Guy Bentley The U.S. has tumbled down the world rankings for economic freedom thanks to the erosion of the rule of law and an onslaught of regulations. The Fraser Institute places the U.S. as the 16th freest economy in the world, a sharp decline from second place it once enjoyed back in 2000. Fred McMahon,…
Juliegrace Brufke North Korea said its main nuclear facility, Yongbyon, is up and running and the country is ready to use weapons of mass destruction against the United States at any time. In a statement released to state-run North Korean State News Agency Tuesday, the country said it’s bolstering Pyongyang’s weapon supply in both “quality and quantity,” touting…
Connor D. Wolf The question of whether to adopt the highest minimum wage in the country at $19 an hour has been put before the Berkeley, Calif. city council in a proposal to be considered Tuesday night. The proposal was recommended for consideration by the Berkeley Labor Commission. Currently the federal minimum wage is $7.25…
Jonah Bennett A Marine hero blasted Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’ for claiming that Marines studying women in ground combat with the wrong mindset essentially caused women to drastically underperform in the gender integration experiment. Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew, who was a senior enlisted adviser with the Marine Corps Training and Education Command on the study,…
Michael Bastasch The EPA released edited video footage of federal contractors who accidentally unleashed millions of gallons of toxic mine wastewater into Colorado’s Animas River. The mine blowout seems to have come as a huge surprise to EPA workers who literally asked, “what do we do now?” The video shows EPA contractors with the company…
Blake Neff Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has surged to within striking distance of presidential opponent Donald Trump in the GOP race, while former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. Scott Walker have collapsed, according to a new New York Times poll. 23 percent of Republican primary voters nationwide say they back Carson, putting him just…
Robot Ethicist Dr. Kathleen Richardson is calling for a ban on the creation of robots used for sex. “Sex robots seem to be a growing focus in the robotics industry and the models that they draw on – how they will look, what roles they would play – are very disturbing indeed,” she said in…
Blake Neff An article published by in The New York Times Sunday warns about an insidious source of racism and sexism on the modern college campus: class lectures. “A growing body of evidence suggests that the lecture is not generic or neutral, but a specific cultural form that favors some people while discriminating against others, including…
Blake Neff President Barack Obama waded into the debate over campus free speech and “trigger warnings” Monday night, telling a town hall meeting that there is no need to let college students be “coddled” from views they don’t like. Obama was speaking in Des Moines, Iowa, and fielded a question from a student who asked…
Juliegrace Brufke Republican 2016 presidential hopeful Ben Carson said he apologized to his primary rival Donald Trump over comments he made about his faith, saying his message was articulated “in an inappropriate way.” The feud between the candidates stemmed after the billionaire real estate developer took offense to comments Carson made about his faith during a campaign rally last week….