Dave Brooks Pew Research Center found that men are more likely to be harassed online than women last week, a result that most outlets failed to mention in their coverage of the results. Pew released a study examining the online harassment Americans face and its breakdown by gender and race by polling over 4,200 people over the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ian Tartt Nearly everyone is familiar with the concept of speed limits. In fact, many people routinely drive faster than the posted speed limits whenever possible. And libertarians are split on whether or not there should be speed limits, if government should be involved at all in the…
by Ted Goodman Iraq War veteran and Detroit businessman John E. James launched an exploratory committee Tuesday in preparation for a 2018 U.S. Senate bid in the Michigan Republican primary. While much of the media’s attention surrounding Michigan’s 2018 Senate race has been dominated by American rock musician Robert Ritchie, better known as Kid Rock, James filed…
Juliegrace Brufke on July 18, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plans for a straight Obamacare repeal are officially dead after three GOP senators said they don’t support the move Tuesday. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said they won’t vote in favor of the proposal. McConnell’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Congressional Republicans plan to establish an independent commission charged with reducing one area of government waste, namely, improper payments made by government agencies. The House Committee on Appropriations suggests establishing an independent commission charged with reducing improper payments by half over the next five years. Every federal agency…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell South Korea is offering to meet North Korea at the border in an effort to defuse tensions on the peninsula, but such an encounter is unlikely to yield real results. South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo Suk, speaking on behalf of the new government, proposed Monday a meeting…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is reportedly considering closing the Department of State office dedicated to monitoring war crimes and genocide, in part of a larger campaign to reorganize and streamline Foggy Bottom’s organizational structure. Tillerson’s office has informed Todd Buchwald, the special coordinator of the Office of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Tesla announced plans Tuesday to place the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch on the electric automaker’s board. CEO Elon Musk appointed 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch and Ebony Media Chairman Linda Johnson Rice to the Silicon Valley company’s board. The move was meant to alleviate concerns that Tesla’s…
The United States of America. the land of the free and the world’s bastion of liberty is a popular vacation travel destination. There are so many amazing destinations to travel to in this amazing country. If you don’t have the time to visit all of them, then we put together this list of the three…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett A Puerto Rico-based telescope detected strange radio signals from a distant solar system that could be from alien life, scientists announced Tuesday. Scientists found “some very peculiar signals in the 10-minute dynamic spectrum” emanating from the Ross 128 solar system, including extremely strong dispersion-like features that aren’t associated with…