Ron Paul Liberty Report

We are supposed to believe that abuses of the FISA process uncovered in the House Intelligence Committee memo are something new. As special guest Jim Bovard tells us today, FISA was born from abuses and it has perpetuated abuses. The problem is not bad eggs in government. The problem is a government that spies on its own citizens without warrant or any justification.

Welcome to another episode of #AskRonPaul, where Liberty Report Host Ron Paul answers viewer questions....

"Am I kicked out of the Libertarian Party?" Ron and his Liberty Report co-host Daniel McAdams discuss the recent controversy within the LP where a grassroots sought to have lifetime LP Member Ron speak at the upcoming party convention but the party leadership said "no way." Here's Ron's humorous take on the controversy...

A trillion dollars here…A trillion dollars there...It’s all music to crony corporation ears. Consumers are fickle, always wanting a better deal, and quick to jump to a competitor. The free market is hard, which is why it's so hated by Big Business. It so much easier to milk the taxpayer in lieu of satisfying customers. Ron Paul discusses the marriage of corporation and state, and why there needs to be a divorce.

The global reach of the US military is vast, covering most of the globe with a permanent presence. Is this vast empire keeping us safe? Or is it provoking anger against the United States? Are bases resented overseas?

How did President Trump do last night? Lots of appeal to emotion. Lots of people to point to in the balcony to illustrate his points. But what about the meat of the speech underneath the decoration? Infrastructure spending? More militarism and military spending? Nukes?

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union speech tonight. No doubt there will be plenty of "good news" about his first full year in office. But today's Liberty Report will dig a bit deeper. What is the real state of the union? Tune in!

Jerome Powell may seem to be assuming the Fed chairmanship at a time of increasing prosperity and renewed respect for the Fed. However, the prosperity is an illusion built on a series of Fed-created bubbles.

Is European culture under attack? Bestselling Scandinavian author Hanne Nabintu Herland believes not just Europe, but the entire Western world is in an existential crisis. Ms. Herland joins today's Liberty Report to discuss her controversial views and what she believes is needed to reinvigorate Western traditions.

President Trump unilaterally erects tariffs, which are a tax on the American consumers. Americans are the one’s “slapped” with the tax, not the Chinese! Instead of denouncing this destructive and intrusive political maneuver, far too many Americans are cheering Trump on as he “slaps” American wallets! Ron Paul dispels this bizarre thinking on today’s Liberty Report!

The Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy for the United States is a complete U-turn away from our past two decades focused on terrorism. The new "greatest threat" to the United States? Russia and China, along with a couple of "rogue states." What's behind this sudden shift? Who benefits?

US Vice President Mike Pence has announced that he would be attending the Olympic games in South Korea next month with an eye on preventing North Korea from reaping any PR advantage from numerous North and South Korean joint activities. Why is Washington so afraid of peace breaking out on the Korean peninsula?

With news that the FBI "lost" months of text messages between Russiagate investigators that may have proven embarrassing -- or worse -- to the Bureau, even Washington is starting to ask what is really going on with accusations of Russian meddling. Was the whole thing cooked-up by the "never Trump" deep state?

As usual, the theatrics behind this latest government "shutdown" are farcical. In the end both parties agree on the major issues. When the smoke has cleared, government will be bigger than ever.

It looks very much like the US is in a proxy war with its NATO ally Turkey in Syria. The US is backing the Kurds, which are being attacked by Ankara. Both sides are using the same military base in Turkey. Does anyone have any idea what the US is doing in Syria?