If you give a mouse a cookie… The DC’ist is reporting today that one of the many restaurants offering deals to furloughed government employees is having a change of heart. Z-burger had been giving away burgers to furloughed workers, but then they realized what a serious mistake they had made. READ: Let’s shut most of…
Decency and Common Sense Trumps Partisanship Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks had encouraging words to say for the veterans of World War II who pushed through government barricades to see their memorial. Although he’s been an outspoken supporter of President Obama who caused the shutdown, when asked about the event he said, “Good for the veterans. Good. Go…
It’s dumb and dumber! LUMBERTON, N.C. – Two carjackers foiled their own plot on Wednesday when they couldn’t decide between them who should be holding the gun, police said. The gun discharged while the robbers were struggling with it, giving the woman they kidnapped time to escape. Raven Lee Singletary is glad to be alive…
Famed economist Thomas Sowell is at it again. Using facts and reason in the face of media hysteria and finger-pointing, Sowell explains why the President and the Democrats are responsible for the shutdown. Dr. Sowell writes in his column exactly how the United States government works. Basically, every single branch has the right to act…
The politicization of a tragedy begins… Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) appeared on the floor of the House of Representatives to tie the government shutdown may have contributed to the death of the woman who was killed on Capitol Hill yesterday. READ: Let’s shut down most of the federal government forever. Lee states “rather than…
John Van Allen is dead after a face off with Oregon State Police officer Matt Zistel that occurred in August. Police released a video that showed the confrontation lasted only a few minutes. Allen exited his vehicle against the officer’s orders and adopted a military stance, pulled a gun and began firing on the…
Deconstructing Collectivist Ideology World-renowned free market thinker Thomas Sowell is an economist, social theorist, philosopher and author. In 1981, Sowell appeared in a televised debate on a show called Firing Line, featuring William Buckley. This epic debate puts Sowell’s free market philosophy to the test. Dr. Sowell is questioned by Harriet Pilpel, a lawyer and feminist activist who…
NBC news has reported that a 34-year-old dental hygenist known as Miriam Carey is dead after ramming barricades outside the White House today. Secret Service shot Carey after she ran over an officer. She was traveling with a little girl who was unharmed. Carey is reportedly from Connecticut and the incident is believed to be…
Neither snow, nor rain, nor your neatly trimmed lawn, will prevent us from our appointed rounds Home surveillance footage has emerged of a USPS worker who drove her car up on someone’s lawn in order to deliver the mail. The postal service is not suffering from furloughs like other government agencies. The strangest part of this story is…
Video has emerged of a Tesla Model S bursting into flames after an accident involving a woman who escaped unharmed. Her car reportedly hit some debris on the roadway, causing the car’s electric battery to ignite. The battery is a lithium-ion chemistry, similar to the ones used in laptops and phones. Shares of the Wall…