The Union Street Guest House in Hudson, New York will issue you a fine of $500 if you leave them a negative review. That’s $500 per negative review, mind you, not $500 total. From the hotel website: Please know that despite the fact that wedding couples love Hudson and our inn, your friends and families…
By Michael Bastasch Oil production is booming in North Dakota, hitting more than one million barrels per day in April and May, according to government data. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and horizontal drilling have played a major role. According to the Energy Information Administration, increased production from the “Williston Basin’s Bakken and Three Forks formations”…
The first annual meeting of Christians for Liberty took place last week in Austin, Texas. The gathering was put together by Norman Horn, who argues that government has replaced God in modern society. With the rise of the new atheist movement, and it’s influence within modern libertarianism, is it time for libertarian Christians and atheists…
By Ryan Lazarus A restaurant’s controversial discount policy has some concerned that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is being violated. The landmark legislation made it illegal for businesses to discriminate based on race and religion, among other things. Mary’s Gourmet Diner, in Winston-Salem North Carolina, applies 15% discounts to certain patrons tabs for “praying…
By Michael Bastasch Democrats are working hard to convince the public that regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions are necessary to avoid economic and ecological catastrophe, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post. The memo from Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, tells members how to talk about global warming’s budgetary…
Today’s episode of the Freedom Report podcast features a very, EXTRA special guest: Former Green Beret and father of TLR’s editor, John D. Petersen. Petersen was a Green Beret during the war years of Vietnam 1966-68. And although he never had to go to that hellhole, Petersen has many a childhood friend whose name…
By Michael Bastasch The Environmental Protection Agency has kicked off its week of field hearings on its Clean Power Plan. Thousands have signed up to speak, but others got notices from the EPA saying they would not get a time slot to testify before agency officials. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) seeks to cut…
The conflict in the Middle East has shined a light on the motives of the belligerents in the battle between Israel and the Palestinians. Americans generally have a woefully inadequate understanding of the basic reasons for why this conflict is so intense, and the hatred so deep seated. Part of that may be our…
Lord of the Internet Trolls, Dominic Vietti appears on the Freedom Report podcast today to defend his title as the king troll of the liberty movement. As a professional roofer, Dominic doesn’t do politics for his day job, but by night he emerges… to strike fear and terror into the heart of the movement. If…
By Peter Fricke Private investigators hired by local cab companies succeeded in bypassing the Uber app and negotiating rides with several drivers directly, according to Houston’s KHOU News.The cab companies say this demonstrates the danger that ride-sharing services pose to consumers, since Uber’s insurance only applies to rides arranged through its app. In a press release,…