LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Free speech at Berkeley be damned, as threats of violence seem to perpetually haunt the home of the Free Speech Movement. The University of California at Berkeley said Wednesday that the school is canceling a planned speech by conservative firebrand Ann Coulter because of safety concerns, reports the Washington Post (WaPo)….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Two-time Olympic rowing medalist and aspiring politician James Cracknell said during an interview with Sky News on Tuesday that North Korea and Cuba were examples of countries that had obesity under control, explains the Blaze. “If you think of the two countries of the world that have got a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Islamic State is withholding food and water from citizens in Mosul in an effort to force them into joining the terrorist organization, according to an Iraqi non-profit. The beleaguered terrorist organization has suffered personnel and territory losses since the U.S.-backed Iraqi Security Forces began operations to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Purdue University revealed a device Wednesday capable of feeding astronauts on Mars, but it could also be used on Earth to improve nutrition in several African countries. NASA commissioned Purdue to develop a device capable of processing plants grown on Mars, like soybeans, into puffed cereals and pastas. The device,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Speaker Paul Ryan asserted House Republicans are “very close” to coming together on a deal to repeal and replace Obamacare during a question-and-answer session following a Wednesday address to the U.K. think tank Policy Exchange in London. Ryan said GOP lawmakers prevailed in the 2016 election largely…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson A prominent Russian journalist and known critic of President Vladimir Putin died Wednesday after getting severely beaten March 9 in St. Petersburg. Nikolai Andrushchenko, 73, was attacked by unknown assailants and spent the last six weeks of his life in a coma. Andrushchenko co-founded weekly newspaper Novy Peterburg…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Many people assume that in the event that North Korea carried out a nuclear strike, successful or not, the U.S. would use nuclear weapons to turn the North into a crater. If they use a nuclear weapon, do we want to pave Pyongyang and kill a million…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin In 2011 a little Korean game development company, Com2Us, released 9 Innings Pro Baseball onto mobile devices. It was decidedly retro. 2D graphics. Fake teams. Poor translation. But boy-oh-Babe-Ruth was it good. It was the perfect baseball game for the fan on the go. A full 9…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin On Maolis street in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, there’s a home that houses autistic adults. Unable to provide for themselves, they are housed and provided for by The May Institute, which hires councilors to feed, wash, and care for them. It is hard, noble and ultimately thankless work. Sometimes…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Tuesday announcement to declare a snap election for June 8 is riskier than it seems, according to FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver. “May’s move isn’t risk free,” Silver wrote shortly after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Tuesday announcement. “In fact, if the final polls come…