No Knock Raids Extremely Dangerous For Police SOMERVILLE, TX— Last December, Henry Goedrich Magee was sleeping peacefully with his pregnant girlfriend when authorities entered his home in a “no-knock” raid around 6 a.m. With no warning, or search warrant, police swarmed Magee’s home searching for marijuana and guns. Magee believed the police were thieves and…
Separate gender roles strongly associated with happier, more stable marriages In an expansive and fascinating New York Times piece yesterday, psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb put some challenging questions to a modern doctrine. Gottlieb pointed to some compelling research to suggest that – contrary to many peoples’ stated preference for gender equality – couples are happiest when men and…
Those Who Forget The Past Are Doomed To Repeat It A Youtube user named RestrictedData has uploaded a video of the Fat Man Nuclear weapon from its unveiling and loading onto the plane, all the way to its final destination. The video is a chilling look at the bomb that ended World War 2. The…
To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, Facebook produced a beautiful series of “Look Back” videos that chronicle each person’s time spent on the social media network. A clever video producer has created a video that shows what Obama’s life on Facebook would look like and it’s something you absolutely must see if you need a…
Darren Mccollester/Getty Images Unusual statue is “triggering,” college must “notify us before displaying public art.” WELLESLEY, Mass. – All-female Wellesley College has ignited a fit of controversy with the outdoor installation of a lifelike bronze statue. Tony Matelli’s Sleepwalker depicts a vulnerable-looking man sleepwalking in his underwear. Matelli has said “the sculpture is of a…
It’s Time to End the Nonsense About Keystone XL For nearly five years the Keystone XL pipeline has sat in political limbo, awaiting approval from the Obama administration. The proposed oil pipeline from Canada requires blessings from the West Wing because, once completed, it will obviously cross the U.S./Canada border. Follow TLR on Google+ In…
Facebook = Spybook? Russia Today hosted a dialogue about Facebook and whether the ten-year-old social network can be a weapon of social change, or if it’s more effective for governments to spy on their own people. From the video: How has Facebook redefined what we call “community”? What role social media played in Arab Spring uprisings?…
Are Conservative Blacks Just Puppets? South Carolina Senator Tim Scott appeared on Fox News with Greta Van Susteren to discuss accusations by Rev. Dr. William Barber of the NAACP that the GOP is using people of color as mouthpieces. Sen. Scott believes that he is striking fear in the left because a black conservative is…
For The Love Of The Unborn VICTORIA, B.C.–Few can imagine a scenario more heart wrenching than that of Dylan Benson. On December 28, 2013, his beloved wife and high school sweetheart Robyn Benson suffered a severe brain hemorrhage. Doctors could find no way to repair the damage, and the following day she was declared brain…
Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls, It Tolls For Thee ALBUQUERQUE, NM – When Christopher Chase, 35, tattooed the words “Cop Killer” on his knuckles, he was dead serious about his intentions regarding the police. On the morning of October 26th, 2013, he set up an ambush, and had witnesses call the Albuquerque Police…