By Casey Harper Published: November 20, 2014 Residents of Forsyth County, N.C., can now pray to Jesus by name at public meetings after a federal court order was lifted Thursday. Forsyth has been caught up in this battle for years with little hope for supporters of religious expression. A recent Supreme Court decision, however, changed…
By Blake Neff Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave a strong reaffirmation of his support for Common Core on Thursday, declaring that the controversial multi-state education standards represent the “new minimum” for what students must learn in the classroom. Bush was in Washington, D.C. to give the opening address at the 2014 National Summit on…
KHON KAEN, THAILAND – The Anti Media is reporting on an interesting story from Thailand where a theater chain has banned the showing of the popular new Hunger Games film “Mockingjay.” The Bangkok Post reported that Apex Cinemas would refuse to play the film because of a student protest which recreated the salute used throughout…
By Peter Fricke Published: November 19, 2014 Would Congress adopt sounder policies if members received bonus pay for reaching economic growth targets? In a Cato Institute online forum on Wednesday, Mercatus Center research fellow Eli Dourado argued that a system of performance bonuses could, if properly structured, provide a strong incentive for members to support…
By Jonah Bennett An Air Force Academy official has just been arrested after a police sting finally caught him in the act of purchasing sex from an undercover officer, Military.com reports. Dermot J. Coll, the official in question, resigned on Friday, having already been convicted in 1996 and 2007 for drunk driving. This time, Coll…
Today’s poll asks our readers their views on the state of Israel. A Politico story about future Republican presidential candidates said that Senator Rand Paul would have to work hard to prove that his less interventionist foreign policy is not an anti-Israel position. From Politico: [Paul] … has done well in the invisible primary –…
A libertarian feminist came out strongly against our sister site Liberty Viral, with harsh criticism of a story titled: “Uppity White Liberal Upset About Being Catcalled In The Streets Of NYC.” Journalist Juliana Perciavalle penned a harsh rebuttal titled “An Open Letter to Libertarians on Street Harassment,” where she said it was a “particularly vile piece.” So,…
By Peter Fricke Published: November 19, 2014 Critics charge Obamacare’s individual mandate is boosting the profits of insurance companies, securing their loyalty to Democratic politicians. Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin argued Tuesday that “the individual mandate is the greatest single act of corporate welfare in memory,” creating new customers for the insurance companies by fiat and subsidizing…
By Peter Fricke Some liberals, fed up with Democratic waffling on issues like military intervention and corporate welfare, are finding something attractive in Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s brand of libertarianism. In an op-ed for HuffPost on Monday, H.A. Goodman explained why, even though he identifies as “a liberal Democrat” and has “never voted for a Republican,” he…
LOS ANGELES, CA – A jury ruled in favor of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s argument in court that a 14-year-old girl bore at least some of the responsibility for having sex with her teacher. Attorneys for the LAUSD argued in a civil case against giving financial compensation for emotional trauma that the students…