Yesterday, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld released a new advertisement that some are calling one of the greatest presidential ads ever. The two-minute video features both Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his running mate Bill Weld in back to back clips, finishing each other’s sentences and stressing their own records as successful, tax-cutting Republican governors in heavily…
5. What Now? I have never denied that racism exists and I’ve never denied that certain law enforcers have racial motivations. I’m simply saying that people continuously have dishonest conversations that don’t actually resolve things. Some seem to cling to surface level views of statistics so as long as they align with their personal narrative;…
By Jonah Bennett After a long battle, the Senate finally confirmed Eric Fanning as 22nd Secretary of the Army, making him the first openly gay civilian head of the service in history. The final hold on Fanning’s confirmation broke after GOP Sen. Pat Roberts relented and moved the process forward, Defense News reports. Roberts delayed Fanning’s confirmation because he…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) is signaling its willingness to throw support behind Republicans’ newest plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Following the humiliating defeat of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in March, the White House and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan are desperately trying…
“What if Assad didn’t order this? What if this wasn’t a Syrian troop chemical attack? What if this was perpetrated by al Qaeda affiliated oppositionists?” Hillary Mann Leverett is a Senior Adjunct Professor at American University specializing in politics and international relations of the Muslim world. She joined a panel on MSNBC to discuss the ongoing Syrian crisis…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Chicago residents need to start taking responsibility for the city’s shootings, according to black leaders in the area. The Chicago Police Department hosted an Operation Wake Up event Thursday where leaders urged residents to stop blaming the police, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. “Here’s a fact: When it comes…
