By R. Brownell 8. Marion Barry During the time DC’s former “Mayor for life” was still alive and kicking, Marion Barry had managed to push through scandal after scandal. One such incident, ever so slight and nearly invisible, did manage to tip off the consciousness of a few liberals during the first several weeks of his final term in office,…
Please excuse my two-week absence from these hallowed pages. I snuck into Mexico to work illegally because I love irony. Good people, good food. I will double back to The Donald just to make a quick point before going around the horn on the latest developments in the presidential race. He said repeatedly that he…
Senator Paul Seems Intent Upon Learning from Father’s Errors by Josh Guckert On Tuesday, Rand Paul finally entered the fray of the hotly contested Confederate flag debate, calling the flag “a symbol of human bondage and slavery,” and stating that he supported its removal from the South Carolina State House, emphatically remarking that “[I]t’s time to…
By Connor D. Wolf It’s been a decade since the city of New London, Conn. forcibly took the Fort Trumbull neighborhood for what became private-development, and now all that remains is an empty lot. In 1998, the area surrounding the waterfront neighborhood saw an increased surge of economic development. This prompted city officials to decide the Fort Trumbull…
By Jonah Bennett The U.S. military conducted secret experiments on thousands of veterans during World War II, exposing them to mustard gas. Despite endless promises to take care of the test subjects, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seemingly abandoned them. Mustard gas, though frequently used in World War I, rarely showed up on the…
By Blake Neff Amazon has reacted to a surge in purchases of Confederate flags in the wake of the Charleston shooting by announcing it will yank all Confederate flag merchandise from its website. The decision came after EBay and Wal-Mart made similar decisions. However, plenty of other items some may consider “offensive” are still easily…
By: Laura Meyers You know that one neighbor that always gets their mail in a dangerously short bath robe? And that other neighbor that you avoid because he’s a talker and if you say hi, you’re stuck for hours? And those other pesky neighbors that shoot you if your dog takes a dump in their…
By Peter Fricke Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s plan to “blow up” the tax code has generally been applauded by conservatives, but some are worried it would create a European-style value-added tax. Paul, who is also a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, unveiled his proposal in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal last week, proposing to repeal…
Superstar athlete Derek Jeter made approximately $265 million during his time playing for the New York Yankees, but he’s not letting that affect his sense of male/female equality. The New York Daily News reported that while Jeter is vacationing in Italy with his model girlfriend Hannah Davis, he apparently made her split the tab. When…
By: Laura Meyers Sometimes you gotta fake it to make it. And apparently that’s just what some political candidates are doing now thanks to a “rent-a-crowd” service. Crowds on Demand is the leading American publicity firm that provides clients with paid actors to act as fans at rallies and events. When Ian Cioffi called Crowds…