Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
by Ron Paul

“President Trump recently signed an executive order changing marijuana’s Controlled Substances Act classification from Schedule I to Schedule III. Schedule I is supposed to include especially dangerous drugs that are likely to be abused and have no medical purpose. Whatever one thinks of the wisdom and morality of using marijuana, the fact is it is less addictive, and quite possibly safer, than alcohol. Many Americans who live in one of the 40 states that have legalized medicinal marijuana use it for a variety of ailments. Reclassifying marijuana does not repeal federal laws criminalizing its use. The reclassifying does, though, facilitate research into marijuana’s medical benefits.” (12/29/25)

http://www.ronpaullibertyreport.com/archives/december-29th-2025

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“No matter what Trump does, no matter if he does or proposes the same sort of actions as Biden or Obama. Or Clinton or Bush I or II, the action is immediately condemned, and Trump is condemned for suggesting, approving, or speaking about it. And every article, regardless of source, looks to go out of its way to trash-talk Trump. He is not ‘the President’ but rather, ‘the Republican President.’ He is always ‘confused’ and always falsely claiming this or that. The contrast, not just between the media in general during the Obama and Biden regimes, but even the conservative media during those administrations, is phenomenal.” (12/29/25)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2025/12/29/media-bias-going-strong-as-the-year-ends-whats-next/

Source: I Blog to Differ
by David R Henderson

“I received feedback from a friend that made me wonder if he had misunderstood my argument against compulsory labeling of foods’ ingredients. He referred me to a post that makes the case that seed oils are bad for our health. So I think it’s worthwhile to explore an issue that I discussed on EconLog back in January 2012. Here’s what I wrote: I’ve noticed in discussions–in person, on Facebook, and in blogs–how hard it is for most people to see that opposition to having the government subsidize or require activity X does not mean that one opposes activity X. … One can strongly object to the use of illegal drugs and yet think they should be legal. One can strongly object to U.S. taxpayers being forced to subsidize Israel’s government without being ‘anti-Israel.'” (12/29/25)

https://davidrhenderson.substack.com/p/celebrating-peoples-freedom-doesnt

Source: JimBovard.com
by James Bovard

“On Tuesday, President Trump denounced the New York Times in a Truth Social post as a ‘serious threat to the National Security of our Nation’ and a ‘TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE’ for publishing an article detailing Trump’s close personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. … That was the Times’s second recent treasonous offense. After the Times published a story on how 79-year-old Trump was ‘slowing down physically’ and ‘showing signs of fatigue’ in his second term … rump proclaimed that ‘it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.’’ … Trump is using practically a mirror image of treason compared to the standard the Founding Fathers canonized.” (12/29/25)

https://jimbovard.com/blog/2025/12/29/trump-treason-and-the-new-york-times/

Source: Wired
by Andrew Couts

“Privacy isn’t dead. Just ask Kristi Noem. The Department of Homeland Security secretary has spent 2025 trying to convince the American public that identifying roving bands of masked federal agents is ‘doxing’ — and that revealing these public servants’ [sic] identities is ‘violence.’ Noem is wrong on both fronts, legal experts say, but her claims of doxing highlight a central conflict in the current era: Surveillance now goes both ways. … ‘ICE watch’ groups have appeared across the country. Apps for tracking immigration enforcement activity have popped up on (then disappeared from) Apple and Google app stores. Social media feeds are awash in videos of unidentified agents tackling men in parking lots, throwing women to the ground, and ripping families apart. From Los Angeles to Chicago to Raleigh, North Carolina, neighbors and passersby have pulled out their phones to document members of their communities being arrested and vanishing into the Trump administration’s machinery.” (12/29/25)

https://archive.is/f0nEZ