By Jonah Bennett The Supreme Court has previously stated that the U.S. can only hold prisoners captured during a war for as long as that war continues. Guantanamo Bay detainees Faez Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari and Muktar Yahya Najee al-Warafi are arguing before the court that President Barack Obama’s declaration in December constitutes an official end to the Afghanistan war, and that if the war…
By Casey Harper A former New York teacher accused of spanking a female student 54 times with a ruler for sexual pleasure has been found guilty. Thomas R. McCarthy Jr, 53, was found guilty of forcible touching after striking a female student 54 times on the butt with a ruler and making her count the hits…
By Michael Bastasch Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming calls for “enforceable international agreements” governing the climate and the world’s oceans to combat ecological challenges, like global warming. “What is needed, in effect, is an agreement on systems of governance for the whole range of so-called ‘global commons,’” the pope wrote in his encyclical. Francis…
By Casey Harper A college student and son of a disabled veteran had everything taken from him by the feds, but now he is fighting back. Charles Clarke, 24, was about to board a flight at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in February 2014 when he was stopped by police. Two law enforcement officials said an airport employee…
By Jonah Bennett Boeing Vice President Chris Raymond confirmed that since the Air Force wants to rid itself of the A-10, Boeing is looking to sell the aircraft to U.S. allies like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at the Paris Air Show Tuesday. The entire fleet is composed of 300 A-10 Warthogs, and despite…
By Michael Bastasch Low oil prices throughout 2014 put a huge dent in OPEC finances, with petroleum export revenues dipping below $1 trillion for the first time since 2010. Bloomberg reports that OPEC’s “12 members earned $993.3 billion in 2014, a decrease of 11 percent from a year earlier.” Bloomberg added that OPEC’s “combined current account balance…
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By Geoffrey Ingersoll This new hoverbike looks like something straight out of a futuristic sci-fi movie, but the future is here people, and it is awesome. A Maryland based engineering company called SURVICE is teaming up with the British firm Malloy Aeronautics to develop a hoverbike that will be used for reconnaissance purposes by the…
By Blake Neff The New York Times published an article Tuesday about the brave new world of people undergoing gender transitions at 18 years old or even younger. Given the topic matter, the article is full of lines that are a little uncomfortable, to say the least. Here are the top seven most cringe-worthy: 1. ”Kat was anxious…
Celebrity entrepreneur Donald Trump announced his run for president yesterday, and the Freedom Report podcast is here to tell you exactly what we think. The Donald’s blustery rhetoric has some people on the right fired up, however. The New York Post’s editorial board wrote a glowing review of Trump’s populist message, praising him for his…
By Ethan Barton Democratic presidential hopeful and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley deleted virtually all of the messages from his primary, private email address, leaving constituent complaints and spam in an archive. O’Malley’s official Maryland state government email address was likely linked primarily to an online form for constituent comments, while his private account was…