Jack Hunter of RARE just wrote an extensive analysis of the state of the Liberty Movement. It is very interesting and quite ecumenical. I don't agree with everything he says, but it is thoughtful and very generous to most of the "factions" of libertarianism. I hope...
Ron Paul on Sen. Jeff Sessions: Libertarian or Authoritarian?
Tuesday the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up Donald Trump's nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to be his Attorney General. Sessions is billed as a "Constitutional conservative" but how is his record on civil liberties? The drug war? Whistleblowers? We hold a...
The Russians, Trump, and the Deep State (Rising)
People talk of the Deep State, a kind of shorthand to refer to the entrenched parts of the government, particularly inside the military, intelligence, and security communities, who don’t come and go with election cycles. The information they hold, and their longevity,...
US Spy Chief Presents Third-Party Debates as Proof RT Is Anti-US
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's latest report on the alleged "election hacking" by Russia includes a substantial section focused around the idea that Russian government-funded channel RT is overtly anti-American. This is a common enough...
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Goes to Moscow
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has plans to bring a congressional delegation to Russia. Rohrabacher is quoted in a Wednesday article by Robert Costa in the Washington Post as saying a purpose of the trip is to discuss with Russian officials “how we can work with the...
Ron Paul asks: Can Trump Rein In the CIA?
President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to shrink and reform the CIA and much of the US intelligence community, which he has claimed has become very politicized. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently warned Trump about crossing the CIA, stating that, "You take on...
Who Wants Obama To Pardon Lawrence Franklin?
Former Defense Department analyst Lawrence A. Franklin was convicted of felonies for passing in 2004 classified military information to two American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobbyists and an Israeli diplomat. Franklin worked for Under Secretary of...
End of the World, Progressive Article Edition
For those who would like to become a progressive columnist in the world of Trump, here’s a guide for your first and every subsequent article: Everything was pretty freaking close to perfect on November 7. Yeah, tough about Bernie, but Clinton was going to be...
Julian Assange Interviewed by Sean Hannity on Fox News
Sean Hannity traveled to London to sit down with Julian Assange, who says Russia was not the source for hacked Democratic emails published by WikiLeaks. Watch part 1:
What Will Baghdad Face in 2017?
Being stuck in traffic is daily fare in Baghdad. While checkpoints have been dramatically reduced in recent times, and the number of concrete walls appear markedly decreased, traffic jams still defy description. It doesn’t help in the least that everyone is leaning on...


