In the early days of the COVID-19 panic—about three weeks ago—it was common to hear both of these phrases often repeated: - "The fatality rate of this virus is very high!" - "There are far more cases of this out there than we know about!" The strategy of insisting that both these statements are true at the same time has been used by politicians to implement "lockdowns" that have forced business to close and millions to lose their jobs. For instance, on March 12, Ohio Department of Health...
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The Interventionist Holocaust
This month, the Physicians for Social Responsibility released a report on the number of Afghanis, Iraqis, and Pakistanis killed in the ten year US "war on terror." Titled "Body...
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...
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