upper hand? He would be literally committing suicide. Who benefits from the attack? Not...
Susan Rice Spy Scandal: Was Trump Right? And What It Means.
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 4, 2017 | The Liberty Report
In a surveillance state, no one is immune from the government's watchful eyes. Not even the government. It looks like the Obama Administration used the NSA to dig up dirt on the Trump people before and after the election. Possibly, the "Russia hacked the election"...
Threatening China Over Korea: Grandstanding…Or Wise Diplomacy
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 3, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Just days before President Trump is set to meet Chinese Premier Xi Jinping he let loose with a threat: either China "solves" North Korea or the US will do it. One way would be good for China, the other would not, he added. But how much sway does China really have over...
Ron Paul Rewind (1999): ‘Our Foolish Policy in Iraq Invites Terrorist Attacks Against US Territory’
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 31, 2017 | Featured Articles
Ron Paul went to the House Floor in 1999 to blast President Clinton's claim that a 1991 UN resolution gave him authority to launch an air war against Iraq. It could have been 2017, the president could be Trump, the claim of authority could be the 2001 authorization to...
NATO Wants to Bring Us ‘As Close as Humanly Possible’ to War
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 30, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Senate vote to admitting Montenegro to NATO was not at all about US security or the US national interest, according to the Senators who voted for it. It was all about Russia. It was all about the "Russian threat." It's all about creating momentum for new NATO...
Free Market Healthcare? Favorite Country? Ron Paul Answers Viewer Questions
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 30, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Are there any countries Dr. Paul admires? Find out in today's #AskRonPaul Liberty Report:
Escalation Everywhere: Will Trump’s Foreign Policy Succeed?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 29, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Across the globe, there is not a single "hot spot" where the Trump Administration is not escalating conflict. Drone strikes are up over 400 percent. Civilian deaths are skyrocketing in Iraq and Syria after stepped-up US bombardment. The Pentagon says it needs...
Dick Cheney Surfaces: Claims Interfering In Elections ‘An Act Of War’
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 28, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Former Vice President Dick Cheney told an audience recently that Russia may have committed an "act of war" by interfering in our recent presidential election, though he also claims that Donald Trump was legitimately elected. What exactly is Russia guilty of? He...
Game of Thorns: Revelations From The 2016 Campaign
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 27, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Why did Trump win? Presidential historian joins today's Liberty Report to discuss his new book on the very strange 2016 presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Comey Lied? Trump Vindicated? Nobody’s Safe From PATRIOT Act
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 23, 2017 | The Liberty Report
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) dropped a bombshell yesterday when he revealed that members of the Trump campaign staff -- possibly including Trump himself -- had their communications intercepted by US intelligence. The surveillance was likely...
Is North Korea An ‘Imminent Threat’?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 22, 2017 | Featured Articles
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said recently that "everything is on the table" to confront North Korea unless the country gives up its nuclear weapons program, meaning presumably a US pre-emptive attack. But surely Kim Jong-Un is aware of what happened to Libya's...
House Russia Hearing: Revelations Or More Speculation?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 21, 2017 | The Liberty Report
To Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Russian President Vladimir Putin is a tarantula spinning a web to trap the United States. Rigging the election in Trump's favor was just the start of his plan of conquest. In yesterday's House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian...
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