Get to Know Alicia Dearn, A Vice Presidential Candidate for the Libertarian Party By Avens O’Brien I had an opportunity this month to talk to Alicia Dearn about her candidacy to be the Vice Presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party. She is one of several candidates running for the spot on the LP ticket, and one…
By Guy Bentley Half of all misogynistic tweets are sent by women, according to a new study from the left-leaning think tank Demos. The UK think tank monitored the aggressive use of the words “slut” and “whore” as indicators of misogyny over a three-week period. Researchers found Twitter was riddled with misogynistic comments, discovering 6,500 unique users were…
If you haven’t seen the heartwarming viral video of Texas woman, Candace Payne, laughing uncontrollably over her Chewbacca mask, then you are missing out. Filmed in a Kohl’s parking lot, Payne gave the world a glimpse into her joyous moment, that has now been viewed over 50 million times. With a good viral video, often comes…
By Guy Bentley Both GOP presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders are out to lunch if they think America doesn’t benefit from free trade, according to a new report from the American Action Forum (AAF). The report finds America has benefited from free trade for decades. The findings take particular aim at Trump, who frames trade as…
The Libertarian Republic is a unique endeavor in many ways which are often overlooked. The end of this summer will mark the end of my first year as Editor-in-Chief, a job I took when TLR’s founder Austin Petersen stepped down to run for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination. In that time I have received more…
By Guy Bentley A GOP congressman admitted to using medical marijuana to ease his arthritis pain while speaking at a marijuana conference in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said he previously attended a “hempfest” in San Bernardino, and was urged to try the drug after years of suffering and sleep deprivation from arthritis. “I haven’t been…
By Steve Birr President Barack Obama and his family will reportedly move into a mammoth mansion in an affluent D.C. neighborhood after the First Family exits the White House. The 8,200-square-foot home is in the District’s northwest neighborhood of Kalorama and sold for $5,295,000 in 2014, reports The Washingtonian. The eight-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bathroom mansion is just a 10 minute drive from Sidwell…
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced several amendments into the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017, one which would do away with the draft and another that would release the redacted sections of the 9/11 Commission Report. The amendment would repeal the Military Selective Service Act, which makes all eligible males between the ages of 18-26…
By Juliegrace Brufke Policy changes are more effective at closing the income gap than raising taxes on the wealthy, a study released Wednesday by the Competitive Enterprise Institute found. The living standard for people in the lowest economic levels is more important than the ratio between the top and bottom economic brackets, according to the report….
It looks like Bernie Sanders will be participating in a debate, after all; but not against his primary opponent. This week, Hillary Clinton released a statement saying she would not debate her competitor, Bernie Sanders, before the primary vote in California. But that isn’t stopping Sanders from still fighting in the debate arena. On Wednesday…