By Russ Read Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver a speech outlining the Obama administration’s plan to solve the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians Wednesday, said Department of State spokesman Mark Toner Tuesday. While it remains unclear what exactly Kerry will say, it is believed that the speech will center on four…
By Kody Fairfield The University of Wisconsin- Madison (UW) often finds itself immersed in political drama. Whether from its attachment to the Affordable Care Act, or the school’s incessant need for political correctness, it rarely shies away from controversy. This standard is being upheld by the introduction of “The Problem of Whiteness,” to its curriculum. Unfortunately, that…
By Kody Fairfield The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that it is “very clear” that the United States (US) has been supporting terror groups, including the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria during a press conference held in the country’s capital of Ankara. On Tuesday, Erdogan stepped up to the his podium alongside the Guinean President Alpha Conde,…
By Chris White California Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday his state will bypass Washington, D.C., and work instead with foreign governments on ways to reduce climate change. Brown, a Democrat, said that he and other Golden State lawmakers would work directly with other countries to strengthen some of the most stringent environmental policies in the…
By Ian Tartt Despite its many benefits, fitness is seldom brought up in libertarian circles. Let’s take a look at a few ways it relates to freedom and can help all of us achieve greater personal freedom in our own lives.
By Katie Frates A Georgetown University associate professor had a month-long meltdown after a Muslim woman explained why she voted for President-elect Donald Trump. Asra Q. Nomani, a former Georgetown journalism professor and Wall Street Journal reporter, wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post Nov. 10 explaining why she, as a Muslim woman and “long-time…
By Phillip Stucky Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters from California thinks that Democrats are just too nice to Republican lawmakers, according to a Monday report from Rawstory. Waters vowed to fight President-elect Donald Trump every step of the way in her capacity as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Financial Services, a move that goes against Sen….
Marijuana Home Delivery Is Coming To Portland By Steve Birr Marijuana could soon be ordered to your door like delivery food in Portland, Ore. after lawmakers eased regulations prohibiting businesses from conducting the practice. Portland city commissioners relaxed the rules governing how marijuana dispensaries can distribute their products. It opens the door legally for marijuana…
By Andrew Follett Scientists plan to send signals to distant planets that may be inhabited by aliens by late 2018, rather than waiting for them to contact Earth. Dubbed Messaging Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (METI), the project aims to send conversation-starters via radio or laser signals to a rocky planet dubbed the “Second Earth,” which is circling Proxima…
By Andrew Follett The NASA-launched Mars rover found evidence the Red Planet may once have been suitable for alien life. NASA scientists say the rover “hit a jackpot” of exposed mineral layers that reveal environmental conditions were nearly habitable for millions of years. “We see all of the properties in place that we really like…