🇪🇺 Europe is falling apart, and Neil Oliver thinks the people running it know exactly what they're doing. France is burning, Germany is struggling, and Britain is being told to prepare for war. Across Europe, millions of people are watching their living standards deteriorate while their governments insist everything is under control. I asked him whether the growing warnings about Russia, the military preparations and the unrest spreading across Europe could be connected. His answer was extraordinary. Neil argues that Europe's political establishment has spent decades stripping individual nations of their sovereignty, weakening their economies and transferring power to Brussels. And now, as public anger grows, he believes the prospect of war offers something extremely convenient: An excuse for emergency powers, restrictions on movement, extraordinary government spending, and potentially even conscription. But here's where his argument gets even darker. Neil believes the unrest itself is being manipulated. He argues that the grievances driving protests in France are genuine, but alleges that violent elements are being deliberately encouraged to turn public anger into chaos. Why? Because disorder gives governments a justification to crack down on the very populations demanding change. But he thinks the establishment has underestimated one thing: “You cannot impose something unwanted on 500 million people unless they go along with it to some extent.” And he believes the moment enough Europeans withdraw that consent, the entire political project could unravel. @thecoastguy

🇺🇸 RON PAUL WARNED ABOUT AMERICA'S DEBT, ENDLESS WARS AND A FUTURE CONFLICT WITH IRAN Decades later, we're living through much of what he feared. I had the privilege of speaking with former Congressman Ron Paul about the warnings he made more than twenty years ago. Back in 2002, he was warning about runaway debt, the erosion of personal freedoms, rising gold prices and America's addiction to foreign wars. In 2011, he specifically warned that an American president might overreact and bomb Iran. And here we are. I wanted to understand how he saw so much of this coming. His answer was surprisingly simple. He wasn't predicting the future. He was studying history, economics and what happens when governments accumulate too much power. One thing he told me really stayed with me. Most politicians, he believes, actually enter Congress with good intentions. But the system gradually teaches them to serve party leadership, donors and special interests instead of their principles. And he hasn't given up on changing that. He reminded me that meaningful change doesn't require convincing everyone. Sometimes a small group of people committed to an idea can change an entire country. What struck me most was that, after decades of watching the very mistakes he warned against unfold, Ron Paul still believes ordinary people can turn things around. At 91, thankfully, he's still making the case for peace, liberty and honest money. @RonPaul