By Josh Fatzick Instead of expanding her business and adapting to a new and growing clientele base, a hair salon owner in D.C. is now publicly blaming new residents in her neighborhood for forcing her to close up shop. A letter posted on the front door of Jak & Co. Hairdressers in the Bloomingdale neighborhood…
By Casey Harper New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed a bill to abolish civil asset forfeiture Friday. She signed just before the noon deadline that would have pocket vetoed the legislation. “As an attorney and career prosecutor, I understand how important it is that we ensure safeguards are in place to protect our constitutional rights,” Martinez said in…
By Michael Bastasch Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee sat down with reporters Friday to discuss his new book “Our Lost Constitution,” but the Utah lawmaker also answered questions on what he thinks about three of his Senate colleagues running for president. Republican presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio are all close friends…
Lauren Southern produced a video explaining why she’s not a feminist, and it’s going viral. She made national news when she uploaded a photo of herself holding a sign explaining why she isn’t a feminist. Southern speaks about the feminists who criticized her, claiming that she didn’t know what feminist means. She explains that she doesn’t…
BAKERSFIELD, CA – A man was arrested after he was caught on camera punching a toddler. Luckily the boy was not seriously hurt, and the man was captured without incident. Police have not released the identity of the man. It is unknown whether he is the father of the child, or not.
By Charles Barr It’s not everyday you find comments from one of the most Progressive members of Congress aligning with Libertarian and pro-liberty minded folks. After Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 counts of inhumane acts of terrorism, Senator Elizabeth Warren said in an interview, “My heart goes out to the families here,…
By Michael Bastasch Environmental activists cheered the California Fish and Game Commission’s decision to adopt regulations banning the use of lead ammunition for hunting throughout the Golden State. In a unanimous vote, the Commission opted to phase out lead bullets, which hunters groups are calling a de-facto ban on hunting in the state. Environmentalists, on…
By Josh Fatzick A Canadian documentary has alleged that the Chinese state is aware and approves of the removal of organs from live political prisoners, often without anesthetic. Some 10,000 political prisoners are reportedly killed each year, and at least one former worker is willing to testify to atrocities. The documentary, produced by Australia’s SBS Dateline, purports…
The media has been excoriating Rand Paul for getting a little testy with interviewers, accusing them of mischaracterizing his positions and editorializing while they should be just asking questions. Paul was held to the fire even by Megyn Kelly of Fox News, asking if his temper was going to be a problem for him, and if…
Rand Paul’s presidential race has had a dramatic impact already on the liberty movement, with tens of thousands of Google searches bringing people to The Libertarian Republic to learn more about our ideas. We’ve written quite frequently about libertarian issues, and we do it in a way that we think makes them more approachable, and…