Will the Tea Party go to Washington? The Washington Post declared Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to be the clear frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination to be President in 2016. The ranking places him just above New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Could he possibly be the next President of the…
It’s libertarian Christmas all year! FreedomWorks’ CEO Matt Kibbe sat down with Matt Welch from Reason magazine to discuss whether there was a “libertarian moment” happening in American politics. Discussing issues such as the IRS targeting of conservative groups, the NSA domestic spying programs and Obamacare, Kibbe argues that the time has come for libertarians…
California’s dreamin’ if they think a $10 minimum wage is a good idea The state of California has increased their minimum wage to $10 per hour, raising it from $8. Washington state had previously been the highest with $9.19 an hour. The bill was passed on a straight party-line vote. Governor Jerry Brown has stated that he…
Common sense is not all that common. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly reported that his police officers shot two innocent bystanders when they were in pursuit of a deranged suspect that pointed their finger at officers. The officers opened fire after the lunatic suspect pretended to point a gun at them in the middle of Times…
You used to be able to call them for help… Jonathan Ferrell is dead from multiple gunshot wounds after a car wreck that had him stumbling around the neighborhood frantically looking for help. After crashing his car, Ferrell ran to the nearest house trying to get assistance when a woman called 911 after he banged…
They’re doing it for their safety! A Los Angeles school district has hired a firm to scour student’s social media accounts to look for possible threats of violence, bullying, drug use, suicidal statements or truant behavior. Glendale is paying $40,500 for a private firm to monitor and report on 14,000 students’ posts on social media. In…
“Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.” -Ron Paul HOUSTON, TEXAS – A man who just wanted to rent video ended up having to shoot two thieves, killing one of them. The victim was standing outside a McDonald’s trying to rent a movie when two men appeared and pushed him…
Someone need a change of pants? Gilbert Nunez had already burglarized Paul Cavazo’s condo twice before, and was getting ready to make the third time a charm when this time his luck ran out. Follow TLR on Google+ Cavazo pulled his trusty sidekick, a 12 gauge shotgun out and pointed the business end at Nunez…
Sounds of the South The Library of Congress teamed up with the Smithsonian Museum to attempt to discover what the famous Confederate “Rebel Yell” might have sounded like. From the 1900’s to the 1940’s, Confederate veterans were asked to record the distinctive yell that sent shockwaves of fear into their Northern brothers they sought to…
What happens when bad science meets moral panic? In the 1980’s government officials warned the US about an approaching epidemic of “crack babies” that would plague us for generations. That never happened, but it didn’t stop the government from cracking down on the war on drugs and incarcerating citizens at an unbelievable rate. The New…