LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) took aim at the government’s attempt to make tomatoes taste better. The National Science Foundation spent $1.5 million trying to improve the taste of the vegetable (technically a fruit as Paul notes) and the libertarian-leaning Republican blasted it in his Waste Report…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) cosponsored the The Small Business Tax Equity Act which would require marijuana businesses in states where it is legalized to be taxed similar to other small businesses. It would also remove restrictions on marijuana businesses to claim tax credits and deductions. This…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The DOJ announced on Saturday afternoon that, due to the escalating conflict in Syria, an investigation into the number of civilians killed by drone strikes would be launched. Between 384 and 807 civilians were killed by US drone strikes in 2009 alone, in a total of 563 attacks. President Barack Obama’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Dan Scavino Jr., the director of social media for the Trump white house, has just singled out one of Trump’s dissenters, Justin Amash, in a tweet that has since exploded in the past couple of hours: .@realDonaldTrump is bringing auto plants & jobs back to Michigan….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck WikiLeaks has now released over six hundred documents that claim to show the CIA goes through great lengths to disguise its own hacking as Russian, Chinese, and North Korean activity. The Daily Mail reports: The 676 files released today are part of WikiLeaks’ Vault 7 tranche…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield President Donald Trump, via a series of tweets, under the mist of a brewing weekend and dying news cycle, has announced a new bipartisan health care plan to “Make America Great Again.” Trump started the night picking up where he left off, spouting disdain for the principled…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Publius Libertarians don’t usually agree on much. It’s in our nature. If there are two Libertarians that are alone in a room, there will be three opinions on any single subject. Most of us, however, will agree that some form of police is necessary. The clear majority of us will…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Kitty Testa A recent video featuring Black Lives Matter activist, Janaya Khan, advances a revolutionary notion: abolish the police. While most people’s immediate reaction to such a statement is to dismiss it as ludicrous on its face, it provides an interesting challenge to a generally accepted viewpoint. Ask your…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Apparently there is trouble in extreme leftist paradise. Who knew? According to a new report from last night regarding the pair’s latest joint appearance, leftist politicians Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are actually at odds with one another when not playing nice in the spotlight: When…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to The New York Times: A federal judge on Friday gave final approval to a $25 million agreement to settle fraud claims arising from Donald J. Trump’s for-profit education venture, Trump University, rejecting a last-minute objection to the deal. The judge, Gonzalo P. Curiel, in…