Why Can’t We Sue the TSA for Assault?
The TSA is effective at violating our liberty, but it is ineffective at protecting our security. ...
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Posts by Ron Paul
America’s Incredible Shrinking Influence
Secretary Pompeo raged at Iran. The mainstream news media raged at Iran. Trump raged at Iran. But then a strange thing happened: nothing. ...
Haspel Is Not the Problem. The CIA Is the Problem.
The problem is not Haspel, it’s not John Brennan, it’s not our lack of confidence. The problem is the CIA itself. ...
Trump’s Plan for Iran: Put Terrorists in Charge
Unleashing terrorists on Iran to overthrow its government is not only illegal and immoral: it’s also incredibly stupid. ...
The NSA Continues to Abuse Americans by Intercepting Their Telephone Calls
One of the few positive things in the ill-named USA FREEDOM Act, enacted in 2015 after the Snowden revelations on NSA domestic spying, is that it required the Director...
Baby Alfie, the Latest Victim of Omnipotent Government
Twenty-three-month-old Alfie Evans, passed away in a British hospital on Saturday. While the official cause of death was a degenerative brain disease, Alfie may have been murdered by the...
What Will Weapons Inspectors Find in Syria … And Does it Matter?
We have neither the money nor the authority to launch bombs when we suspect someone has done something wrong overseas. ...
Trump’s Disastrous Syria Attack
Over the weekend, President Trump celebrated firing more than 100 missiles into Syria by Tweeting, “Mission Accomplished!” They say if you cannot learn from history you are condemned to...
Progressives Should Defend Gun Rights
Last week’s shooting at YouTube’s California headquarters is certain to add momentum to the push for more gun control. Even before the shooting, YouTube was working to undermine gun...
Economic Storm Clouds Gather, but Ending the Fed Provides Hope
Fortunately, more Americans are becoming aware of the freedom philosophy and demanding that government roll back the welfare-warfare state and rein in the Fed. Many are also demanding protection...
Neocons Are Back With a Big War Budget and Big War Plans
The $1.3 trillion bill was so monstrous that it would have made the biggest spender in the Obama Administration blush. ...
Pompeo and Haspel are Symptoms of a Deeper Problem
I am heartened to see some Senators — including Sen. Rand Paul — pledging to oppose President Trump’s nominees for State and CIA. Let’s hope many more join him....
We Should Listen to the Iraqi Parliament
This month marks the 15th anniversary of the US war on Iraq. The “shock and awe” attack was launched based on “stove-piped” intelligence fed from the CIA and Pentagon...
Is the (Tea) Party Over?
The recently-passed big-spending budget deal’s failure to generate significant opposition from the “tea party” has led some to pen obituaries for this once-powerful movement. These commentators may have a...
More Gun Violence: Let’s Look Beyond Politics
Why does it always seem that the shooter in these mass killings has been on some kind of psychotropic drugs? ...