LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Robert Donachie Supporters of Fox News host Sean Hannity and Alabama Republican senate candidate Roy Moore are boycotting Keurig coffee machines after the brand pulled its advertisements from Hannity’s show over the weekend. The company responded to a Twitter inquiry asking Keurig to rethink its advertising agreement with Hannity’s program…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ryan Pickrell Surveillance cameras produced by a Chinese company partially owned by the Chinese government are hanging all over America, a new report reveals. Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, in which the Chinese government has a 42 percent share, produces surveillance equipment for China’s vast domestic surveillance network, used to keep…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Amber Randall A professor wondered Saturday whether his young children would be able to be friends with white people, in light of events like the Trump presidency and the Charlottesville riots. Ekow N. Yankah, a professor at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, argued that he will have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr The mayor of a Minnesota city rejected an attempt by officials to raise the legal purchasing age for tobacco and vapor products from 18 to 21. The St. Cloud City Council passed the Tobacco 21 ordinance Tuesday in a tight 4-3 vote, however St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis swiftly vetoed…
CHRIS WHITE Energy Reporter 7:45 AM 11/11/2017 Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown’s mission to eliminate the state’s gas-powered vehicles could come screeching to a halt if President Donald Trump’s tax proposal passes through Congress unscathed. The tax bill would zero out the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit, a program giving a $7,500 tax credit to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is a cosponsor of a bill introduced by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) that would expand the use of police body cameras. Called the Police Creating Accountability by Making Effective Recording Available (Police CAMERA) Act of 2017, it creates a grant program to help state and local…
Written by Your Third Choice Twitter @YourThirdChoice No, they don’t hate the flag or the troops. It’s not some anti-imperialist mumbo jumbo. It’s not because they agree or disagree with the point, the now unemployed Colin Kaeppernick was trying to make. It’s probably because they are aware of two little words: Paid Patriotism. In a time when…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Former Massachusetts Governor and Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate Bill Weld will be the keynote speaker at the Students for Liberty (SFL) northeast regional conference. The conference is scheduled to take place on November 4th at New York University’s Grand Hall. This will be one of his few public appearances since…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Eric Lieberman Libertarian nonprofit The Atlas Society (TAS) says its Instagram page, which it used to post political content and promote its work, was taken down roughly a month ago with little to no explanation in an apparent act of censorship. Now, it’s ready to sue, if need be. In…
By Kitty Testa On October 14, 2010, the British internet payment company, Moneybookers, suspended the account of WikiLeaks. Less than two months later, PayPal also suspended WikiLeaks’ donation account, citing a violation of acceptable use. Visa Europe suspended payments to WikiLeaks the same day, after Mastercard had already done so. WikiLeaks was very quickly cut…