By Connor D. Wolf In the fevered debate over international trade, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and trade promotion authority have been used almost interchangeably. But in the end, they are not at all the same thing. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (And You): Simply put, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a major international trade deal between 12 countries that began negotiations…
The U.S. Navy is prepping an elite dive team to begin the process of raising an enemy warship from a Georgia river. The CSS Georgia, which was scuttled by its own crew to avoid capture by General William Sherman in 1864, will be pulled from the Savannah River. The heavily armored Georgia is considered an…
By R. Brownell 5. Religious Minorities Sold into Human Trafficking The treatment of women as a form as property, whether they be sold, married off, or obtained by plunder has been seen throughout history as a commonality between different early civilizations. Yet, in the civilized west, it is still incredibly disturbing in our day and…
By Blake Neff A new decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that New York’s state government has the right to ban “Choose Life” license plates on the grounds that such a statement is “patently offensive.” The dispute stems from a now-suspended program offered by New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) which…
Fallen Veterans Are Some of the Biggest Victims of Statism by Josh Guckert On Monday, May 25, most American citizens will enjoy a day off from work as they spend time with family and remember the millions of men and women who have perished in military service to the United States. It is important for those…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos The Senate blocked reauthorization of the Patriot Act early Saturday, and left for Memorial Day recess without a clear plan to reauthorize the bill before it expires May 31. Senators rejected both a two-month extension of the bill the National Security Agency uses to justify its bulk collection of phone data, and a reform…
By: Laura Meyers Eight one hour-long episodes of “Holiday in the Protectorate” will air from May 23 to June 13, in which a modern Czech family simulates life as if it were 1939 to 1945, living among the Nazi occupation during WWII. The Czech public broadcaster said the family members, chosen from 400 applicants, were…
By Ivan Plis A recent report on The Guardian’s “Tehran Bureau” blog suggests that young Iranians are starting to bypass Internet controls and find love on the popular dating app Tinder. The article, written by an anonymous British-Iranian, chronicles his attempts to meet women using Tinder during a two-week visit to Tehran. In that timespan, he finds…
By: Laura Meyers The US Capitol Police will soon be participating in a new potty training program to learn how to use the bathroom without leaving their guns behind for children to find. There have been three incidents in 2015 where a police officer has left a firearm in a bathroom stall. One gun was…
By Laura Meyers 1. “As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this.” George Mason was a politician for the people, and praised the decentralization of the federal government in order to keep the feds in check and accountable, as he emphasizes above. Mason foresaw such a…