By Blake Neff and Jonah Bennett Modern students arriving on college campuses today will find themselves learning about far more than just mathematics, writing, science, and other well-worn aspects of a liberal college education. College campuses are known for their political ferment, and modern campus activists have popularized or outright invented a vast vocabulary of…
By Casey Harper Bernie Sanders has zero endorsements from elected national Democrats in his bid for the White House, while his opponent Hillary Clinton has accumulated more than any other presidential hopeful by far. Fifty-six percent of Democrat governors, senators and U.S. House members have endorsed Clinton,according to data from FiveThirtyEight. Endorsements can be key…
Do black lives really matter? Do all lives matter? Today’s episode of the Freedom Report podcast interviews two special guests on this topic. One, Eric July, is a former Democrat turned libertarian who argues that the problems of the Black Lives Matter movement lie in their inability to understand the root problems of society and…
By Guy Bentley Fears that legalizing marijuana would create a surge in teen smoking appear to have been rebuffed, according to a new national survey on drug use. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) data show that nationally, 7.4 percent of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 used pot on a…
By Casey Harper The Daily Caller News Foundation has obtained Office Depot’s explanation for why it refused to serve a woman who wanted to print 500 anti-Planned Parenthood flyers. Maria Goldstein, 42, of Illinois requested the flyers Aug. 20, but an employee refused, citing corporate policy. Goldstein said she is being discriminated against because of…
By Jonah Bennett Navy Secretary Ray Mabus thinks the results of the recent Marine Corps study, which demonstrated that women are less capable at ground combat than men, are biased and wrongheaded. Despite the conclusions of the study, in an interview with NPR Friday, Mabus continued to maintain that the Marine Corps would benefit from…
By Blake Neff Over 90 percent of American voters say that police should take the lead in handling campus sexual assault, rather than relying on school administrators, according to a poll released this week. The poll suggests the public strongly disagrees with the approach taken by President Barack Obama and other lawmakers on the issue of campus…
By Connor D. Wolf The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) launched the first in a series of videos Thursday highlighting what it argues are the real-world and personal ramifications of raising the minimum wage. Pastor Jack Mosley was trying to help those with disabilities, a history of substance abuse and even criminal backgrounds. He opened Tastes…
By Casey Harper A Florida driver outraged a police department with a comment she made to an officer during a traffic stop. A woman stopped by police for allegedly driving 51 mph in a 20 mph school zone got angry with the officer. At first, the woman begs the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy to…
By Juliegrace Brufke Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to introduce his prison reform plan in the Senate next week, calling for an end to privatized prisons. The democratic presidential hopeful, who has been gaining ground on Hillary Clinton, said the current criminal justice system is “broken” and has made it a key issue in his campaign….