By Andrew Follett Warren Buffett attacked fellow billionaire Elon Musk Monday, escalating their conflict over solar power subsidies in Nevada. “Musk wants the million people to subsidize the 17,000 just like the rest of Nevada is subsidizing his battery plant,” Buffett told CNBC, referring to a solar energy policy called net metering. Net metering policies…
Andrew Follett Anti-fracking activist Josh Fox endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president Sunday. Fox, who directed the two “Gasland” films, is one of the most prominent public opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling. Fox endorsed Sanders because “simply put, Bernie Sanders wants to ban fracking nationwide, that’s his position.” He goes on to claim that “families…
Blake Neff The chief diversity officer at the University of Missouri (MU) has authored a letter sharply reprimanding the school’s black activist movement, urging it to stop relying on threats and impossible demands. “If you sincerely want better relationships, the time for demands, threats and arbitrary deadlines is over — you don’t need them,” said Chuck…
Supreme Brings His Zaniness to the Libertarian Party by Greg Jent As if things weren’t strange enough this political season, activist, performance artist and perennial political candidate Vermin Love Supreme announced on his Facebook page that he was leaving the Democratic Party to seek the nomination of the Libertarian Party. He posted: Today, in a calculated fashion,…
After comments that he would “open up” libel laws to sue journalists, a President Donald J. Trump would clearly be a threat to Americans’ basic liberties. by Joey Clark I can only hope the story of Donald J. Trump‘s presidential candidacy will one day serve as a cautionary tale, the moral of the story being passed on from…
Yesterday, a New York City federal judge denied the Department of Justice’s request for a court order that would force Apple to hack into the iPhone of a Brooklyn drug dealer. Judge James Orenstein ruled that federal government cannot use the All Writs Act of 1789 to compel Apple to hack into the iPhone. He argued that…
Casey Harper Chicago’s homicide numbers this year are the worst they has been since the 1990’s. Data recorded by the Chicago Police Department and The Chicago Tribune show that there have been at least 102 homicides this year, 95 of them murders. The incredible murder rate is the highest for this time of year in Chicago since 1997. This time in…
Blake Neff Former Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, better known as “Mattress Girl,” has reemerged after a few months out of the spotlight. This time, she’s brought a robot with her. Sulkowicz first grabbed national headlines in the fall of 2014, when she began carrying a mattress around campus as part of a senior…
The founders of RonPaul.com, a fan-made site which Ron Paul actually attempted to sue in order to gain control of, have endorsed Donald Trump for president. Many of their followers have reacted negatively, especially since Ron Paul himself expressly denounced Trump recently. But the operators of RonPaul.com are not alone. There is a sizable flock…