LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Several Venezuela protesters have died as anti-government protests continued, NPR reported. NPR reports: “Protests are mounting against embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and the death toll is mounting too. As demonstrators braved a tropical storm on the streets of Caracas on Thursday, a 36-year-old died elsewhere of wounds he had sustained…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), a staunch non-interventionist, has angered and confounded many in her own party due to her questioning of the narrative that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad gassed his own people according to the Associated Press. The Associated Press reports: “This is Tulsi country, and maybe it’s not well understood by people…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Some Mexican politicians want their old territory back and are trying to file a suit in the International Court of Justice for reparations and indemnification according to Foreign Policy. It stems from the Mexican-American War which lasted from 1846 to 1848, when the United States took over half of Mexico in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Chinese media, specifically Xinhua, erroneously reported that North Korea had fired a missile or projectile, a story that was picked up by other other outlets such as Bloomberg according to Zero Hedge. Xinhua is the official press of the Chinese government, which means that anything coming from them should be taken seriously. However, according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza The libertarian band Backwordz, lead by The Libertarian Republic contributor Eric July, will make the upcoming Billboard charts with an impressive showing with their new album Veracity. The band snagged the #1 spot on Alternative New Artist and #2 on Heatseekers Album Chart, which is dedicated to new…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Infowars, which had been some of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters during the election, is officially off the Trump train. The Editor in Chief of Infowars, Paul Joseph Watson, unleashed on Trump in a series of tweets. I guess Trump wasn't "Putin's puppet" after all, he was just another deep…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The United States has finally struck the government of President Bashar Al-Assad with fifty to sixty cruise missiles on airfields controlled by the Syrian regime. This is the first time the U.S has directly attacked the Syrian regime, though the U.S has not been on friendly terms with them. This…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have teamed up once more to fix a “broken” criminal justice system, according to a press release by Senator Paul. The two introduced the REDEEM Act which would, according to Paul, “help people convicted of nonviolent crimes successfully…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Maine State Senator Eric Brakey has been called the next coming of Rand Paul; and he is bent on joining the libertarian-leaning Senator by overcoming Maine’s Senator Angus King (I) in the 2018 midterm elections. The 28 year old two-term state senator worked for Ron Paul‘s 2012…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza CNN’s editor at large Chris Cillizza wrote an article on how Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and President Donald Trump have been come allies in the last few days over Trump’s allegations that former President Barrack Obama wiretapped Trump Towers. Cillizza argues, and I agree, that Paul…