by: Nicholas Morpus When Edward Snowden brought government surveillance to the forefront of the political discussion we learned the extent of how far the government spying apparatus can reach. Unfortunately what we learned only applied to the NSA. Recently, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) uncovered in a series of FOIA requests that certain information tracking and gathering…
The Freedom Report podcast takes on the issue of vaccines today. We discuss comments by Senator Rand Paul which set vaccine conspiracy theorists into a tizzy, and pro-science libertarians into a tizzy. Did Paul’s anecdotal comments about “hearing stories” of kids harmed by vaccines just deep six his presidential ambitions. Just why do politicians like…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Senator Rand Paul appears to be suffering from foot in mouth disease after comments in an interview regarding vaccinations where he said that he heard some vaccines led to “mental disorders.” “I’ve heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children, who wound up with profound mental disorders…
HOUSTON, TX – A Houston father who was making tacos for his kids ended up serving up knuckle sandwiches to a home intruder who tried to kill him. Tony Houck was attacked by a man who attempted to choke him out in front of his kids. Luckily, Pappa Bear’s instincts kicked in. Tony’s kids age…
In an interview on CNBC, Senator Rand Paul tore into the anchor for misleading questions on vaccines and taxes. Senator Paul caused controversy for supporting the right of individuals to choose whether or not they get vaccines. Although vaccines are settled science, the libertarian position is to not force people to choose what they do…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Published: February 2, 2015 Asked Monday how to handle a growing measles outbreak in the United States, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. “It’s more important what you think as a parent than what you think as a public official,” Christie told reporters immediately after…
Ladies and gentlemen, we get it. Society is going down the tubes. People be acting gangster, when they really just need to go back to school. Sometimes though, the street will teach a hard lesson you won’t get in classes. That’s not to say you shouldn’t get an education, but hey, if you’re going to…
by Josh Guckert A recent proposal by Republican State Representative Dan Flynn shows that both parties can bask in the glow of statism. Flynn’s so-called Teacher’s Protection Act states that teachers are justified in killing students at school, on a school bus or at a school-sponsored event when done in the act of self-defense or…
The Sun News Network is reporting that ISIS has beheaded another prisoner, this time from Japan. Mourners have vowed to take revenge against the Islamic State, but what exactly do these Jihadis want? Editor of The Libertarian Republic Austin Petersen joins Pat Bolland of Sun News to discuss the battle of civilizations. Japanese journalist Jenji…
By Michael Bastasch Published: February 2, 2015 Despite the doom and gloom rhetoric from environmentalists, the world is not descending into climate chaos, asserts “skeptical environmentalist” Dr. Bjorn Lomborg. Many so-called “climate alarmists” warn that mankind’s use of fossil fuels is making the weather more extreme as the planet rapidly heats up. But Lomborg says this…