By Russ Read Nearly half of the police force in the contentious Helmand province in Afghanistan does not actually exist, yet the U.S. continues to spend billions to fund it. Afghanistan’s Ministry of the Interior is poised to conduct an investigation of former police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang for creating so-called “Ghost Police.” His replacement…
By Kathryn Watson Two Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employees hid a strip club they owned and operated on government time from federal officials, according to court documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. DEA workers Glen Glover of New Jersey and David Polos of New York were convicted Thursday of failing to disclose their…
Paul Tuma’s latest cartoon unveiling for TLR gets to the heart — or guts — of what seems to be each party’s primary motivation this election cycle: suicide. Of course, Tuma makes it a bit more colorful! And while the Dems and Repubs may be killing their parties in epic style, the Libertarian Party is…
The one word consistently used to describe the 2016 Presidential Election Cycle is “unprecedented.” It is unprecedented that a figure like Trump swooped in to take over a major political party; it is unprecedented that the Democrats nominated a figure with unfavorables as high as Hillary Clinton; it is unprecedented that Americans are so displeased…
By Elena Weissmann The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, made a shocking admission when he told reporters he had yielded to Saudi Arabia’s demands in response to big money. The confession came several days after Mr. Ban removed a Saudi-led coalition from a blacklist of armies that kill and maim children. In March 2016, the same…
By Thomas Phippen The organization President Barack Obama founded to bring the federal government into the digital age is in big trouble not just for being unprofitable, but for losing $1 million every month. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Friday reveals that the start up, dubbed “18F,” spends about $1 million more each month than it recoups…
By Kevin Bedford Republican Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle distributed a campaign flyer this week that directed voters to a porn website. Angle, a former state legislator and the GOP’s nominee in a 2010 Senate race against Sen. Harry Reid, sent supporters a newsletter called “The Angle Examiner,” which contained a link to a website called joeheck.com — ostensibly…
Edward Snowden sits down with VICE News to deliver a sobering reminder about the mass surveillance state and how it threatens liberty worldwide. by Joey Clark While many Americans have been distracted by the 2016 presidential election circus, the surveillance state continues to operate nearly unimpeded, stealthily playing the role of Big Brother to millions of…
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that some forms of bestiality are legal. In a shocking 7-1 decision, the Supreme Court determined that sexual acts involving animals, which do not involve penetration, are legal acts. Bestiality is currently illegal under the Criminal Code of Canada, and has been since the 1800’s, but the definition…
A couple of robbers picked the wrong McDonald’s to hold-up; discovering the restaurant in Dijon, France to be filled with members of the country’s elite anti-terrorism task force. Things did not end well for the robbers. Fox News Insider reports: The two men burst into the fast food location in eastern France, firing a shotgun…