The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon shredded Obamacare in his opening monologue last night. Although he was criticized for giving Michelle Obama airtime to plug the President’s healthcare law, Fallon took a different tack when he discussed the deadline that passed for people to sign up in order to avoid paying a penalty. The Libertarian…
By Michael Bastasch Liberal billionaire George Soros suggested that President Barack Obama release oil from the country’s strategic reserves to lower gas prices and “ruin” Russia’s energy-dependent economy. Follow TLR on Google+ Soros told a panel in Berlin last week that the best way to sanction Russia for its actions in Ukraine “is in the…
A federal judge in Denver ruled that a political group opposed to same-sex marriage was within its First Amendment rights to use a photo of a gay couple kissing on political mailers circulated in 2012. Judge Wiley Daniel partially granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Brian Edwards and Thomas Privitere, a New Jersey couple whose…
The Freedom Report podcast today takes on the issue of female marine officer candidates who can’t pass the physical requirements to serve in combat roles. Although 3 enlisted female marines have reportedly passed the less rigorous infantry training course, no women have been able to make it through the stricter infantry officer course. Follow TLR…
Would raising the minimum wage help lift women out of poverty? By Breanna Deutsch That is what the White House aimed to prove with a study released on Wednesday, which argues hiking the federal standard of $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour would bolster the economy and narrow the gender pay gap. Follow TLR on Google+…
Families who were affected by the defect in General Motors vehicles spoke out at a press conference ahead of a congressional hearing today. Statistics reported at FoxNews.com claim that 31 crashes and 13 fatalities have been linked to the problem with the power steering in certain vehicles. Follow TLR on Google+ GM announced yesterday the…
By Greg Campbell Colorado’s new gun laws are coming to the fore again, as a lawsuit to overturn them opens on Monday in federal court. Almost all of Colorado’s elected county sheriffs spearheaded the suit, saying new measures requiring universal background checks and limiting the size of ammunition magazines are both unconstitutional and unenforceable. Follow TLR on Google+ They…
Glenn Beck invited Politico writer Kevin Williamson about an article that he wrote which argues that America will never vote for a libertarian because of their dependence on welfare and big government. Beck and Williamson discuss the potential field of candidates, and who might emerge in a race that could include Scott Walker, Jeb Bush,…
The Freedom Report podcast takes on the difficult issue of circumcision between girls and boys. A new NBC story is reporting that female genital mutilation (FGM) is on the rise and that somewhere around 150,000 to 200,000 girls in the United States may be at risk. The debate over whether it should be legal for…
By Breanna Deutsch Seven Senate Democrats are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Barbara Boxer of California, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Jeff Merkley of Oregon co-signed a letter asking FDA commissioner…