It has been 40 years since Dennis Kucinich completed his term as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1979. Kucinich, who had been tagged as the “boy mayor” given his age and youthful appearance when mayor, went on to later hold elected office in the Cleveland city council...
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Bye-Bye, Libertarian Party Chairman
by Adam Dick | Mar 5, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
United States Libertarian Party Chairman Nicholas Sarwark announced at Facebook last night that he will not seek reelection as party chairman at the Libertarian Party national convention in late May. Sarwark’s activities during his time a Libertarian Party chairman...
Jacob Hornberger, Libertarian Presidential Race Frontrunner?
by Adam Dick | Mar 4, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Matt Welch concluded his Wednesday Reason article regarding Super Tuesday results for the Libertarian Party presidential race with this statement: “Much can and will change between now and late May but, for the moment, Jacob Hornberger is your Libertarian...
SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT: Koch/Soros Think Tank Isn’t Promoting World Peace After All
by RPI Staff | Mar 4, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Koch/Soros funded Quincy Institute held its first foreign policy conference last week in Washington, DC. Some heralded it as a breakthrough for peace and a non-interventionist reorientation. RPI's Daniel McAdams joined the Corbett Report to dissent strongly from...
Thomas Massie, ‘One of the Most Unusual Members of the US House’
by Adam Dick | Feb 28, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A Thursday profile of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) at the Cincinnati Enquirer declares that “neighbors, colleagues and friends all agree: Massie, who is running this year for a fifth term, is one of the most unusual members of the US House.” You can read the profile here...
Marijuana Legalization at State Legislatures and on Voters’ Ballots this Year
by Adam Dick | Feb 21, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
There was much reason for hope that marijuana legalization would be approved in several state legislatures in 2019. In January of 2019, I suggested that such action could be taken that year in any of six states — Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New...
Rubber-Stamping Gun Grabbing
by Adam Dick | Feb 18, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Proponents of red flag laws in states or countrywide often assert that the laws protect targeted individuals’ due process rights. However, examining the exercise of the Florida red flag law in Broward County, Jacob Sullum provided in a Reason article last week plenty...
Ron Paul Gives Donald Trump’s Presidency a ‘C-Minus’ Grade
by Adam Dick | Feb 16, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
During a new Fox News interview, Watters’ World host Jesse Watters asked former United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate Ron Paul to give President Donald Trump a grade based on Paul’s evaluation of Trump’s actions as president...
Ron Paul Sees ‘Politics as Usual’ Continuing Despite Partisan ‘Vitriol’ Among DC Politicians
by Adam Dick | Feb 15, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
With recent presidential impeachment proceedings as well as the insults flying between Republicans and Democrats in Washington, DC, many people may jump to the conclusion that the politicians of the opposing parties cannot work together on major policy matters and...
Mike Pompeo: God’s Holy Warrior?
by Jeff Harris | Feb 13, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on the record as an Evangelical Christian. In various interviews he claims to rely on the Bible as his guide and inspiration. Reportedly Mr. Pompeo was the driving force behind President Trumps recent execution by drone of Iran’s’...
Many People in NATO Countries Say ‘No’ to Supporting a NATO Ally in a Military Conflict with Russia
by Adam Dick | Feb 11, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
NATO is marketed as providing each member nation with the benefit that the other member nations are committed to coming to its aid militarily in the event of an attack by another nation, especially Russia. However, Pew Research Center poll results released Sunday...
How You Unlock Your Phone May Determine if Police Can Access It Without Your Consent
by Adam Dick | Feb 8, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
You may find it more convenient to unlock your phone by pressing your fingerprint on or staring at the phone screen instead of typing out a password. But, some courts have determined that having your phone set to be unlocked via your biometric information will also...
‘Racist’ Joe Biden
by Adam Dick | Jan 30, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Democratic primary presidential candidate Joe Biden, in the 1990s when he was a member of the United States Senate, said racist stuff in two speeches. That is an insinuation of a Monday The Intercept article by Aída Chávez. The basis for this insinuation? Biden in the...
Trump is Doing Middle East Peace Deal Like Real Estate Agent – Daniel McAdams
by RT | Jan 30, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President Trump recently unveiled his new Middle East peace plan, calling it “the deal of the century.” The peace plan would create a small and disjointed Palestinian state in the West Bank while allowing Israel to annex nearly all the Jewish settlements in the...
Ominous REAL ID Moves Forward
by Adam Dick | Jan 28, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In a new interview with host Scott Horton at the Scott Horton Show, politics writer James Bovard describes some of the latest ominous developments in the rollout of United States government-prescribed identification requirements arising from the 2005 REAL ID Act....
Ron Paul Gives Jimmy Dore a Libertarian Tutorial
by Adam Dick | Jan 25, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Want a brief presentation on some key libertarian ideas regarding matters including United States tariffs on China, the status of the US dollar as the reserve currency of the world, pollution, and laws concerning labor unions? You can find it in the new interview of...
Associated Press Sees ‘Hundreds’ Where Pictures Show Millions
by Moon of Alabama | Jan 25, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
(bigger)At 10:01 UTC Friday the Associated Press tweeted that "hundreds" gather in central Baghdad to demand that American troops leave the country. Thirty eight minutes earlier CNN had already reported that "hundreds of thousands" are protesting in Baghdad against...
Trump Envoy Issues Death Threat to Soleimani Successor, Head of Iran’s Quds Force
by 21st Century Wire | Jan 23, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Just when you thought that Washington could not sink any lower in the international diplomacy game, the Trump White House compounds its previous misdeed by issuing a public death threat against the successor of assassinated Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani....
Ron Paul: The Impeachment Trial of President Trump is ‘Pure Politicking’
by Adam Dick | Jan 23, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Former United States Hose of Representatives member and presidential candidate Ron Paul is not too impressed with the ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the US Senate. The impeachment trial is “pure politicking,“ declares Paul in a new interview at...
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s New Militarism-Cheering Election Opponent
by Adam Dick | Jan 18, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Just like you should not judge a book by its cover, you should not judge a political candidate by his religion, sex, or place of birth. That is a lesson from Dalia al-Aqidi’s Thursday video announcing her campaign as a Republican in opposition to United States House...
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