Richard Pollock A new initiative has been launched to uncover what really went on behind-the-scenes during the government’s high profile prosecution of Thomas Drake, a decorated National Security Agency whistleblower who disclosed details about a government domestic surveillance program. The James Madison Project filed a Freedom of Information Act suit before the U.S. District…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supporters are circulating an astonishing screed published by a feminist writer on behalf of the struggling Democratic candidate. The post is primarily written in all-caps and denounces liberals who are abandoning Clinton for Sen. Bernie Sanders, bemoaning rampant sexism playing to his favor. “I’M EMOTIONAL AND I’M YELLING,” Courtney Enlow…
Has anybody actually researched how many women identify as libertarian or why so few do? by Avens O’Brien There are two questions I find most often asked pertaining to libertarianism. The first is, “who will build the roads?” The second is, “why aren’t there more libertarian women?” The question of women in the liberty movement feels like an…
Chris White The scientist who helped expose the Flint water scandal told a congressional hearing Wednesday the city’s “residents have been living a surreal experience” resembling George Orwell’s dystopia “1984.” Marc Edwards, a professor of civil engineering at Virginia Tech, made the comments during a congressional hearing on the debacle, adding also that government…
Judge Andrew Napolitano joined Megyn Kelly on Fox News to weigh in on the allegations that Ted Cruz cheated in Iowa. The manufactured controversy began when Ben Carson’s team issued a statement that the doctor was returning home to Florida after Iowa and would not be going to New Hampshire or South Carolina. The media…
Legal marijuana businesses make a lot of money, as you can imagine. But thanks to federal law there is tons of legal cannabis cash out there at risk of enticing robbery attempts or worse. Because cannabis is illegal under The Federal Controlled Substances Act, most banks and credit unions are shying away from taking money…
Critics are calling former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a “disappointing” sellout to presidential candidate Donald Trump and her Facebook post denouncing Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign’s “lies” about opponent Ben Carson unfair. “Sarah you disappoint me you sold out to a liberal big Government windbag and are spreading lies about a true conservative,” one apparently former…
Andrew Follett German scientists will conduct a nuclear fusion experiment Wednesday which could revolutionize the way the world generates electricity. The experiment comes even as Germans launch anti-nuclear lawsuits and officials phase out nuclear power in favor of solar and wind energy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who holds a doctorate in physics, is expected…
Steve Birr Washington D.C. is going the way of California and fast tracking a plan to pay criminal offenders a stipend not to commit crimes. The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday on a bill aimed at reducing violent crime which includes the controversial measure, costing $4.9 million over four years. City residents who are…
Blake Neff The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sparked fierce anger online Tuesday after it suggested sexually active young women should avoid drinking alcohol if they aren’t using birth control. The CDC’s recommendation was based on a desire to curb fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), a series of birth defects and health problems associated…