Michael Bastasch on September 30, 2015 A federal district court judge has sided with the petroleum industry and granted an injunction against enforcing the Obama administration regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on federal lands. “At this point, the Court does not believe Congress has granted or delegated to the [Bureau of Land Management] authority…
Guy Bentley on September 29, 2015 Uber’s largest operation in Europe is under threat from a new regulatory consultation that completely changes the way the company operates. Transport for London (TfL) is planning to consult on a swathe of new regulations for the taxi market that would make the Uber experience almost unrecognisable and could…
By R. Brownell The Libertarian Party conducted a poll a few months back in order to better understand the religious demographic of party members. A result which surely shocked many was the stereotype-shattering data the Libertarian Party got back. Of the 19,428 votes caste, around 50% of those who participated came back as Christian. Aren’t…
Ethan Barton on September 29, 2015 Undercover investigators are still finding “layers of security simply missing” from the Transportation Security Administration’s screening process, but the agency is finally starting to do something about the problem, a government watchdog told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday. “We found layers of security simply missing,” Department of Homeland Security Inspector…
Guy Bentley on September 30, 2015 Billionaire Apple investor Carl Icahn warned about potential financial calamity on the verge of hitting Wall Street and Washington in a new video titled “Danger Ahead.” Icahn introduced the video saying he felt obligated to speak out about what he sees as an overheated market heading toward a crash. The video’s topics…
By Lina Bryce The argument that all life should be protected is a contentious battle in libertarian circles when it comes to abortion. The question is whether or not killing a fetus is a violent act and a violation of human rights, and whether the rights of the fetus trump those of the individual sustaining its life. In full disclosure,…
More bad news for conservative supporters of Donald Trump. The newly released casino mogul’s tax plan would add a massive $10 trillion to the national debt over the next decade if enacted. To put that in comparison, Obama’s profligate spending has only thus far racked up $9 trillion in debt—that’s more than the combined debt…
Ivan Plis on September 30, 2015 Reports Wednesday suggest Russia’s first-ever Syrian airstrikes were directed against civilians and Western-backed rebels, not Islamic State. President Vladimir Putin’s main message at the U.N. General Assembly Monday was the formation of a “truly international” coalition to fight the jihadi group. But there is no evidence that the first…
Steve Ambrose on September 29, 2015 Society just got a little bit closer to making the Minority Report a reality. Hitachi has developed a technology dubbed the Visualization Predictive Crime Analytics (PCA) to anticipate crimes before they are committed, Sean Captain of Fast Company reports. The system is based on machine learning, a technique of…
By Joe Trotter Wilmington, Delaware – Family members of Jeremy McDole, 28, a wheelchair-bound black man gunned down by three Delaware police officers, called cops’ actions an “execution.” It all began when the police were called out to deal with what they claim was a suicide attempt. Video footage shows a cop yelling “drop the…