We’ve all heard the “woke” assertion that some people cannot be considered racist no matter how they act or what they say while other people are destined to live their entire lives as racists no matter how they act or what they say. The key difference between the two...
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Joe Biden Is Not a Marijuana Legalization Candidate
by Adam Dick | Feb 22, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Marijuana legalization is popular in America. In contrast, President Joe Biden is unpopular. No wonder efforts are being made in Biden’s reelection campaign to paint him as supportive of liberalizing marijuana policy. There is just one problem, over Biden’s three-plus...
Asked About Dead Palestinian Kids, Rep. Andy Ogles Says ‘Kill Em All’
by Dave DeCamp | Feb 21, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) was confronted by peace activists in Washington on Tuesday about the Israeli slaughter in Gaza and sparked an outcry for saying “kill ’em all” when asked about Palestinian children being killed with US support. “I’ve seen the footage...
Parents Bringing Children to Political Protests
by Adam Dick | Feb 20, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
There is an old saying that children should be seen and not heard. There is some truth to that saying in many situations. Especially at political protests, parents should consider heeding the message and even consider if the circumstances warrant their children being...
The US Shooting Itself in the Head – No Benefit from Netanyahu’s Policy
by RPI Staff | Feb 14, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Director Daniel McAdams sits down for a long-form and wide-ranging interview with Brazilian professor Nima Alkhorshid on topics from the Biden Administration's Ukraine policy, EU sanctions on Russia, and the US-abetted nightmare in the Middle East:
Joe Biden Acts Like the Defender of Gazans, But He is the Destroyer
by Adam Dick | Feb 13, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
This week President Joe Biden was again talking about his ideas of how the Israel government should exercise more restraint in its war in Gaza. But, he remains all talk and no action on this count. It is tedious to repeatedly hear the man who is, in the absence of...
Andrew Napolitano Presents an Argument for Not Extraditing Julian Assange to America
by Adam Dick | Feb 9, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Later this month, Julian Assange of Wikileaks is scheduled to have what may be his final Great Britain hearing regarding the ruling that he will be extradited from Great Britain to America. In light of this situation, legal scholar and former New Jersey state judge...
Ron Paul Rewind: Ron Paul and Oliver Stone Discuss Stone’s Interviews with Vladimir Putin
by Adam Dick | Feb 7, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
There is much buzz about Tucker Carlson’s interview this week with Russia President Vladimir Putin, footage of which has not yet been aired. Many Americans who tune in will likely be surprised by what they hear from the Russian political leader who has relentlessly...
The Possibility of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee
by Adam Dick | Feb 1, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is not a libertarian. Neither has he claimed to be one. Nevertheless, in a Saturday interview with host Michael Smerconish at CNN, Kennedy said his campaign, which has “a very good relationship with the...
See Ron Paul Speak at the Upcoming ‘Censorship and Official Lies’ Conference
by Adam Dick | Jan 31, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Tickets are now available for the “Censorship and Official Lies: The End of Truth in America?” conference. The Saturday, April 13 event in Angleton, Texas is cosponsored by the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity (RPI) and the Ludwig von Mises Institute. It...
Expunging Millions of Marijuana Records in America
by Adam Dick | Jan 27, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Earlier this month, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) related that its tabulating of state court actions across America has produced the estimate that, since 2018, state courts have expunged, or sealed, marijuana-related records from...
Trump and Kennedy Vow to Block Central Bank Digital Currency
by Adam Dick | Jan 24, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The many opponents of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) coming to America with its attendant threats to liberty will be happy to hear recent comments from independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and leading Republican presidential nomination...
Dennis Kucinich Files to Run for the US House
by Adam Dick | Jan 19, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Dennis Kucinich earned a reputation for independence during his time as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2013. Repeatedly, he would, with commentary and legislative action, advance peace and respect for liberty in the national...
Ayn Rand, Stamps, and Inflation
by Adam Dick | Jan 18, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ayn Rand was a novelist and philosopher. Less well known is that she was also a stamp collector. In her 1971 Stamp Journal essay “Why I Like Stamp Collecting,” Rand discussed why she became “hooked” on the hobby. The engaging essay offers several reasons including...
Going for the Gold in Texas
by Adam Dick | Jan 12, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
This March, voters in the Texas Republican primary election will see on their ballots a proposition calling for the state government, utilizing its Texas Bullion Depository that began operations in 2018, to advance the use of gold and silver as legal tender. The...
Electing a President Who Has Debated Nobody During His Campaign
by Adam Dick | Jan 9, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Americans have become accustomed to watching presidential debates, or at least seeing excerpts of them or reports on them, as part of the process of deciding who to vote for. These debates have become a routine, expected part of the election process. But, there is no...
Biden Campaign Staffers Protest US Support for Israel’s Gaza Onslaught
by Dave DeCamp | Jan 5, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A group of 17 staffers for President Biden’s 2024 re-election have signed onto an anonymous letter protesting the president’s support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. “Complicity in the death of over 20,000 Palestinians, 8,200 of whom...
Killing One in Four Gazans Within a Year
by Adam Dick | Dec 30, 2023 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Israel government is directly causing thousands of deaths in Gaza. But, the biggest contributor to inflicting death in Gaza will likely be the Israel government causing the loss of necessities for health, including nutrition, sanitation, shelter, and medical aid....
The Last Time the 14th Amendment Insurrection Provision Was Used to Bar Someone from US Elected Office
by Adam Dick | Dec 30, 2023 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The effort by the Colorado Supreme Court and the Maine Secretary of State to, in their respective states, keep Trump off the presidential race ballot in the name of enforcing the “insurrection provision” of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution is an...
Glenn Greenwald’s System Update Becomes the Ron Paul Show for a Day
by Adam Dick | Dec 23, 2023 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ron Paul fans — and anyone interested in learning more about the man, his ideas, and his influence, the Thursday episode of Glenn Greenwald’s always interesting and informative System Update show is a must see. The entire episode is devoted to the prominent...
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