A man in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was arrested on Monday after he attempted to sell illegal pills inside of a Pittsburgh traffic courtroom. According to AJC.com: Christopher Durkin, 35, appeared in front of District Magistrate James Hanley to face one count of driving under suspension Monday. After his hearing, Durkin walked spoke with an unidentified person in…
by Micah J. Fleck The assault weapon ban in Maryland that went into effect in 2013 as a result of the tragic Sandy Hook shootings was ruled unconstitutional on Thursday by a federal appeals court. According to the Huffington Post: A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said the…
by Micah J. Fleck An Oklahoma school district has recently said that it wanted to make a statement on gun rights and also warn potential future shooters: Staff is armed and dangerous. Enter at your own risk. Fox News reports: “The signs were erected at public schools in Okay, according to the Muskogee Phoenix. The town’s…
Blake Neff Chicago’s public schools, already deep in the red, are poised to descend even further after the district solved its immediate financial woes by borrowing over $700 million at ruinously high interest rates. The fiscal calamity is so vast that Chicago’s public schools (CPS) are even more distressed than Puerto Rico’s failing government….
Juliegrace Brufke Iowa Republican Rep. Rod Blum introduced legislation Friday that would decrease congressional members’ salaries annually until the national budget is balanced. Lawmakers’ pay would be docked 5 percent the first year and an additional 10 percent each year after, according to the legislation. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 would restore compensation levels upon the…
Casey Harper Chicago’s homicide rate exploded in the month of January, and now police are scrambling to do something about it. Chicago had 272 gunshot victims and 51 homicides in January, the highest total for the winter month in 16 years. In fact, the rate is so high, there are nearly two murders a day. While in…
By Laura Meyers Grab a sweat rag and new pair of panties because the 2016 list of Hottest Libertarian Men is here, my dearest liberty-loving ladies, gentlemen, and neckbeards. This list is 2016’s look at up and coming movers and shakers in the liberty movement with a sprinkle of sexy and spice. This list is in no…
by Casey Harper A college in Colorado has decided to cancel an entire donor program rather than allow Bible references in its football locker room. Former college football player Michael Lucas donated $2,500 in 2015 to his alma mater Colorado School of Mines. As part of the school’s donor program, it allowed donors to put a message on a plaque to…
by Michael Bastasch The National Parks Service (NPS) may be trying to stop an Arizona mining project by quickly and quietly creating a historical district on federal lands that would make such projects much harder to get approved. Federal lawmakers have sent letters to NPS demanding answers and have expressed worry the agency’s move is yet another attempt…
Paul Urges Liberty-Minded Voters to Go Third Party by Josh Guckert Following the suspension of Rand Paul‘s presidential campaign, libertarians have been left in disarray. With very much invested into the 2016 race, most now wonder who should be the next option for liberty-minded voters. According to Ron Paul, that candidate is not competing in…