The United States Congress is in a sad state. The American people recognize this, holding Congress in very low regard. Dennis Kucinich, who served in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2013 as a Democratic representative from Ohio and is seeking to return to...
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When a Gallon of Wine Is Not Enough
by Adam Dick | Mar 28, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Say you are planning a big event for which you’ll want to have on hand a bunch of wine. State legal restrictions may allow you to only buy relatively small bottles of wine from a local store. In Florida. the legal maximum amount of wine in wine bottles sold to the...
Dennis Kucinich Files Ballot Access Petitions for US House Run as an Independent
by Adam Dick | Mar 28, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In January, Dennis Kucinch began his campaign as an independent candidate to return to the United State House of Representatives, seeking to represent an Ohio district that overlaps with the area he represented as a Democrat in the House from 1997 to 2013. As an...
Eradicating Health in Gaza
by Adam Dick | Mar 18, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In December I wrote about how “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.” Sad confirmation of this prediction...
Two Speeches Aspirational for Peace and Critical of War by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
by Adam Dick | Mar 16, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Aside from being president of the United States for two terms spanning from January of 1953 through January of 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower is likely best known in America and around the world for his activities as a US Army general during and after World War II....
Texas and the Restoration of a Gold Standard
by Adam Dick | Mar 7, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
There has been increasing talk about the potential restoration of a gold standard arising from people and governments across the world seeking to protect themselves from the weaponization of the United States dollar’s world reserve currency status. How long can dollar...
George Galloway Returns to the British House of Commons
by Adam Dick | Mar 1, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ready for him or not, the British House of Commons again has George Galloway as a member. On Friday, Galloway, running as a candidate of the Workers Party for the town of Rochdale, was elected to return to the House of Commons. Many Americans first learned of Galloway...
Time’s ‘New Antisemitism’ is More Woke Garbage
by Adam Dick | Feb 29, 2024 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
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...
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...
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