After a slightly humorous April Fool’s Day joke where he claimed to be giving a ‘YUGE’ endorsement and then merely endorsed entropy, Senator Rand Paul seemed to be getting back into the swing of things regarding his mainstreaming of his principled libertarian views. Unfortunately, today we get news that Rand was apparently only half-kidding when…
Michael Bastasch Coal mines shed more than 11,000 jobs in the last year, according to recently released employment data, as the industry continues to contract under onerous federal regulations and faltering demand. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there were around 56,700 coal miners employed across the U.S. as of March 2016, which is down about…
By Julie Borowski Cosmopolitan has released a cringeworthy video of four women confronting their boyfriends about their guns: “It’s this extremely powerful death machine,” one girlfriend says. I know, I know. Some readers are rolling their eyes and saying, “Who cares what Cosmo thinks about guns?!” Yeah, but, it’s one of the most read magazines…
Guy Bentley If you’re heading to Europe and looking to escape nannying rules on smoking, drinking, eating and vaping, the Czech Republic is the place for you. The Czech Republic is the freest country in Europe when it comes to choices people can make about what, where and when they consume their favorite vices,…
Luke Rosiak George Washington University is paying rapper Action Bronson not to perform at its Spring Fling after some students protested that he had once written — but does not perform — a song called “Consensual Rape.” He was scheduled to headline the school’s spring concert Saturday, but its events board canceled him at…
Chris White Colorado’s Democratic governor wants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider halting its new overarching regulations on ozone levels. “So, I think it would be a great idea if they suspended the standard,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday during a meeting in Denver. “I mean, just with the background [ozone emissions], if you’re not going…
Juliegrace Brufke Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s favorability rating among women has steadily dropped since July, 2015, according to Gallup’s daily tracking poll released Friday. Seventy percent of women say they have a negative view of the billionaire real-estate mogul – up from 58 percent in the summer of 2015. Fifty-eight percent of men also view Trump unfavorably. His…
Connor D. Wolf Former President Bill Clinton met with top New York unions Thursday to urge them to vote for Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Hillary has held the lead throughout the primaries against her rival Sen. Bernie Sanders. She has gained vast support among national unions, but there has been a growing…
For a number of years now, there’s been a growing trend on the left of playing victim politics. This is when a group of individuals attempts to derail civil, sensible political debate by pulling out the victim card, claiming racism, sexism, homophobia, or general bigotry when confronted with an opinion or argument to which they have…
I blocked someone on Twitter last night. I hate doing it — it feels like a violation of my principles — but more and more lately, I’ve come to understand there’s a difference between someone challenging my opinion or hurling a few insults at me and targeted, calculated harassment. The former is par for the course when…