by Chris White France passed a law to outright ban the use of all plastic cutlery in an effort to fight man-made global warming, the Associated Press reported Saturday. The law, which goes into effect in 2020, mandates that all disposable utensils and dishes must be made of biological, rather than petroleum-based, material. It is part of…
by Andrew Follett Anti-hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, activists suffered a pair of major legal defeats in Ohio when the state Supreme Court refused to put anti-fracking measures on the ballot in November and blocked attempts by local governments to ban fracking. The Ohio Supreme Court’s Thursday rulings aren’t major surprises, as local fracking bans have repeatedly been struck down around the…
by Kevin Daley Changing a child’s diaper seems more like a punishment than a crime. In the state of Arizona, it is both. The Arizona state legislature passed a vaguely-worded law concerning child sexual abuse with language so broad that it unintentionally bans normal parental activities. The statute was upheld by the state supreme court. The law…
by Andrew Follett Burning wood still produces more energy than solar or wind power in America, according to a graph published by the research organization Just Facts. Burning wood provides 9 percent of the world’s energy, according to the United Nations’ Food And Agricultural Organization. Solar power provides less than 1 percent of the world’s energy, while wind power provides less…
by Thomas Pippen The top Senators on the Armed Services Committee are demanding the Navy address huge problems with the newest fleet of combat ships before any more ships can be ordered. The Littoral Combat Ship has “major deficiencies,” and the Navy “has deviated from many aspects of a normal acquisition program, including deploying the ship before…
by Phillip Stucky Utah Latino activist Tony Yapias was officially charged with rape last Monday for allegedly assaulting an unnamed woman who tried to end their long-term relationship. Yapias made a name for himself by protesting a rally for Republican nominee Donald Trump in March. Yapias criticized Trump for saying that a lot of illegal…
by Josh Guckert As reported by Bryan Caplan, a George Mason economics professor and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, answers to one particular question in the exit survey of the annual Cato Libertarian-Conservative is of interest. As Caplan notes: Q23. Do you favor or oppose a law in your state that would allow businesses…
by Josh Guckert According to The Sun, a record 5,640 wives and girlfriends were convicted in the United Kingdom of assaulting their male partners last year. This is up from 1,850 such cases in 2007. One British Member of Parliament, Philip Davies, has decided to finally address this issue. Said Davies: When people think of domestic violence,…
by Saagar Enjeti Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called for profiling techniques to combat U.S. domestic terrorism threats during an appearance on Fox News Monday. “In Israel, they profile. They’ve done an unbelievable job, as good as you can do,” Trump elaborated. This is not the first time Trump has called for such a practice. “Other countries do it,…
By Kody Fairfield On Sunday morning, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation with John Dickerson to talk about his party’s presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Their conversation moved from Trump’s newest comments on the “birther” movement and affirmation of President Barack Obama‘s birth in the United States to Trump’s campaign and his issues with…