Last Monday, during Fox 8 News morning show in Cleveland, Kristi Capel was discussing the previous night’s Academy Awards with her co-host. While describing a rather impressive performance by Lady Gaga, Kristi used the word “jigaboo” to describe Lady Gaga’s typical music. The internet was quickly in an uproar, because the word “jigaboo” is apparently a…
Uber frequently makes headlines as they fight protectionist bureaucrats around the world. The most recent bout has been with the French government ban on UberPop, the low cost service similar to UberX. Despite international aggression from governments, Uber growth has been unprecedented. Their success is all part of the new “sharing economy”, which should be a buzz word…
A new story by South China Morning Post has pulled back the veil on a very sinister practice surrounding the SAT scores and race. According to the Post, Princeton University has set into place a series of predetermined qualifiers to the demographics taking the most popular college aptitude test in hopes of attending its prestigious halls –…
A rude train passenger got handled by a conductor who had to physically subdue him in order to stop him from making threats.
by Josh Guckert 1. “To permit every lawless capitalist, every law-defying corporation, to take any action, no matter how iniquitous, in the effort to secure an improper profit and to build up privilege, would be ruinous to the Republic and would mark the abandonment of the effort to secure in the industrial world the spirit…
A mother and her young daughter attacked a woman at a restaurant this weekend, with the video going viral and causing a storm of outrage.
Esther Okade is one of the world’s youngest college students, recently enrolled at the United Kingdom’s Open University. She wants to finish her Ph.D before eventually running her own bank… at age 16. Esther and her brother Isaiah, 6, were both homeschooled by their mathematician mother Omonefe. Little Isaiah is also planning on enrolling in college…
The President of Dell’s Maraschino Cherries in Brooklyn is dead after committing suicide during an investigation into his factories, revealing him to be a drug kingpin. Arthur Mondella died from a gunshot wound when authorities inspected his factory over illegal dumping, but found a marijuana production facility instead. Police claim that Mondella hid the pungent…
Senator Rand Paul won the 2015 straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Despite a strong challenge from fellow frontrunner Scott Walker, Paul managed to eke out a victory and win the headlines as the victor. The first and second place were only separated by five points. The results: 1st place – Rand Paul…
By Blake Neff Published: February 28, 2015 A recent push by Oklahoma conservatives to possibly replace the newly-revised AP United States History (APUSH) exam has produced a great deal of backlash, far greater than one would normally expect in the often-dry debate over how to formulate American education standards. Salon blasted Oklahoma’s legislators as “demented” for opposing the…