The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Russia is trying to deflect some of the criticism being aimed at it for the bungling of basic services at the Sochi Olympics. Attendees have reported horrible conditions of the bathrooms at the event, but Russian officials are denying the allegations because they can prove it with the…
ALBANY, N.Y.–Critics of the new education standards demanded by Common Core have gained traction at the state and national level this week. New York legislators announced yesterday to state officials that the “flawed rollout” should delay Common Core’s implementation for two years. Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) agreed that students should be better…
Raw Milk Activist Liz Reitzig joins the Freedom Report podcast to discuss issues surrounding raw milk raids in the United States. Reitzig is an openly declared criminal, who claims her sovereign right to drink raw milk and feed it to her children. She’s admittedly defying the law and any libertarian would agree that she should…
As big government feminism is questioned, feminists plan overhaul of Wikipedia By Ian Huyett Last year, while working as an editor at my college newspaper, I learned that a Women’s Studies professor had offered her students extra credit if they submitted letters to the editor attacking a particular female columnist. That columnist, Laura Meyers, had…
Conservatism And Liberalism Both Lead To Totalitarianism One of my intellectual inspirations Nobel Laureate Friedrich Hayek wrote an essay once titled: “Why I Am Not A Conservative.” In it, he describes the reasoning for his rejecting of the label of a conservative. Hayek saw conservatism as a necessary rejection of modern liberalism at the time…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nate Cox received a notification in his mail last year that would intimidate most U.S. citizens. According to the Washington D.C. DMV, Cox’s car was caught speeding on camera. The Photo-Enforced Speeding ticket captures Cox’s car, complete with its abundant libertarian bumper stickers and “ENDW4R” license plate. The DMV clearly didn’t know who they…
“I’ve been so traumatized. I don’t sleep at night.” On Thursday, a column of armor-clad Ankeny police marched up a Des Moines street in a spectacle reminiscent of soldiers occupying foreign territory. The police battered down the door of Sally Prince’s home without warning and barged into the house. Officers were investigating a case of…
Science & The Bible: Are They Compatible? Bill Nye the Science Guy debated creationist Ken Ham on Tuesday night over the issues of science, biology and biblical creation. The three-hour debate consisted of Nye defending evolutionary theory in the face of Ham’s belief in biblical literalism and whether or not the Genesis tale is fundamentally…
Washington, D.C.–At an event last Friday, Paul Reville, a Harvard professor and former secretary of education in Massachusetts, used the platform to make some assertions about Common Core, and those who are against it. The Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, hosted the event where Reville made comments that ruffled feathers on…
CoFounder of GOProud Jimmy LaSalvia joins the Freedom Report to discuss his recent flight from the GOP. After a hard fought battle to make the Republican Party more friendly to the gay community, LaSalvia called it quits and is now calling himself an Independent. Is it time for other members of the gay community to…