If the United States government continues as it does today, bestriding the narrow world like a colossus, it will be stabbed through the heart by daggers inscripted with the nation’s founding principles: the words “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” shedding salty tears of blood from sullied steel. But I hope this day will…
5. Public Scrutiny Unlike most presidents, whoever wins the 2016 election will face a high level of scrutiny right off the bat. Both of these candidates are disliked—even hated—and that is only going to swell once elected. The Clinton Foundation is under investigation, not only by the FBI, but by throngs of citizen journalists scouring…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Fourteen million more people would become uninsured next year — and a total of 24 million more by the year 2026 — if the top Republican proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare is signed into law, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday, reports CNBC. The American Health Care Act…
Juliegrace Brufke Presidential hopeful Rand Paul has largely been seen as an underdog during the Republican 2016 presidential primary – but his team says the support he’s garnered from the younger demographic may lead to some surprises in the early states. Over the course of the past few months, the campaign has had between 40…
By Michael Bastasch The U.S. is projected to become “energy independent” within the next decade, according to government analysts, meaning President-elect Donald Trump could deliver on a major campaign promise. The U.S. is “projected to become a net energy exporter by 2026,” according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual energy outlook, “but the transition…
We thought it was all over for Bernie Sanders, this past month of June his campaign lost considerable steam as the inevitability of Hillary Clinton’s nomination has taken root. As noted by his multiple meetings with Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill who are probably trying to make sure the populist Sanders doesn’t already have or…
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