School Choice Is About Education, Not Race by Logan Albright Education policies that promote school, choice are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, as traditional public schools continue to fail to adequately provide for the needs of students. The success of charter schools and other options that give individuals control over their own educations…
The Unintended Consequences of IP Laws by Logan Albright Recently, the House introduced a bill to allow consumers to “unlock” their cellular phones and other wireless devices, a practice which allows customization and the ability to switch carriers without purchasing new hardware. Unlocking was previously permitted under the law until January of this year, and…
“Son do you know why I’m stopping you for” Cause I’m young and I’m black and my hat’s real low? Do I look like a mind reader sir? I don’t know!” Jay-Z Tremaine McMillian learned a hard lesson about what it means to be young, black and armed with an intimidating stare. Turns out that…
No good deed goes unpunished A Fort Worth grandfather is dead when he was shot by police responding to a neighbors burglar alarm that was accidentally tripped. The 72-year-old man heard the alarm and went to check on it when cops gunned him down on his own property. The man never even made it to…
Screw the feminists who are trying to ban porn! by Cathy Reisenwitz UK feminist groups Feminista and Object have begun a campaign to force retailers to stop selling magazines with images of naked and semi-naked women, using the Equality Act of 2010. This is bad news for sex-positive, individualist feminists for two reasons. First, it’s extremely off-putting…
Somebody give this guy a black belt! STOCKTON, CA – A carjacker was stopped cold by UFC fan Abel Simmons who used one of his favorite techniques, “The Guillotine” to choke out the would-be thief. Simmons was in the car with his wife and kids when the attacker came up and started pounding on the…
We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics. – – – Richard Vaughan CICADAS INVADE DC! Well, it’s more of a scaled down model. Washington was slated for a giant invasion of cicada’s this year, the perennial bug whose…
Incredible new video from the Midwest where storm chasers are braving the elements to study dangerous weather patterns in order to help prevent disaster and loss of life. In this video, a brave Kansas individual stands strong through an F4 tornado that blasts its way directly past the truck. Watch the video below:
Chinese Farmer Builds His Own Bionic Arms via Liveleak A Chinese farmer who lost both his hands in a freak accident has turned his misfortune into a family business by building his own pair of bionic arms. Sun Jifa, from China’s northern Jilin province, lost both his hands when a fishing explosive went off prematurely…