LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Phillip Stucky Former Gov. John Kasich of Ohio is open to the possibility of running with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper for the presidency in 2020, according to a Friday report from Axios. Both Kasich and Hickenlooper have a history of speaking at conferences on their views on health care, and they plan to…
I’ve written versions of this essay for − literally − decades. Predating the War in Afghanistan, the entirely notional War Against Terrorism, and 9-11. War is a problematic thing. There are a zillion ways to fight wars stupidly and ineffectively, only a few ways to fight them properly. US foreign policy has embarked on a…
by Ian Tartt America is often touted as the “land of the free”. Is that an accurate statement? Let’s take a look at some of the ways in which the US government restricts freedom in the modern age. Before 1913, the federal government got most of its money through tariffs and excise taxes. Since the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jennifer Fisher Protesters gathered in St Luis on Wednesday night to hold what has been described as a vigil, demonstration, and protest by different news organizations to remember the life of Kiwi Herring, 30, who was killed after allegedly stabbing a police officer. The officers were responding to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Brian Nichols Throughout the 2016 presidential election, many voters, especially those within the GOP, were desperate for an alternative choice that they could stand behind based on principle. Trump, by nearly all standards, was/is not a conservative, constitutionalist, nor libertarian. Countless members of the Republican Party found these…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Phillip Stucky Twitter users across the country are using the hashtag #HillarysNextBookTitle to guess what the former secretary of state’s next book will be called after her latest book, “What Happened,” was published in July. Democrats and Republicans alike joined the fun. @France4Hillary suggested “The Rightful President” as a potential…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Many Americans are aware of the effort to remove Confederate monuments across America. Whether one believes the effort is a justified action or misguided iconoclasm, there is no question the debate has opened old wounds. There are valid reasons why one may not one wish to have in their city…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Nick Givas MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin called Confederate statues a “big middle finger” to “people who look like me” during a Wednesday “MSNBC Live” segment. “A lot of folks fail to recognize, and maybe they just don’t know that the bulk of these statues, they weren’t put up in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: MONT BELVIEU, Texas – Local mother Jessica Oates is fired up after her 4-year-old son, who has never had a haircut, was sent home from school over his long hair. Oates told KTRK she is fighting with her son’s school over her sons locks and she won’t back down. Oates…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Thomas Phippen The U.S. currently maintains 12,000 service members in Afghanistan, about 3,500 more than the 8,400 the Pentagon has disclosed, the Wall Street Journal reports. The official number of troops is what the Pentagon calls permanent troops, and does not include more than 3,000 troops who rotate through the…