Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel is pushing for a new bill in Illinois that would increase the mandatory minimum jail term for illegal gun possession from one to three years. Chicago already has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, with the highest crime rates as well. Emanuel called for the legislation…
Guardians of the Republic Activate On February 23rd 1945, Warenn (Renn) Bodeker liberated a Japanese prison camp, rescuing 2,100 prisoners of war and saving their lives before the enemy could kill them all. Now, he says he’s ready to jump behind enemy lines again… but this time, he’s heading to Washington D.C. Renn Bodeker from Plains,…
What happens when they become self-aware? Soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia participated in a live fire exercise to demonstrate the new Protector/CROWS robot. The Protector can clear minefields, carry soldier’s equipment and is equipped with an M-240 MG which can fire a hailstorm of bullets up to 5,900 feet. But, still we have to ask….
There’s likely only one way for Cuccinelli to get to the governor’s mansion, and it’s through Robert Sarvis Ken Cuccinelli’s (R) camp has been pushing hard to win the libertarian vote in Virginia. They should be. A tight race for Cuccinelli against Terry McAuliffe (D) is tighter thanks to Robert Sarvis (L), the Libertarian candidate…
Unions: 1 – Republicans: 0? The Hill is reporting that labor unions may be the big winners in the budget deal emerging in the US Senate. The compromise would reportedly make only small adjustments to the Affordable Care Act and delay the law’s reinsurance fee for a year. The tax is universal to all the…
If you give a mouse a cookie… MANSFIELD, LA – CBS news in Louisiana reported on the chaos that emerged when shoppers found out there was a glitch that made it so their EBT food stamp cards were accepting “no limits”. Hundreds of people packed the Mansfield and Springfield Wal-Marts when word spread that they…
BOXFORD, MA – Erin Cox received a text message from her friend late one night, asking her to come and pick her up because she was drunk. When Cox arrived, police descended on the party, issuing her and 14 others a court summons for allegedly drinking. Luckily for Cox, one officer at the party reportedly…
If Jimmy Choo shoes go on sale from $500 to $400, it doesn’t mean I can afford to go out and buy them. Libertarian Republic contributor Heather Hughes appeared on CNBC to discuss whether or not investors are ignoring the possibility that the U.S. might actually default. She thinks that investors don’t believe the feds…
Are you willing to accept a world where everything you do is permanent public record? Did you know that the government can turn your cell phone on remotely and use it to listen to your conversations? John Stossel invited Julian Sanchez from the Cato Institute to discuss the capabilities of the police to conduct remote…
Meant to be Monogamous? Reason TV has a new video out with Thaddeus Russell interviewing Christopher Ryan, the author of a new book called Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. Ryan argues that humans aren’t meant to be monogamous. He talks about how the vast majority of human sexual interactions are not…