Click to play show: “Ron Paul Defends Russia,” the Associated Press headline reads. Neocons are fond of painting Ron Paul and libertarians as people who just hate America. If that’s not the case, then why do they sound like they do? After a civilian airliner was shot down over Ukraine, Paul rushed to defend Putin from…
Texas Governor Rick Perry reportedly plans to announce that he is preparing to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops to the Rio Grande Valley. The announcement came in the newspaper the Monitor and is in response to the escalating number of children flooding the southern border with Mexico. The article appears to suggest that the state is…
Jack Hunter rejoins the Freedom Report podcast to discuss whether the United States should be expending any more blood and treasure in Iraq. (Hint: He doesn’t). And Associate Editor Ian Huyett opines on just exactly what’s at stake on the domestic front, with Senator Lindsey Graham now claiming that we should be working with Iran…
The Freedom Report podcast today looks at the developing crisis in Iraq as ISIS fighters position themselves to overthrow the U.S. installed government in Baghdad. ISIS fighters have already captured Mosul, the second largest city in the nation, and Washington D.C. is promising weapons and aid to the beleaguered government of Nouri al Maliki. ISIS…
MSNBC interviewed Tea Party insurgent David Brat about his views on a variety of topics including minimum wage, economics and foreign policy. At one point during the interview, Brat is asked whether he would arm the Syrian rebels, with Chuck Todd framing the question in terms of being an isolationist or an interventionist. Brat replies…
President Barack Obama is in hot water with members of his own party after Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) complained that the president did not inform her of the planned prisoner exchange. Feinstein was “surprised” and “dismay” that the transfers went ahead without her consultation “totally not following the law”…
Freed Prisoner of War Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is slated to be promoted, fueling speculation about whether or not he will be court martialed after it was revealed by the New York Times that he left a note that allegedly confirms he deserted his platoon. Fellow platoon members have been speaking out against him, claiming that men…
President Barack Obama gave a speech at West Point recently where he discussed his administration’s foreign policy agenda. The Washington Post wrote that the President’s speech was a ‘takedown’ of Senator Rand Paul, claiming that the veiled messages were pointed jabs at ‘isolationists’ and ‘realists.’ Although he never mentioned Paul by name, Obama chastised those…
A study conducted by Ivy League political scientists has yielded some intriguing results. Kyle Dropp, Joshua D. Kertzer, and Thomas Zeitzoff surveyed 2,066 Americans to decide what role the U.S. should play in Ukraine’s current crisis. Additionally, they were asked to locate Ukraine on a map. The survey was designed to test the correlation…
Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer responded to President Barack Obama‘s remarks about the crisis in Ukraine. Comparing the mentality of opposing Russian aggression to an outdated cold war way of thinking, Obama earned scorn from Krauthammer, who said the president is admitting that he’s living in a fantasy world. Follow TLR on Google+ Obama’s remarks:…