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…
Robert Gibbs, the former Press Secretary for President Barack Obama described the rollout of Obamacare as ‘excruciatingly embarrassing’. He said he hopes they fire some people who were in charge and were supposed to make it work. Gibbs states that these glitches go way beyond the pale of what you would expect.
An American Tale of Armed Revolution ATHENS, TENNESSEE, 1946 – In the 1930’s a wealthy family of corrupt Democrats, the Cantrell’s, had taken control of the local county political machine. Paul Cantrell had been elected county sheriff in 1936, ’38, & ’40. Then, in 1942 & ’44 he was elected to the state senate, with…
“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to god.” –Benjamin Franklin Letter from the Editor, Re: Stance on police The Libertarian Republic is not an “anti-police” website. TLR is against abuses of authority. The police, military and all government officials (elected and appointed) are public servants. They are endowed with certain enumerated powers in order to secure…
Cheating death… twice! WOODS CROSS, UT – Think it’s possible to survive a train slamming into your car? How about two trains that crash into your car in less than a minute? One woman survived getting hit by a train in her car, slamming it onto the opposite tracks which soon provided her with another…
“You gotta fight! For your right! To paaaaaartay!” BELLINGHAM, WA – Police clashed with hordes of drunken students from a party that swelled into a full blown riot. The conflict began at 9:30pm on Saturday when Bellingham authorities moved in to disperse the party. Rioters engaged in a tense stand off with police, throwing liquor…