Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer joins the Freedom Report podcast today to discuss his biting essay on military spending which was recently featured on FoxNews.com. Shaffer argues that Republican senators John McCain and Mac Thornberry aren’t helping national security by demanding billions more in the military budget than was requested by the Pentagon. From Shaffer: Last week,…
By: R. Brownell #1. Dan Quayle Cannot Spell “Potato” It’s ok to have an “oops” moment every once in a while, but when you decide to have a full on mental lapse on national TV and end up getting corrected by a kid, it’s time to consider taking a vacation to clear your mind…
By Blake Neff A fraternity at Pennsylvania State University has been suspended while police investigate allegations that members created a secret Facebook page to post photos online of naked women, some of whom appear to have been asleep or passed out. It’s the third major scandal to rock a U.S. fraternity in barely a week. (RELATED: Is This…
1. Capitalists Listen ladies, we ain’t saying you’re a golddigger. But even if you were, you’re going to want a libertarian for your boyfriend. We love money, and we’re totally happy with working hard to get it. You like money too? Get a libertarian boyfriend. There’s nothing hotter than getting it in on top of a…
By Blake Neff Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has launched a new initiative that will encourage the company’s baristas to talk to patrons about America’s racial issues. To trigger the conversations, in the next week baristas will be encouraged to write the phrase “Race Together” on customers cups, which is intended to “facilitate a conversation between you and…
By Jonah Bennett Published: March 17, 2015 President Barack Obama told Vice News in an interview released Monday that America’s youth should stop obsessing about the legalization of marijuana. Instead, they should be thinking about climate change, and other issues. Obama’s interview with Vice News’ Shane Smith covered political gridlock, global warming and foreign policy. But aside from pressing…
By Blake Neff Students at Appalachian State University in North Carolina are being admonished by a residential adviser who is urging them to “check” no fewer than seven types of privilege, Campus Reform reports. The dangerous privileges to be checked were all listed on a bulletin board in the campus’ East Hall, and included “white privilege,” “male privilege,” “Christian privilege,” “heterosexual privilege,” able-bodied privilege,”…
By: R. Brownell Almost a year ago, I was traveling to San Diego to attend a week long Cato Institute seminar. I walked off the plane upon arrival to see something which was definitely in the realm of odd. A rather large advertisement posted to a wall outside of my gate showed a killer whale…
A passenger on a United Airlines flight was detained after passengers reported he started screaming “Jihad! Jihad!” and ran for the cockpit. From GirlsJustWannaHaveGuns: Alert passengers on board a United Airlines flight averted a potentially dangerous situation when they subdued a young co-passenger started yelling “Jihad! Jihad!” and appeared to threaten a hijacking. United Flight…
By Michael Bastasch Europe’s costly green energy policies should serve as a warning American policymakers trying to impose similar regulations at home, according to data from a new report. The International Energy Agency found that European Union policies aimed at boosting green energy use are costing families and businesses billions of dollars a year in…