Guy Bentley New York’s financial regulators have issued the first ever BitLicense to a Boston-based Bitcoin startup backed by the global investment giant Goldman Sachs. The BitLicense was the first set of state-based rules governing specifically targeting virtual currencies. They were finalized in June under the supervision of former DFS head Benjamin Lawsky after intense lobbying efforts by…
Blake Neff An autopsy of Scott Walker’s presidential campaign by Politico has revealed interesting claims that Walker’s wife may have played a significant role in his campaign’s final demise. Politico’s write-up focuses on a variety of problems that helped torpedo Walker’s campaign far earlier than anybody expected: Too many campaign workers, poor debate preparation, and an…
Michael Bastasch Pope Francis has kicked off his first visit to the U.S., and already media stories are circulating about the pontiff’s supposedly anti-capitalist remarks. But one author has pointed out that Francis’ views continue what the Catholic Church has been preaching for decades. Alex Epstein, founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, argues the…
Blake Neff The student newspaper of Connecticut’s Wesleyan University is being targeted with a boycott by left-wing activists who say the paper doesn’t do enough to accommodate “minority voices.” The trouble for The Wesleyan Argus began a week ago when the paper published an op-ed by student Bryan Stascavage, who criticized the Black Lives Matter movement for…
by: Blake Neff Ahmed Mohamed, known worldwide as “Clock Boy,” still plans to meet President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., But before he does so, he may go on a detour to Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, Ahmed’s father, says that the family is flying to New York to meet with United Nations dignitaries Wednesday….
Juliegrace Brufke With the fiscal year quickly coming to a close, Congress remains in limbo on its plan to avoid the looming threat of a government shutdown. Lawmakers have just 11 days to pass a budget before the federal government runs out of funds, which could lead to another shut down scenario. While the House passed…
Casey Harper A Washington school district has said it will not fire one of its football coaches who drew national headlines for praying with the team on the 50-yard-line after games. But the district has forbid the coach from supervising or encouraging any prayer whatsoever. It remains unclear how the district will react if the coach defies…
Michael Bastasch A rift is growing in the so-called consensus on global warming that’s as wide as the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists just can’t seem to agree on whether or not the 15-year hiatus in warming actually exists or not. A recent study by Stanford University scientists reinforces the claim made by federal government researchers earlier…
Kathryn Watson “Innocent until proven guilty” is the hallmark of the American justice system, but a growing chorus of critics of speed cameras say the automated traffic enforcement technology turns that principle on its head. “You see, you almost have to move a mountain, you almost have to have mountain-moving faith,” said John Townsend, AAA…
Rachel Stoltzfoos CNN’s Jake Tapper took an approach to moderating the second GOP debate that contrasted sharply with that of the Fox News debate: pit the candidates against each other. The strategy, albeit unorthodox and interesting, produced questionable results. Tapper said the goal was to inspire back and forth between candidates “where they disagree — on…