LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos A New York Democrat honored the Notorious B.I.G. on the House floor Thursday, remembering the popular rapper also known as Biggie Smalls on the 20th anniversary of his mysterious murder. Standing in front of a poster-size image of the rapper, whose real name was Chris Wallace, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries recited…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By The Libertarian Republic Editorial Board When Austin Petersen, or as Reason’s Nick Gillespie referred to him, the “Freedom Ninja,” ran for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for President of the United States, he inspired thousands of everyday Americans to get active in the fight for liberty. Out of his campaign came a group of freedom…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A young adult book dealing with the Black Lives Matter movement led the New York Times bestseller list Friday. The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas, led the bestsellers list for young adult hardcover books, reports the International Business Times. The book features 16-year-old Starr Carter who…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Former presidential candidate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called for a political revolution against hydraulic fracturing during a Facebook Live with an anti-oil activist Thursday. Sanders and Josh Fox, the director of the “Gasland” series, blamed the fossil fuel industry, combined with a lack of activism, for the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brian Nichols March 9th marks the official start to the NFL Free Agency period. For those of you unaware as to what free agency is, here is a basic summary: -NFL teams have the choice to either a) let their currently players with expiring contracts test the open…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton Taxpayers funded eight nonprofits that serve, protect or advocate for illegal immigrants with more than $291 million between 2012 to 2016, according to an analysis of federal spending data and tax documents by the Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group. The eight groups — including at least…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The U.S. economy added 235,000 new jobs in February, according to the jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Friday. The labor force participation rate rose to 63 percent during President Donald Trump’s full first full month in office, up from 62.9 percent in January….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Caleb Coggeshall Will this president bring people together? Will this man, as president, divide the country? What will he do for blacks, Mexicans, whites or minorities? All of these questions should be answered with an eye roll and exasperated sigh. For whatever reason, American citizens have labored under the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos A Canadian judge has resigned from his post after he was found guilty of victim-blaming throughout a rape trial in which he asked the alleged victim why she didn’t just “keep her knees together” to avoid the assault. Justice Robin Camp’s resignation is the result of a 15-month…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Aidan Mattis Professors at Santa Clara University have openly rejected the decision of the University Administration to override a previous decision by the Student Senate in a letter to The Santa Clara. Eighty-six professors signed the open letter, claiming that “We all agree that this was a decision that should have been…