Over the last few weeks, politicians at the local, state, and national levels of government have been increasingly asserting extraordinary power in the name of fighting coronavirus. As the power exercise continues to ramp up, and as the time people suffer lost liberty and lost income runs on, expect the crackdown to increasingly involve physical violence. The longer the crackdown continues at its present or an increased intensity, the more the situation will look like a war between the...
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Melkite Church Patriarch: Please Stop Bombing Us
Patriarch Gregoire III LahamMelkite Catholic Church Patriarch Gregoire III Laham of Damascus, Syria, has a message for those who continue to intervene in Syria's tragic four year...
Why Washington Provides Neither Peace Nor Prosperity
When did RPI Director Daniel McAdams first start following the ideas of Ron Paul? How did he come to work for Dr. Paul? When and how did he embrace non-interventionism? How did...
Twelve Years After Start of Iraq War, Neocons Still on Top
Obama blames the rise of ISIS and al-Qaeda in Iraq on US military action against Iraq in 2003. So what is his solution? More military action against Iraq! And what if ISIS...
RPI’s McAdams on Ukraine’s New Special Operations Law
What are the implications of a new law passed by Ukraine's parliament making it legal for Kiev to undertake special operations in the breakaway east? Will this open the door for...
‘Shock and Awe’ Twelve Years On: Flashback to My Iraq War Opposition
Twelve years ago today, the US government unleashed "shock and awe" on Iraq. We were assured the invasion would be a cakewalk, wouldn't cost much if anything at all, and that...
So…Assad Can Stay?
In Washington DC, consistency is considered a vice, never a virtue. It is for this reason that many in Washington, especially the neoconservatives, consider their foreign policy...
NATO on Russia’s Borders, Sen. Cotton Letter, Ron Paul’s Coming Book, and More – McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
Why is NATO conducting military operations on Russia's border in Latvia? Should US ally itself with ISIS? Senator Cotton is an ill-informed warmonger. Is Venezuela the greatest...
Roll Call on Ron Paul’s ’76 Swagger
As part of its 60 year anniversary, Roll Call newspaper is looking back on its coverage over the years. Have a look at how they covered Ron Paul when he was first elected to...
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