By Blake Neff A Florida high school teacher has been suspended for one week but will avoid any stricter punishment after repeatedly bullying a Muslim student by calling him a “raghead Taliban.” District officials claim no stronger punishment is possible thanks to union contracts that protect teachers, according to the Miami Herald. Deyab-Houssein Wardani, 14, is of Lebanese and Moroccan descent. However,…
By Michael Bastasch Republican lawmakers have unveiled their 2016 budget proposal, which looks eliminate the budget deficit in the next decade and that means spending cuts. One place, in particular, the GOP is looking to cut: federal defense spending on global warming research. Republicans have proposed cutting global warming research programs at the Defense Department…
by Sarah Miller Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream of Shelby Township in Michigan has created a new flavor of ice cream. It’s a thick, black-tar fudge in chocolate ice cream with chunks of chocolate charity. The new ice cream’s name is Michigan Pot Hole and 1% of the products sales will be donated. Donated to what?…
The tide is turning in the debate over gay marriage. America’s largest Presbyterian denomination has changed its constitution to allow for a more inclusive definition of marriage, describing it as a union “between two people.” “So many families headed by LGBTQ couples have been waiting for decades to enter this space created for their families…
Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer joins the Freedom Report podcast today to discuss his biting essay on military spending which was recently featured on FoxNews.com. Shaffer argues that Republican senators John McCain and Mac Thornberry aren’t helping national security by demanding billions more in the military budget than was requested by the Pentagon. From Shaffer: Last week,…
By: R. Brownell #1. Dan Quayle Cannot Spell “Potato” It’s ok to have an “oops” moment every once in a while, but when you decide to have a full on mental lapse on national TV and end up getting corrected by a kid, it’s time to consider taking a vacation to clear your mind…
by Avens O’Brien Cannabis is in the air – or in the news a lot lately, as states continue to legalize, decriminalize and medicinalize the plant. Last week, Senators Cory Booker, Rand Paul, and Kirsten Gillbrand introduced the first-ever bill in the US Senate to legalize cannabis for medical use. This is a historic moment,…
NEW YORK, NY – A Bronx mother of two has been allegedly beaten, arrested, and separated from her children by the NYPD according to a new report from DNAinfo New York. Tyeesha Mobley, 29, claims in a lawsuit against the department that when she called the police to come talk some sense to her son,…
by: Avens O’Brien #1. She’ll Respect Your Privacy Okay, so the downside is she may fantasize about Edward Snowden sometimes, but you know your girl is never going to try to read your texts or log into your Facebook. She understands that you’re a free being with agency, and your right to your secrets is…
The progressive left has long promulgated the idea of raising minimum wage at the national level in order to ‘respond’ to the challenging economy for the common worker. The problem, of course, as any economics 101 course at your local community college will teach you, is that the rise in wages necessitates a rise in…