Richard Fisher, the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president, is once again going after everyone who supports an audit of the Federal Reserve System. In particular he has been hitting at Sen. Rand Paul for having introduced Senate Bill 264, which calls for a full audit...
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‘Minsk II’ – What About Foreign Troops in Ukraine?
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 12, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
After a marathon 17 hour negotiation session, the leaders of Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine agreed on an upgraded ceasefire plan, "Minsk II," that lays out 13 points to be implemented by the west-backed government in Kiev and the independence-seeking regions in...
Lawrence Wilkerson: Resist ‘Warmonger’ John McCain’s Call to Arm Ukraine
by Adam Dick | Feb 11, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Interviewed Tuesday on the Real News Network, Ron Paul Institute Academic Advisor Lawrence Wilkerson warned that following the advice of “warmongers like Senator John McCain and his cohorts” to “arm majorly” the Ukraine government is “probably one of the fastest ways”...
When Barack Called Vladimir…
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 10, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It must have been like one of those annoying telemarketing calls, ringing up over and over saying the same thing. Today President Obama called Russian president Vladimir Putin to once again harangue him about the Russian "invasion" of Ukraine.One can even picture...
Burning Jordanians, Total War, Arms for Ukraine, Europe Peace Plan? – McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 9, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Will the Europeans put the kibosh on US war plans with Russia? What about Jordan, which has armed the jihadists and then pretends to be outraged at the ISIS burning of an ISIS fighter pilot? Has there been a whistleblower victory in the US? RPI's Daniel McAdams and...
In Praise of Grover Cleveland
by Adam Dick | Feb 7, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Jesse Ventura released this week his new podcast conversation with Ron Paul. It is a pleasure to hear Ventura engage Paul in an unrushed, wide-ranging examination of United States wars and foreign policy, with some discussion of other matters including marijuana and...
Andrew Napolitano: In a Free Society You Can Reject the Vaccination ‘Scientific Orthodoxy’
by Adam Dick | Feb 5, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
From California State Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) proposing legislation to prevent parents of children attending government or private schools from making their own decisions regarding vaccinations, to American Conservative Senior Editor Rod Dreher suggesting...
Is Privatizing the Afghan War a Feasible Exit Strategy…
by Franklin C. Spinney | Feb 5, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
...or is it a formula for perpetual war?President Obama may have told Congress and the American people in his state of the union address that the American combat mission in Afghanistan is over, but that claim is a bit disingenuous, to put it charitably. To be sure,...
King Abdullah’s Crocodile Tears Over Burned Pilot
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 4, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Jordan's King Abdullah reacted emotionally to a video showing the apparent immolation of a Jordanian fighter pilot shot down over Syrian airspace. The Jordanian leader promised to fight ISIS, who killed the pilot, until his military ran "out of fuel and bullets." His...
Oops They Did it Again: ‘Moderate’ Syrian Rebels Join Jihadists
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President Obama's plan to send as many as 1,000 US military personnel to train the "moderate" rebels seeking to overthrow Syrian president Assad may have run into yet another rough patch. There has been a steady stream of US-backed "moderates" signing on with either...
Obama Admits US Role in Ukraine Overthrow
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Speaking on RT yesterday, RPI executive director Daniel McAdams wonders whether President Obama spoke a bit too freely in his recent CNN interview. In the interview, the president told CNN that the US government had "brokered a deal to transition power in Ukraine."...
Who Started Ukraine? Max Boot’s War. And More. McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 1, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ukraine heats up and the US continues pointing fingers away from its own actions. Max Boot and the neocons want us to go harder and faster against Russia. What might we expect from recent developments in Greece - wither the EU? RPI's Daniel McAdams again joins Jay...
The Horrible Foolishness of Sanctions: Ron Paul Talks to Lew Rockwell
by Adam Dick | Feb 1, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
photo: Sirkon AshThe momentum in the United States government seems to be behind piling more and more sanctions on countries with abandon. In opposition to this trend, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Founder and Chairman Ron Paul and RPI Advisory Board...
Sharia Law in Texas?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 31, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Addressing the news that a non-profit Muslim organization in Texas is offering to privately settle disputes on a voluntary basis between those who see Sharia law as binding, Judge Andrew Napolitano points out that privatized justice should be welcomed in the United...
To Stop Tracking of Car Movements, States Can End License Plate Requirement
by Adam Dick | Jan 30, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Despite Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT) of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing concern about the US government using a license plate tracking system to monitor vehicle movements in America, we should not expect the US...
Yemen Coup and the Week in Review — McAdams and Taylor
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 25, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A quick review of the Sunni vs. Shia split and how that drives violence in the Middle East. What does the ascendence of a Shia insurgency to power in Yemen last week mean for the balance in the region, especially with the death of the Saudi king? More US double-talk...
Foreign Troops in Ukraine? You Bet!
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 23, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
US-backed president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, was among the elites gathering in Davos, Switzerland this week to attend the 2015 World Economic Forum. During his speech he made the remarkable claim that 9,000 Russian troops were currently fighting in Ukraine on...
Kucinich: Obama’s Wars Stand in Way of His SOTU Wish List
by Adam Dick | Jan 23, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Commenting Wednesday in a Sky News panel discussion, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Advisory Board Member Dennis Kucinich questioned how President Barack Obama planned to pay for the “wish list” of government programs Obama presented in the State of the...
Breaking the Mold: Rick Sanchez Interviews Ron Paul
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 22, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In his recent appearance on the Rick Sanchez Show, RPI Chairman Ron Paul discussed why the Founders favored liberty and were very skeptical of democracy. Also, is Obama finally starting to get Cuba policy right? Ron Paul made the point that when he was campaigning...
Is The FBI Busting Terror Plots or Creating Terror Plots?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 20, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Last week's arrest of 20 year old Ohio resident Christopher Lee Cornell for allegedly plotting to shoot up the US Capitol was yet another in dozens of spectacular FBI takedowns of dangerous homegrown terrorists out to do us harm. Or was it? As has been the case at...
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