Reprinted from John's Substack: On 18 August 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Iran war, Israel’s never-ending outrageous behavior, the Ukraine war, and President Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior, all thoroughly depressing...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: After laughs, cheers, and groans over President Trump's claim on the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, the President doubled down today posting a map of the Strait with "New American Territory" emblazoned on it. Is this another...
From John Mearsheimer’s new YouTube channel: The June 17, 2026, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expired today – August 17, 2026. The US has not achieved any of its initial objectives. It is now mainly concerned with opening the Strait of Hormuz without having to...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: While Oman has attempted to remain neutral in the US/Iran dispute, President Trump has for the second time threatened to attack the small country if it "gets in the way." Will this come back to bite the US, or will Trump's bluster...
I have just received a letter from the executive director of the National Press Club, Didier Saugy. He writes: “This letter serves as formal written notice that, effective immediately, you are not authorized to enter, attempt to enter, or remain on premises owned,...
A congresswoman whose parents immigrated to the United States during US-backed genocidal dictatorships in Guatemala on Tuesday excoriated a State Department video hailing the Monroe Doctrine, an imperialist policy used by Washington to declare the Western Hemisphere...
Good morning! Trip the Beltway Fantastic is going on a hiatus of sorts to make way for some more original reporting on my part. I will be posting new stories, and interviews here as breaking news and opportunities for interesting conversations arise. In this vein, I...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The Washington Post is reporting that the CIA had dismissed as not credible an Israeli warning of a plot to harm the president this summer in Turkey. Was the Israeli "gift" of intelligence just a self-serving plot? Also today: US...
In September of 2025, during a Saturday vigil in Stockholm’s Odenplan Square, Isak Hernández, age nine, asked if he could recite a poem he wrote. Deeply troubled by images he saw, day and night, from Gaza, he resolved not to be silent. “Their lives are not numbers,”...
From John Mearsheimer’s new YouTube channel: The aim of this video is to compare the terms of the new deal to end the Iran war, which key Iranian spokesmen have just described, with those of the June 17, 2026, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Tehran and...
