Reprinted from John's Substack: On 19 February 2026, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft hosted a debate between me and George Beebe, who is the director of grand strategy at Quincy. Emily Jashinsky of UnHerd moderated. George argued that it is possible to...
What happens when a “surgical strike” meets a country that’s spent years hardening its air defenses, extending missile range, and practicing asymmetric warfare? We sit down with Larry Johnson to test the myths, map the ranges, and weigh what a U.S. or Israeli hit on...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: With a US attack on Iran maybe imminent, American physician Matt Rostami shares some insights from the inside. Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
The Financial Times’ report on the approaching U.S. attack on Iran opens with this line: As oil prices surge and Donald Trump orders one of the largest American military build-ups in the Middle East since the Iraq war, negotiations between the US and Iran increasingly...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Advertised as "battle-tested in Gaza," President Trump's son Eric is buying a piece of an Israeli company specializing in making it cheaper to kill people via drone. As his father, President Trump, moves to start a major war against...
US policymakers, particularly under the current Trump administration (as of February 2026), consistently describe Iran as the world’s leading or foremost state sponsor of terrorism. This characterization has been a cornerstone of U.S. policy toward Iran for decades,...
Headlines shifted by the hour, but the stakes stayed high. We start with the last U.S.-Russia arms control guardrail, New START, and ask a simple question with massive consequences: extend the treaty and keep limits plus inspections alive, or gamble everything on a...
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 17 February 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the negotiations to end the Ukraine war and produce a peace agreement — kabuki theater in my view — and the negotiations to end the Iran crisis short of war —...
There are three items in this update. The first two are about the FOIA lawsuit and the third item is my critique of a recent article in The New York Times about an upsurge in interest in the case of USS Liberty. Court Approves Amicus Brief Filing On February 10, 2026,...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Sen Lindsey Graham (R-SC) traveled again to Israel to make the case for a US attack on Iran. He warned that Iran could strike back and that American servicemembers could be hit. But, he said, the war is "worth it." Also today: Is...
