By Jonah Bennett A bill passed by the House on Tuesday forbids state and local governments forever from taxing Internet access, reports the Hill. For Republicans, the point of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, originally enacted in 1996, is to reinforce market stability and consumer certainty. The recent measure would renew the almost expired extension passed in…
By Blake Neff A Missouri bill that would have allowed teachers and other school personnel to carry concealed weapons on school grounds has been vetoed by the state’s governor. “Arming teachers will not make our schools safer,” Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, said in a statement after rejecting the bill. “I cannot condone putting firearms…
The attempted commandeering of the cause of liberty should be rejected at every turn (This article originally appeared on the Commentator in January of 2013) A young, attractive couple joined my group of dedicated liberty activists for cocktails and dinner one night in downtown New York City in the late summer of 2011. The man,…
By Jonah Bennett In reaction to a proposed amendment to block decriminalization of marijuana in D.C., the White House Office of Management and Budget took a strong stance in favor of states’ rights, the Washington Post reports. Republican Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland introduced an amendment which would prevent the D.C. Council from using any federal funds to…
A couple in Seattle was shocked to find out that what they at first believed to be a poltergeist living under their bed, actually turned out to be a knife-wielding meth head. Brian O’Neill and his wife Bridget came home one day to see that their condo had been ripped apart. Their mail was ripped…
Yahoo executive Maria Zhang is being sued for sexual harassment after she allegedly forced her subordinate, Nan Shi, to have “oral and digital sex” with her. The lawsuit states that Zhang promised Shi a “bright future” at Yahoo while simultaneously threatening to “take everything away from her.” The lawyer representing Shi remarked that “You’ll see more…
Thomas Sowell reviewed a new book by Jason Riley about blacks in America called “Please Stop Helping Us.” Ever the contrarian, Sowell praises Riley for telling hard truths about the problems blacks face in modern society. Sowell cites the story from the days of the British Empire, when a man from one of the colonies…
By Jonah Bennett Gary Johnson, 2012 Libertarian Party presidential candidate and former Republican governor of New Mexico, says the IRS should be abolished in light of recent scandals, reports Watchdog. Johnson’s call for abolition comes at a time when continued revelations are only making things look worse for the federal agency. Not only has the IRS repeatedly…
A study done by the Crime Prevention Research Center shows that concealed carry permits are up from 4.5 million in 2007 to 11.1 million today. That 146% increase has come as violent crimes dropped by 22%. So do more guns equal less crime? Today’s episode of the Freedom Report takes a look at the fundamental right…
Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared on Fox News Sunday to call for the National Guard to the border as a “show of force,” to “send the message” back to Central America. Perry bemoaned the fact that the guardsmen and woman were being diverted from the War on Drugs, while anchor Brit Hume asked him specifically…