LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Students from Oklahoma universities have demanded the state government and university regents force college professors to include trigger warnings in their syllabi. Forty-four out of 46 student delegates at the Congress of the Oklahoma State Government voted to petition both the state government and state university regents…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky thrashed GOP leadership Tuesday for failing to repeal Obamacare. President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan were forced to pull the American Health Care Act just hours before it was slated to go up for a vote on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Playing video games can treat depression and make gamers less sad, according to new research by the University of California, Davis. The study had college students play video games occasionally, while inter-spaced with positive messages targeting depression. The messaging had slight differences in approach, but was always positive…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The Islamic State may be tricking the U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces into calling in airstrikes on hidden civilians, the LA times reports. The tactic involves putting ISIS snipers on the roof of a building, and then herding civilians into the basement. These snipers know their fate…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” said Tuesday it will set up a pop-up presidential library of Trump’s tweets in New York City, reports NBC News. “It will be so tremendous that you’ll get tired of the tremendousness, so it will then close only a few days later. Sad!”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen On March 20, 2017, the city council of Monona, Wisconsin passed an ordinance to reduce the fine for marijuana possession. Where marijuana possession used to result in a $200 penalty, the fine is now reduced to a single dollar. Since 2014, the citizens of Monona, WI, have…
zLISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Police say a driver struck a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, reports the Associated Press. Per AP: The incident occurred near the Botanic Gardens. A District of Columbia police spokeswoman, Margarita Mikhaylova, says it’s possible that an officer…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin The iOS Game “Reigns” is about governing a country: You are king. You are in charge of making decisions that affect the church, the population, the army, and the treasury. Every choice you make will cause them joy or pain. If you want to curry favor…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Pooja Bachani On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported the filling of a lawsuit by Young Americans for Liberty Chapter President Kevin Shaw against Los Angeles Pierce College, a member of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). Shaw started the YAL chapter on October 25, 2016 with the help…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley As Islamic State militants wage a relentless campaign against the cultural treasures of the Arab world, a single Benedictine monk is organizing efforts to preserve ancient manuscripts from destruction. Father Columba Stewart, OSB, has organized the preservation of ancient texts in the Middle East for 13 years….