By Blake Neff The University of California may explicitly recognize a right for students to not be offended, if a resolution under consideration is approved by the board of regents next week. The resolution, publicized by UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh at The Washington Post, reads as follows: Intolerance has no place at the University…
Ethan Barton Five months worth of messages are missing from the emails former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returned to the government, according to documents newly obtained by the watchdog group Judicial Watch. “A five month email gap,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said at the non-profit group’s inaugural Leadership Summit Monday. “I want an explanation about…
By Guy Bentley Uber and other ride-sharing platforms have been handed a major victory after Queens Supreme Court Justice Allan Weiss threw out a legal challenge to ride-sharing companies’ freedom to be hailed from apps. Four credit unions with significant financial interests in yellow cab medallions argued that app-based services such as Uber are more…
By Blake Neff The state of California is poised to award thousands of high school degrees to dropouts by passing a new law retroactively removing the requirement to pass a high school exit exam. The California High School Exit Exam (CASHEE) was created in 2004, and is intended to make sure that students have a rudimentary…
By Blake Neff and Jonah Bennett Modern students arriving on college campuses today will find themselves learning about far more than just mathematics, writing, science, and other well-worn aspects of a liberal college education. College campuses are known for their political ferment, and modern campus activists have popularized or outright invented a vast vocabulary of…
by Lauren Southern Canadian comedian and entertainer Nicole Arbour recently posted a controversial video called “Dear Fat People,” which pokes fun at overweight individuals. She clarified that this is a lighthearted jab at people who are fully capable of losing their extra chub; a reality check for those who are offended by suggestions to follow…
By Casey Harper Bernie Sanders has zero endorsements from elected national Democrats in his bid for the White House, while his opponent Hillary Clinton has accumulated more than any other presidential hopeful by far. Fifty-six percent of Democrat governors, senators and U.S. House members have endorsed Clinton,according to data from FiveThirtyEight. Endorsements can be key…
Do black lives really matter? Do all lives matter? Today’s episode of the Freedom Report podcast interviews two special guests on this topic. One, Eric July, is a former Democrat turned libertarian who argues that the problems of the Black Lives Matter movement lie in their inability to understand the root problems of society and…
By Guy Bentley Fears that legalizing marijuana would create a surge in teen smoking appear to have been rebuffed, according to a new national survey on drug use. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) data show that nationally, 7.4 percent of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 used pot on a…
By Casey Harper The Daily Caller News Foundation has obtained Office Depot’s explanation for why it refused to serve a woman who wanted to print 500 anti-Planned Parenthood flyers. Maria Goldstein, 42, of Illinois requested the flyers Aug. 20, but an employee refused, citing corporate policy. Goldstein said she is being discriminated against because of…