by Davis Russell When it comes to the positions that the different political parties have taken on the subject of the student loan crisis, a lot has been written about what the Democrats and the Republicans believe. But what about the views of smaller political parties? The Libertarian Party has had differing views on student…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Islamic State-affiliated Rumiyah magazine offered some marital advice to fighters in its latest issue, telling them to stop gossiping about their wives in public. The article, titled “The Flesh Of Your Spouse Is Poisonous,” told readers that gossiping about one’s domestic life shows a “lack of manliness.”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A professor at a Canadian university recently told a student who wanted to argue against the existence of the gender wage gap that “the wage gap is very real” and statistics are “NOT analytical.” In an email obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation, Ryerson University student Jane…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The use of nanotechnology in medical procedures may just be a few short years away, according to new research. A new study published Wednesday argued nanotechnology can be used to increase the effectiveness of medicine by entering cells through nanoparticles. It could revolutionize how drugs are given…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Twitter is abuzz after Politico reporter, Kevin Robillard, says the American Action Network, a center-right non-profit public policy organization, is dropping hundreds of thousands of dollars into ads directed at members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) due to their opposition of the American Health Care Act. Robillard tweeted, “@AAN spot…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos The Washington Post labeled Planned Parenthood — an organization that spent 99 percent of its political contributions on Democrats in 2016 and endorsed Hillary Clinton for president — as “nonpartisan” in a story Thursday. Amber Phillips uses the label in an explainer on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Police busted a heroin, meth and cocaine distribution operation running out of a residence in Indianapolis, Ind., where a 10-year-old was also living. Authorities initially grew suspicious after multiple overdose calls to the residence in Wayne Township. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department executed a search warrant…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is very optimistic about Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation proceedings, according to an interview Thursday morning. Gorsuch was appointed to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat by President Donald Trump in February, and has been meeting with members of Congress ahead of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Uber, the ride-sharing tech giant, said it’s ditching a secretive tool used to elude authorities and regulators for years. Uber was evading officials of local governments, both within the U.S. and abroad, through a covert proprietary technology called “Greyball,” according to a lengthy story from the New York Times. The ride-hailing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Attorney General Jeff Sessions told conservative radio personality Hugh Hewitt that he is open to hiring outside counsel to investigate internal practices at the Obama-era Department of Justice. Hewitt asked Sessions if he would bring in an independent investigator to probe the Justice Department’s handling of controversies…