Ron Paul and Charles Goyette discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, including a new Senate bill that seeks to push the US to the very brink of war with Russia. In addition to ramping up NATO's military presence on Russia's borders, the bill will appropriate $10...
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White House Flip-Flop: Voting Now Crucial in Ukraine!
by Daniel McAdams | May 16, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Just five days ago the Obama White House condemned a vote held in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of eastern Ukraine to decide whether those regions would break away from the US-backed government in Kiev.At the time, White House spokesman Jay Carney was unequivocal...
Ron Paul Praises States’ Nullification of US Marijuana Prohibition
by Adam Dick | May 15, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ron Paul, Wednesday on Fox Business’ The Independents, praises state governments’ nullification of marijuana prohibition. Paul, though, proceeds to warn against the taxation motivation behind liberalizing marijuana laws, noting that “if you had a libertarian society,...
Ukraine Deteriorates: Daniel McAdams With Jay Taylor
by Daniel McAdams | May 13, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In Ukraine over the weekend, eastern Ukrainian oblasts Donetsk and Lugansk held referenda to decide whether they would declare independence from Kiev. RPI's Daniel McAdams explains to Jay Taylor the motivations behind the vote and the US reaction.
Is Today ‘Lie about Ron Paul in Headlines Day’?
by Adam Dick | May 13, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Looking at the Washington Post and Rare, one has to wonder if today is Lie about Ron Paul in Headlines Day. First, the Washington Post published an article with the headline “Ron Paul thinks drug use is rampant inside prisons. He’s wrong.” That is a rather provocative...
Ron Paul: Victory For Peace Candidate Walter Jones is Great News
by Daniel McAdams | May 12, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The war party did everything they could to defeat pro-peace Republican Walter Jones in the North Carolina primary last week, said Ron Paul, but in the end Rep. Jones prevailed. One important lesson from the victory, Dr. Paul pointed out, was that you can represent a...
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Oligarchs Run US Foreign Policy
by Adam Dick | May 11, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
William & Mary Professor and RPI Academic Board Member Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, in an in-depth interview with this week with Paul Jay on the Real News Network, argues that oligarchs run United States foreign policy. Having served in US government positions...
Ron Paul on the Benghazi Partisan Sideshow
by Adam Dick | May 9, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
While noting that the killing of two US diplomats, including the US ambassador to Libya, and CIA contractors in Benghazi, Libya is a “big issue” that merits attention, Ron Paul explains at the Ron Paul Channel that much of the commotion in Congress concerning the...
Who’s Behind Odessa? RPI’s Daniel McAdams on Scott Horton Show
by Daniel McAdams | May 8, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Who is responsible for the carnage in Odessa, Ukraine, where dozens of anti-Kiev protesters were burned alive in the Trade Union building last weekend? Did the US government have a role? Why was the CIA director in Ukraine weeks before the attack? Listen to RPI...
Pussy Riot on Capitol Hill
by Daniel McAdams | May 6, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Just when you thought their 15 minutes of fame was up, the women of Pussy Riot have made their way to Capitol Hill and into the hearts of (some) US lawmakers. They also posed for pictures with Hillary Clinton, which promptly ended up on her Twitter page. The Pussy...
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Ukraine Rhetoric and Sanctions Threatening World War
by Adam Dick | May 4, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, speaking with Lindsay France on RT this week, explains that, in order to prevent “a shooting war that grows evermore larger,” the United States, Russia, and the nations of the EU and NATO should focus on ensuring Ukraine neutrality. Wilkerson,...
‘Free Press’? USAID Increases Funding to Pro-Kiev Media
by Daniel McAdams | May 3, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In the name of a "free and independent media," the US government through its Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that it will dedicate an additional $1.25 million to subsidize the Ukrainian media in advance of the May 25th presidential election....
US Media Covers Up Mass Murder in Odessa
by Daniel McAdams | May 3, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Yesterday in Odessa, Ukraine, more than 30 anti-Kiev protesters were burned alive, as a US-backed pro-Kiev mob set fire to the trade union building into which they ran to escape the pro-Kiev crowd. It was the largest loss of life in Ukraine since the US-backed coup in...
Rep. Walter Jones’ Refreshing Voting Philosophy
by Adam Dick | May 3, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In an Associated Press article focused on outside groups spending over $1 million to defeat US House Member Walter Jones (R-NC) in his May 6 primary, Jones, an RPI Advisory Board member, explains his voting philosophy: "I heard years ago — it might have been from my...
Ron Paul: ‘State Department’s Free Press Hypocrisy’
by Daniel McAdams | May 1, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ron Paul points out the incredible hypocrisy of the US State Department's big roll out of its "Free the Press" campaign on the very day the US government filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to reject New York Times journalist James Risen's plea that he not be...
Ron Paul: ‘Why Are We Droning Yemen?’
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 24, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
With news this week that US drones have killed 55 more people in Yemen, Ron Paul is concerned that US drone policy is only making the US position on the Arabian peninsula worse, is only making us more hated, and is only boosting al-Qaeda recruitment in the area.In his...
Eastern Ukraine is Blowback for Kiev: McAdams on Jay Taylor Show
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 23, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Director Daniel McAdams is back with Jay Taylor, where they discuss the Bundy ranch raid and showdown, the problems with government-held land, and the potential for real violence to break out in Nevada. They also discuss Ukraine, and how what is happening now in...
Judge Napolitano: Hooray for Obama’s Clemency for Nonviolent Drug War Prisoners
by Adam Dick | Apr 22, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Judge Andrew Napolitano, speaking on Fox News with Jenna Lee, explains why, “as someone who has harshly and repeatedly criticized the President,” he believes President Barack Obama “is doing the right thing” in granting clemency to potentially hundreds or thousands of...
Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan With Charles Goyette: What a Show!
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 18, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Nevada and Ukraine are on the menu when Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan join Charles Goyette in this week's podcast. What a great double-header! First up, Dr. Paul and Charles Goyette speak in detail about the recent Bundy ranch standoff in Nevada. Dr. Paul discusses the...
Sen. Reid Ups Threats Against Bundy Ranch Protestors, Calling Them ‘Domestic Terrorists’
by Adam Dick | Apr 18, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is upping his threats against the protestors at the Bundy ranch. Following his ominous declaration on Monday that the US government’s confrontation with protestors at the Nevada ranch is “not over” despite the...
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