By JP Carroll The embattled socialist government of Venezuela has sent out troops to fight anti-government protesters and justified it by claiming the U.S. could invade the country soon. Venezuela has been dealing with widespread protests since Wednesday, a response to Socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s rejection of 1.85 million signatures submitted by the conservative opposition to start the recall…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos While attempting to argue it’s “bad for women” to ban abortions on the basis of sex, pro-choice Professor Carol Sanger actually ends up explaining why it’s logically inconsistent for feminists to oppose the bans. Legislators in eight states have already banned abortions on the basis of the unborn child’s sex, and a number of other…
By Connor D. Wolf White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz denounced a plan Friday to let Puerto Rico set a minimum wage for younger works below federal standards. Puerto Rico faces profound fiscal problems over its growing $70 billion in debt. Congressional lawmakers introduced a measure Wednesday aimed at getting the region out of financial…
By Steve Birr The prospect of District statehood is “literally” giving city officials “chills.” The effort boasts diverse supporters including presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, but decades of bureaucratic mismanagement and the ceaseless specter of political corruption leaves doubt over whether D.C. is ready to govern itself as a state. “As president, I will be a vocal champion for D.C….
By JP Carroll President Barack Obama arrived Sunday in Vietnam to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) as well as loosening a U.S. arms embargo, much to the frustration of China. Obama is the third U.S. president to visit the communist country since the end of the Vietnam War. The visit will last three days…
By JP Carroll Dead Socialist Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez was praised throughout his life by many figures in academia, journalism and Hollywood despite his brutal regime. This praise included Salon writer David Sirota’s piece after the leader’s death, titled “Hugo Chavez’s economic miracle.” In British publication The New Statesman, a headline as Chavez was nearing death in…
I have to offer a sincere apology to our readers. In an effort to beat our competitors in getting a write-up of our founder Austin Petersen’s interview with Glenn Beck out, excitement may have turned to haste. I was busy working and not listening to live stream when Petersen joined the Glenn Beck show. What I…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is criticizing to America’s criminal justice reform movement and any proposed legislation of allied intent, referring to said views on Thursday at a speaking engagement as “baseless,” and adding that, if anything, America has an “under-incarceration problem.” Keep in mind, however, that the U.S. does in fact have the highest incarceration rate and largest…
By Elias J. Atienza Rand Paul was a speaker at the NRA-ILA Forum in Louisville, Kentucky, calling for the defense of the Bill of Rights, but focusing on the 2nd Amendment. Paul highlighted how conservatives have won several legal victories when it comes to the 2nd Amendment, but warns that there is still considerable opposition….
Why I Question Gary Johnson’s Libertarian Credentials by Lee Enochs Is Gary Johnson really a Libertarian? This might seem like a ludicrous question to those who follow politics in America. Since Johnson came to national prominence in 2012 when he became the nominee of the LP, he has become the quintessential Libertarian and virtually…