An Open Letter to the Vietnam Vet on Craigslist’s Missed Connections by Avens O’Brien Note to readers: This is an open letter response to a Craigslist post that went viral over the weekend from a Vietnam veteran searching for the woman who touched his heart and saved him from suicide in a brief encounter in…
By Sarah Gompper On May 7th, 2013, syndicated advice columnist John Rosemond received a cease and desist letter from the office of the Attorney General of Kentucky, Jack Conway, regarding an article he had published in the Lexington Herald-Leader nearly three months earlier. The letter was on the behalf on the Kentucky Board of Examiners…
By GRANT PHILLIPS Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich penned an op-ed to the Huffington Post rebuking David Fahrenthold’s criticism of Bernie Sanders. In typical fashion, Reich’s doublespeak dismisses reality for what is clearly a defense of the political agenda outlined by Fahrenthold. His arguments, which are seemingly random at times, uphold government institutions as immune to…
SNL Indicates Early That It Will Leave Mark on 2016 Race by Josh Guckert Since it concluded its 40th season just a few months ago, many have wondered what kind of jokes Saturday Night Live would make as the 2016 election has heated up. After all, SNL has truly shone a light on the weaknesses of…
By R. Brownell 5. I Don’t Give a F@#$ About Quail Sex “Waste”, I hear that word and I automatically think nails to a chalk board. Sometimes when we hear about something that seems at least kind of cool, like space exploration (regardless of the current under-financing of NASA), people usually just jump out with their first gut reaction which is typically “oh cool.” Yet after just…
A Venezuelan Governor Has Suggested Starving Citizens Eat Rocks And Sticks When Oscar Wilde said, “Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others” he may have unintentionally intuited the mindset of future socialist rulers, i.e. socialism always leads to an attenuated “us”–a small clique of ruling elites–not “living for others” but…
Petition Could Lead to Paul and Sanders Facing Off in Debate by Josh Guckert In the past few weeks, Truth in Media has begun a petition to gather support for a town hall debate between two of the most interesting and principled 2016 Presidential candidates: Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Rand Paul. The petition has thus far…
Every revolution starts with a fight Check out Ronda Rousey’s new promo for her upcoming fight with Holly Holm on November 14th, 2015. Rousey has gained quite the following among fight enthusiasts and even movie goers. The video is rather inspiring; no matter if you’re a fan of UFC or not, she’s certainly worthy of respect….
Guy Bentley on October 2, 2015 The push for marijuana legalization in Ohio has been dealt a blow by the state’s financial establishment. The Ohio Bankers League (OBL) voted to oppose Issue 3 that would legalize both recreational and medical marijuana in the state. OBL, which has 210 members, fears a clash between the federal…
Much to the chagrin of policy makers in the West, Russia is promising to ramp up their bombing campaign in Syria. From Reuters: “A senior Russian military officer said Russian jets based in western Syria had carried out more than 60 sorties in 72 hours across Syria. ‘We will not only continue strikes… We will…