“Every man thus lives by exchanging, or becomes in some measure a merchant, and the society itself grows to be what is properly a commercial society.” -Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith, the father of modern economics has made it clear: like it or not the world as we know it from our…
Sharing a last name in a homogeneous area, such as central Pennsylvania, usually does not affect a business. That is, unless you share the same last name and a similar trade as your disappointing governor who is known for raising taxes and has a 36% approval rate. In a new TV ad, Wolf Furniture Co., based in Blair…
The NRA has released a new ad starring Charlie Daniels that warns Iran not to mess with America’s heartland. by Joey Clark As part of a series of new campaign videos, the National Rifle Association has chosen to call out Iran. The video stars country music legend Charlie Daniels who delivers a folksy yet threaten…
Juliegrace Brufke The Senate passed a measure Tuesday aimed at stopping a Department of Labor regulation critics fear will limit low- and-middle income Americans from seeking retirement advice. “This rule will reduce the availability of investment advice for retirees and make the advice that is available more expensive. Higher costs and a more burdensome system also means more expenses…
Blake Neff DePaul University fell into chaos Tuesday night after liberal activists hijacked a College Republicans event that featured Milo Yiannopoulos as a speaker. Yiannopoulos, a British writer for Breitbart News, has been visiting colleges across the U.S. on his “Dangerous Faggot Tour” (Yiannopoulos is a rather flamboyant homosexual). Yiannopoulos’ often-provocative rhetoric has provoked outrage…
By Jonah Bennett The Obama administration is pushing for the United Nations to end a 2011 embargo on arms shipments to Libya in order to save the current regime from falling to the Islamic State, but some experts caution a U.S. arms shipment may end up in the hands of terror groups. In an effort to…
Flo Matheson is 77 years old, is running for Congress, and she likes weed and doesn’t care who knows it. But she denies having knowledge of the 180+ cannabis plants growing in her barn. Flo is a congressional candidate in Tennessee and she is very vocal about her support for marijuana legalization. “I really don’t regret…
Veterans Affair Secretary Robert McDonald compared the time veterans wait to receive healthcare at the VA to the waiting times at Disney World. He said that his agency shouldn’t use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn’t. “When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in…
I support Gary Johnson for the LP nomination because I want a candidate who has experience and a solid record of making an impact. I realize he isn’t perfect and I don’t support some of his platform, but he is the best damn choice we have. Unlike the rest of the LP candidates, Johnson is…
By Connor D. Wolf Former McDonald’s President Ed Rensi warned Tuesday that replacing workers with robots is far less costly than hiring new employees at $15 an hour. Democratic lawmakers and advocates from across the country have fought to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Those in support believe the policy could help…