By Juliegrace Brufke Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she wants to be named energy secretary if Donald Trump is elected president. “I think a lot about the Department of Energy because energy is my baby: oil and gas and minerals, those things that God has dumped on this part of the Earth for…
Palin’s Remarks Both Cringeworthy and Telling by Josh Guckert In an interview with CNN on Sunday concerning the ongoing rivalry between Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin seemingly attempted to not take sides in the matter, saying that Bush’s fluency in Spanish is a “benefit,” but continuing on…
By Jonah Bennett Former Secretary of State and retired four-star general Colin Powell said Sunday that military power alone simply won’t do in the struggle against Islamic State. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Powell also noted that the administration’s strategy of relying on air attacks could turn out to be counterproductive. The reason? Airpower may result in…
By Connor D. Wolf The first Labor Day took place in New York City Sept. 5, 1882. It consisted of unions marching in a parade and a massive picnic. Following the event several states began moving to institute their own Labor Day. Finally, a bill was approved in 1894 making the first Monday of September…
By Guy Bentley Britain’s drinkers are massively subsidizing their teetotal peers thanks to crushingly high alcohol taxes, according to a report from the Institute of Economic Affairs. Using the latest available data, the IEA examined the amount of tax Brits paid for booze and looked at how much drinking-related problems were costing the government. The…
I had to laugh when I heard that the Republican National Committee pressures all candidates to sign a loyalty pledge. The pledge states: “I, ________, affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is. I…
By Ivan Plis Don’t invest all your money in Islamic State gold dinars just yet. New reports suggest the jihadi group’s currency, which it calls a “blow to the capitalist financial system of enslavement,” is not pure gold as the group claims. Niqash, a Germany-based journalism outfit covering Iraq, reported Thursday that goldsmiths and traders…
Today’s Freedom Report podcast discusses why editor Austin Petersen has decided to seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party for President of the United States. With the rise of right-wing populism taking over the Tea Party, Donald Trump has ridden the wave on the back of anti-free market sentiments among the right. With Rand Paul floundering…
By Casey Harper An Arby’s spokesman told The Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday night that the employee who refused to serve a Florida police officer out of resentment for police has been indefinitely suspended and that the manager of the location has been fired. “We take this isolated matter very seriously as we respect and…
By Casey Harper The Kentucky clerk who has refused to issue gay marriage licenses was jailed Thursday for contempt of court charges. U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning put Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in custody of the U.S. Marshals until she agrees to obey court orders saying she must issue marriage licenses to gay couples, USA…