In a stunning and exquisitely timed article, the Washington Post tells us that the leadership of the Pentagon tried to suppress a study it requested of its own Defense Business Board. The Board found $125 billion in waste in DOD's management of its own personnel over...
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The War on Cash in South Korea
by Paul-Martin Foss | Dec 3, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The South Korean government is preparing to move to a cashless society as the Bank of Korea plans to phase out all coinage by 2020. Apparently not all governments are proceeding as quickly as the Indian government. South Korea’s government hopes to get its citizenry...
McCarthyism Is Breaking Out All Over
by Paul Craig Roberts | Dec 2, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Seasoned journalist, White House official, and historian Pat Buchanan has responded to the Washington Post’s fake news about the independent journalists on the 200 List being Russian agents by reminding us that the US government has always been a major disseminator of...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Philippines Killings, DC Swamp, Drug Pleas, Détente Reversals, War Power
by Adam Dick | Dec 2, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Ron Paul Advises How Young People Can Advance Liberty
by Adam Dick | Nov 29, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Libertarian communicator Ron Paul has some advice for young people. “What the young people have to do is to know and understand and study and feel comfortable with the alternative to what we have, and that is understanding what a free society is all about, what the...
They Attack Us for Telling The Truth. Let’s Fight Back
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 29, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The mainstream media continues to lose audience, revenue, and most importantly credibility. Why is that? Much of it is due to the fact that thanks to the Internet, independent organizations can rise up to challenge the monopoly on ideas that they once enforced. Now,...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Refugee Creation, WaPo Deception, Gun Form, Phone Control, Fidel Castro
by Adam Dick | Nov 27, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Ron Paul Questions Whether Donald Trump Will Withstand Pressure in Favor of Foreign Intervention
by Adam Dick | Nov 22, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Prominent libertarian communicator and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul is questioning whether Donald Trump will be able to withstand the enormous pressure placed on US presidents to intervene overseas, including with military force. Alex Pfeiffer, drawing...
The War on the First Amendment Didn’t Start Last Week
by Peter van Buren | Nov 22, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
For those who woke a week ago to discover the First Amendment is under attack, I lost my job at the Obama/Clinton State Department in 2012 for writing We Meant Well, a book the government did not like, and needed the help of lawyer Jesselyn Radack and the ACLU to push...
Syrian Rebels Fret Over Trump’s Planned Syria Overhaul
by Jason Ditz | Nov 19, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President-elect Donald Trump is planning a major overhaul to US policy in Syria, and that’s got the putative “moderate” rebels that have been getting US funds and weapons fretting, as the CIA program responsible for smuggling that gear in is set to be cancelled. The...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Neocon Appointments, TPP, Russia Sanctions, Texas Marijuana, Presidential Powers
by Adam Dick | Nov 17, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Wednesday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the...
Breaking: Trump, Putin Speak on Telephone; Vow to Improve Relations
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 14, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
After a rancorous presidential campaign in which the Hillary Clinton team actually accused President-elect Donald Trump of being a Russian agent, a new tone is being set by the next US president. Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone this afternoon with...
Ron Paul: The Two-Party System is ‘Horrible’
by Adam Dick | Nov 14, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
While Ron Paul has run for president twice, as well as served in the United States House of Representatives, as a Republican, he is far from a lockstep follower of that party or even a devotee of the “two-party system.” Indeed, Paul is quoted in a Sunday Victoria...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Popular Vote, Arms Sales, Marijuana Progress, Ranked Voting, NATO Pushback
by Adam Dick | Nov 13, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Welcome to a new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new...
Ron Paul’s Election Day Analysis
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 9, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul spent a good portion of Tuesday — Election Day — discussing the United States presidential election on several media programs. In his media appearances, Paul offered observations that may provide context for interpreting and...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Marijuana Votes, Proposition 63, Drug Pleas, White Privilege, Pirate Party
by Adam Dick | Nov 5, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new...
Pentagon Seeks Another $6 Billion for Overseas Troop Deployments
by Jason Ditz | Nov 2, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Pentagon has announced it will file a “budget amendment” seeking another $6 billion in funding for the current fiscal year to pay for additional overseas troop deployments above and beyond what was already in the budget for this year. The $6 billion request comes...
A Pardon for Hillary Clinton
by Adam Dick | Oct 31, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Things are looking dicey again for Hillary Clinton, with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James B. Comey having informed members of the United States Congress on Friday that the FBI is reopening its investigation of the former Secretary of State for...
Hillary Caught on Tape: ‘We Need to Determine Who Wins Before Palestinian Elections Held’
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 28, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Anyone wondering what "democracy promotion" will look like in a Hillary Clinton administration may get a taste from a new audiotape released today of Hillary addressing the editorial board of the Jewish Press back in 2006. In the tape Hillary is clearly heard telling...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Trump Anti-Semitism, PATRIOT Act, Sheldon Adelson, Bill Weld, DEA Spending
by Adam Dick | Oct 28, 2016 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Friday. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new...
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