US President Donald Trump was elected on a promise to “drain the swamp.” Almost four years later, the Washington think-tank racket is as murky as ever, and the gravy train keeps rolling. The false "Trump/Russia collusion" narrative has been dead for so long now that it’s hard to remember what killed it, whether it was the Mueller Report or simply death by a thousand cuts. Here is what we know: "Russiagate" was a giant scam, and many of those who promoted it knowingly lied for a considerable...
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Ron Paul Rewind: Oppose PATRIOT Act Renewal, Respect the Fourth Amendment
On February 8, 2011, then-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) spoke against renewing what he termed “the three worst parts” of the USA PATRIOT Act during a US House of Representatives debate...
Andrew Napolitano on Unjustifiable Killings of Americans in Baltimore and Overseas
You can hear a high level of outrage in the voice of Judge Andrew Napolitano when he discusses on the Alan Colmes Show on Tuesday the death of an American in police custody in...
George W. Bush: Don’t Talk to Iran!
Former President George W. Bush's foreign and military legacy is not one resplendent with great victories. He and his advisors -- with the help of an obedient media -- lied the...
Ron Paul: End the Fed that Funds Perpetual War and Puts War Profiteers on the Gravy Train
Speaking April 11 in Austin at the University of Texas, former presidential candidate and United States House of Representatives member Ron Paul stressed the importance of ending...
Kansas One-Ups Texas by Adopting Concealed Carry without Classes, Fees, or a Surveillance Database
Many people perceive Texas as a bastion of rugged individualism and minimal government. Kansas not so much so. This month both states’ governments are moving toward implementing...
US Funded Industrial Park in Afghanistan Found With Only One Business and No Electricity . . . And Missing Records
We have yet another example of how we are wasting billions of dollars in Afghanistan where a combination of incompetence and corruption continues to drain the US treasury. This...
Are We Really Winning Against ISIS?
When President Obama welcomed Iraqi prime minister Abadi to Washington last week he glowed with optimism over the US fight against ISIS. The US is making "serious progress"...
VA Sending Veterans’ Mental Health Information to the FBI to Aid Gun Restrictions
A February 2012 memorandum of understanding between the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) lays out a process...
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