“I want to stop American aid,” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 30. “It’s like welfare; I don’t want it.” Usually, Netanyahu gets anything he demands from Uncle Sugar. But on July 15, the US House of Representatives voted, 314-104 against even...
America’s Imperial Wars, Then and Now
Reprinted from Tom Engelhardt's Substack I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what’s going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon. Okay, okay, I take back that “only” and admit it....
Ron Paul on Kushner and Witkoff: Diplomats or Shady ‘Deal-Makers’?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Dropsite News broke a story yesterday that President Trump's envoys to Ukraine/Russia and the Middle East – his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his real estate developer friend Steve Witkoff – have been spending most of their time...
John Mearsheimer: Discussing the Iran War in India
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 15 July 2026, I was on CNN-News18, a leading television news channel in India. The discussion focused almost exclusively on the war in Iran and the question of where the conflict is headed. I made it clear that President Trump has...
‘Of the Pentagon, by the Congress, and for the War Profiteers’: Ad Blasts Trump Military Budget
As the Republican-controlled US Congress advances President Donald Trump’s requested $1.5 trillion budget for “rebuilding” a military that’s already more powerful than any armed force in human history, a group of former national security officials is urging Americans...
Ron Paul: Lindsey Graham To Be Suitably ‘Honored’ by Senate
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The late Senator, Lindsey Graham was best known for his enthusiastic embrace of war and sanctions. His former colleagues in the Senate have found a perfect, ironically suitable way to honor him. Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute...
Israel and the United States Are Merging Their Militaries. Here’s Why.
In June 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote to Republican Representative Marlin Stutzman of California, saying that “the time has now arrived [for Israel] to move from aid recipient to partner” with the United States. Yesterday, on Fox News, Netanyahu again...
Is the GOP Crack-Up Ahead of the Midterms Real? Was Lindsey Graham Real?
The death of 71-year-old Senator Lindsey Graham has brought the debate over U.S. foreign policy over the last 25 years or more to the fore: Graham was an unapologetic Cold War warrior who promoted every American military intervention in that time. His support for the...
Rubio’s Anti-ICC Campaign Is an Anti-‘Sovereignty’ Project
The International Criminal Court, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio complains in a July 13 Wall Street Journal op-ed, styles itself “a standing world tribunal with near-unlimited reach, empowered to override the courts and constitutions of the U.S. and other sovereign...
Ron Paul on Hiding the Cost of the Iran War From the American People
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: While Trump Administration officials continue to provide low-ball figures for how much the Iran war has cost the United States, a thorough look at this "most unpopular war in US history" reveals an astronomical price tag that will...


