A new Google ranking system being developed would rank websites based on how factual their reporting is, rather than how popular they are. This new system would differ from the current algorithm, which ranks sites on how many sites are linking to them. Sites like Gawker and anti-vaccination websites, which can be stuffed with misinformation,…
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by Cassandra Dietman It seems we have reached a very interesting and critical point on the timeline of Libertarianism. More and more people are rejecting the status quo, finding that the standard Democrat or Republican boxes just no longer fit, and they’re searching for something more. This is clearly a huge opportunity for us to…
By Peter Fricke Published: March 4, 2015 Sin taxes like the infamous New York City soda tax generally fail to change consumer behavior while imposing significant costs on the poor, a new study claims. In a study released Tuesday by the Mercatus Center, scholars Adam Hoffer, Rejeana Gvillo, William Shughart II and Michael Thomas assert that, “selective…
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN – Pakistan arrested 471 parents for refusing to vaccinate their children against polio. Peshawar police commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud told NBC News that “There were chronic refusals and they were asking other parents as well to refuse polio drops to their children. This was the last option to arrest them.” From NBC: Pakistan is…
By Casey Harper Published: March 3, 2015 Ferguson police have been ensnared in scandal, but this is a new one. NPR reports, citing anonymous sources, that an unreleased report on Ferguson police department’s racially discriminatory practices allegedly includes racist emails about President Obama. Two emails between police and local court employees reportedly contained racist comments, one…
By Michael Bastasch Published: March 3, 2015 Did France really just put a wind turbine on the Eiffel Tower? Yep, and it won’t even produce a hundredth of the tower’s energy needs. The Eiffel Tower now sports two 17-foot wind turbines 400 feet above the tower’s base, right above the second level. The wind turbines are…
White male privilege. It’s a thing, apparently. But don’t tell that to all the homeless people, or the majority of men who commit suicide, or die in war (sent there by feminists), or have to go down on the Titanic! Apparently, according to social justice warrior idiots, only white males can be racist or sexist!…
HONG KONG, CHINA – A video of an altercation between a Hong Kong citizen and a cop shows a remarkable demonstration of restraint by police. The officer approaches a man who was engaged in a dispute at a money exchange shop, grabbing him by the back of the neck. The citizen reacts, somewhat understandably to being grabbed from…
A school textbook called “Is Everyone Equal,” has a section that asserts that only white men can be racist. The book is part of a multicultural education series designed to teach kids about the evils of the patriarchy. From the Teachers College Press: This practical handbook will introduce readers to social justice education, providing tools…