So apparently the Trump administration has decided that what Cuba really needs right now — after decades of economic strangulation, CIA assassination attempts, sabotage campaigns, invasions, sanctions, blackouts, shortages, and more than half a century of failed...
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Has Only Brought More Death and Suffering to Gaza, Says Rights Group
Six months in, US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” has failed to deliver on its promise of a “secure and prosperous future” for Palestinians in Gaza, who are still being killed, maimed, and deprived of food and other crucial supplies by Israel’s...
The Iran War as the Dumbass War
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. It’s increasingly hard to remember how and why America is supposed to go to war. First, war is supposed to be a last resort, not a knee-jerk reaction to Israeli actions. Second, war is supposed to be a...
Ron Paul asks: Did Massie Lose… Or Was He Pushed?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Thomas Massie's opponent in the Kentucky 4th GOP primary ran a Biden 2020 campaign — from his basement. No debates, no rallies, no interviews. So how did he achieve an historic number of votes from the district? People are...
‘Aiding and Abetting Genocide’: US Sanctions Peaceful Gaza Flotilla Organizers
Palestine defenders decried Tuesday’s announcement by the Trump administration of US sanctions targeting four nonviolent campaigners involved in the recent humanitarian flotillas that tried to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza. The US Department of the Treasury...
Watch Thomas Massie’s Awesome Concession Speech
I am very sad at the news that Thomas Massie has been defeated by Donald Trump and AIPAC in the most expensive Congressional primary in US history. Estimates are that between $40-45 million dollars was spent. Massie's speech was gracious, funny, and encouraging. I...
Six Flotilla Boats Are Still Sailing Toward Gaza; 64 Were Illegally Intercepted
This post, finally edited at 6:03 pm EDT on May 19, was initially written during the final hours of the flotilla campaign while Israeli gunmen were illegally seizing and boarding one sailboat after another of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and the Global Sumud...
Ron Paul on The Real Cost of the Iran War
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: According to a new study by Brown University, President Trump's war on Iran has cost the American consumer $40 billion in increased fuel costs. But it does not end at higher fuel prices. That price increase also fuels inflation in...
John Mearsheimer on Putin’s Incentive To Escalate
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 18 May 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s podcast talking with him mainly about the prospects for escalation in the Ukraine war, but also the Iran war. Regarding Ukraine, it is clear that Ukraine, with help from Europe, is ramping up its...
Senators Propose To Head Off ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration by Repealing Selective Service
On May 14th, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the Selective Service Repeal Act, S. 4537). This bill already has the endorsement of dozens of peace and antiwar groups, draft resisters, religious organizations, antiwar...


