Iraqi forces were finally able to retake the city of Fallujah from Islamic State (IS) militants who held it for the last 2 ½ years. As part of a months long offensive, Iraqi forces laid siege to the city in late May. They waged battles against militants within to destroy the first lines of defense…
By Micah J. Fleck Back in 2015, U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy went in on the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary of Policy, Kelli Ann Burriesci, on the issue of no-fly lists being expanded in response to terrorist attacks. What he had to say completely left Burriesci stumped, and his points still ring true today,…
By Elias J. Atienza Oh, Salon. Where would we be without you? You offer something good with one hand and then offer something stupid with the other. With the 2016 general election approaching, your idiocy is growing. First, the libertarian movement is not fringe. It’s true we have some crazies, such as the prancing…
Thanks to community support and the charity of companies and celebrities, the victims and families of the tragedy in Orlando can focus more on what matters: mourning and healing. In addition to efforts on the part of organizations such as OneBlood donation centers immediately after the shootings, others are coming forward to assist. Below is…
By Micah J. Fleck When talking about the most recent, tragic mass shooting in Orlando, politicians have been quick to fall back on the old lies that have managed to perpetuate the mass ignorance of the public for decades, now. Bernie Sanders, the “honest” politician, has been no exception. He recently said in an interview…
Eric Lieberman Apple is developing a new data collection feature known as “differential privacy” to essentially track and compile users’ operating tendencies, but contends this new system won’t analyze any specific individuals. The new technology will go live in a fall update to Apple’s operating system, iOS. While Apple has not released the technical details on how…
By Amber Randall After the Orlando shooting at Pulse nightclub on Sunday morning, gun store owners are seeing a rise in gun purchases from transgender, lesbian and gay people. Gun sales usually rise after mass shootings; gun shop owners saw gun sales skyrocket after the Sandy Hook shooting and the Aurora theater shooting. FBI statistics, which…
Blake Neff A 97-percent female college has been assailed by student activists who claim the school, despite a near-total lack of men, has become a center of “rape culture” because it engages in business with the family members of a rapist. St. Catherine University only accepts women at the undergraduate level, and is run by…
While responders from the left feel that disarming law-abiding citizens is called for in the wake of the Orlando tragedy, liberty-minded groups and individuals believe the first line of defense is arming and educating yourself. Police in Orlando did a commendable job in response to the shootings, but many still question the event’s outcome. Would…
By Amber Randall A Broward County Sheriff’s sergeant, who was charged with 29 counts of child pornography, killed himself Wednesday night about 8 hours after being released from jail on a $250,000 bail. According to the Sun Sentinel, Sergeant Kreg Costa, age 43 and from Sunrise, Fla., was released from jail under the condition that…