“When a problem arises either inside or outside a republic, and has become so serious that it has begun to terrify everyone, the safest policy to put off dealing with it rather than trying to eliminate it, because almost always those who eliminate it only increase its strength and hasten the harm that is expected from it…when you put off dealing with them, they either fade away by themselves or at least the evil is postponed for a longer time.” - Machiavelli [Discourses, I.33] There is a...
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Ron Paul: US Wants to ‘Own Iran’ Like the US Did When the Shah Was in Power
President Donald Trump is offering plenty of justifications for the US government’s recent military actions against Iran, including that the actions were taken to prevent the...
Who’s to Blame?
Recently I witnessed a tragic story broadcast on Fox news. A former US soldier who’d been disfigured in a roadside bomb blast was sharing photos of other soldiers like himself...
Trump moves to unite the Middle East! (irony)
Teevee coverage of the recent events in the ME has been predictable. Those who hated Trump continue to hate him, etc. A few observations: 1. I had hoped that Trump's decision to...
Ron Paul: It is Best for Iraq to Tell the US to ‘Get Out’
In a Friday interview with host Rick Sanchez at RT regarding the United States government’s assassination of Iran General Qassim Suleimani at the Baghdad International Airport in...
Bill Weld: Ho-Hum, Donald Trump Ordered the Assassination of Qassim Suleimani
In 2016, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld received the Libertarian Party’s vice-presidential nomination. This year, having returned to the Republican Party, Weld is...
Dennis Kucinich Condemns Killing of Iran General and Calls for US Congress to Prevent a Larger War
Dennis Kucinich, a long-time advocate for the United States government pursing a peaceful foreign policy who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat...
Butler Shaffer, R.I.P.
N.B. Butler Shaffer was a valued Member of the Ron Paul Institute's Board of Advisors. He will be greatly missed. We mourn the passing of our good friend Butler Shaffer, who died...
Keeping Green Party Candidates Off Ballots
The United States Green Party issued a press release Thursday announcing it is seeking “to get ballot lines for all 50 states and DC and the U.S. territories in 2020.” This would...
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