From The Farrell File: It was a crisp early autumn morning in Connecticut, the warmth of the summer sun was still evident but the breeze brought the promise of Fall. It was such an enjoyable morning that my friend Jeff and I decided to skip school in favor of spending our day outdoors. It was…
By Jonah Bennett Navy Secretary Ray Mabus thinks the results of the recent Marine Corps study, which demonstrated that women are less capable at ground combat than men, are biased and wrongheaded. Despite the conclusions of the study, in an interview with NPR Friday, Mabus continued to maintain that the Marine Corps would benefit from…
By Blake Neff Over 90 percent of American voters say that police should take the lead in handling campus sexual assault, rather than relying on school administrators, according to a poll released this week. The poll suggests the public strongly disagrees with the approach taken by President Barack Obama and other lawmakers on the issue of campus…
By Connor D. Wolf The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) launched the first in a series of videos Thursday highlighting what it argues are the real-world and personal ramifications of raising the minimum wage. Pastor Jack Mosley was trying to help those with disabilities, a history of substance abuse and even criminal backgrounds. He opened Tastes…
By Casey Harper A Florida driver outraged a police department with a comment she made to an officer during a traffic stop. A woman stopped by police for allegedly driving 51 mph in a 20 mph school zone got angry with the officer. At first, the woman begs the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy to…
By Juliegrace Brufke Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to introduce his prison reform plan in the Senate next week, calling for an end to privatized prisons. The democratic presidential hopeful, who has been gaining ground on Hillary Clinton, said the current criminal justice system is “broken” and has made it a key issue in his campaign….
RALEIGH, NC – A beautiful moment was captured on video when a police officer was seen saving the life of a man who was threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. The officer was off duty and headed home when he saw the man sitting on the edge of the bridge preparing to…
By Connor D. Wolf Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday his support for a plan to make New York the first state to implement a $15 an hour minimum wage. New York has already been exploring policy options to increase its minimum wage. Back in July the state commission on labor approved a plan to raise…
By Blake Neff A new video released for Friday’s anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks shows that numerous college students appear to have an incredibly poor grasp of why 9/11 happened. The video, created by the conservative group Young America’s Foundation (YAF) and filmed at Virginia’s George Mason University, shows students expressing total confusion after being asked…
By Casey Harper Office Depot may face a lawsuit after refusing to print flyers that criticize Planned Parenthood, saying the flyers “persecute” people who believe in abortion rights. Maria Goldstein, 42, of Illinois asked Office Depot on Aug. 20 to print 500 anti-Planned Parenthood fliers, but the employee refused. The flier had facts about Planned Parenthood from…