Black Lives Matter Has Seen Far-Reaching Impact by Elias Atienza Recently, Black Lives Matter has made headlines with protests at UCLA following a sorority’s Kanye West-themed party and an opinion piece at Wesleyan University for the newspaper Argus with a mildly critical tone of the movement. As such, the sorority at UCLA is under fire…
While the old nursery rhyme “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never harm me” draws a useful and true distinction, it misses the reality that sticks and stones along with missiles and drones are wielded in the midst of the sound and fury of our language, i.e., aggression always occurs in…
Webb’s Departure Marks a Shift in Democratic Party Field by Josh Guckert According to reports, Jim Webb is expected to announce today that he is withdrawing from the Democratic Presidential primary. This announcement comes after (as reported by The Libertarian Republic) he had suggested that he was considering an Independent run for the Presidency. Webb had been…
Rumors of Paul Campaign’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated by Josh Guckert A CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday morning shows Rand Paul firmly in the hunt for the Republican nomination, as he is tied with 2008 runner-up Mike Huckabee and within the margin of error of overtaking both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, who are tied for third place behind Donald Trump…
Jon Albee writes at The Farrell File: On Monday afternoon #BoycottStarWarsVII hit the top of Twitter’s trending topics. With the new film on the horizon its not out of the ordinary to see discussions regarding the film trending on social media, but the reasoning behind the call for this boycott is an ugly one. Racism…
Usually, it’s best not to call someone a “know-nothing” when they are simply seeking more information and a robust debate, else prepare for your statement to boomerang back in your face as you come across as a “know-nothing” yourself. Example: Ben Bernanke, who recently called Senator Rand Paul and those like him “know-nothings” because they…
By R. Brownell Bernie Sanders recently tried to provide a better idea of his concept of socialism in order to win over younger Democrat voters, but instead used some trigger words that may in fact have hurt him. From the New York Times: “When you go to your public library, when you call your Fire…
Andrew Follett The Department of Energy agreed to help modernize Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor as part of the deal struck between the Obama administration and the Iranian government. The Energy Department will collaborate with Chinese and Iranian officials to modernize the Arak reactor as part of a Joint Comprehensive Plan that was agreed to earlier this year. The modernized reactor will…
By R. Brownell A Indiana Sherriff has vowed to disregard any gun registration executive orders from the President’s desk, as reported by the Tenther Blog: Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers in the state of Indiana, who declared on WNIT’sPolitically Speaking that he will “disregard” any executive orders Obama makes that require firearm registration. “If President…
Jacob Bojesson A Gallup poll released Monday shows a sharp increase in support for gun reforms with 55 percent calling for stricter laws. It is the fist time in almost three years a majority of Americans want increased legislation in the process of purchasing firearms. The largest increase is among people registered as either independent or Democrats, while…