Since Catalonia Declared independence late last month, news coverage of the diplomatic battle has died down but tensions have not. The North-easternmost province of Spain, which contains Barcelona and a fifth of the nation’s GDP, Catalonia has a long, but recently vocal, separatist movement. Since the October 1st referendum and subsequent Declaration of Independence signed…
Northeast Spainhas shocked the world, and particularly Madrid, with sudden and remarkable fervor for independence. The Catalan separatist movement has a long history, beginning roughly in 1922. Independence has only become a feasibility in the last decade or so, however. In 2006 the government of Catalonia announced that its own people would determine the future…
Wednesday September 13, 2017, the Grand Rapids Police department, released the conversations of officers in relation to an alcohol related, wrong way crash involving an ex state prosecutor. During the calls one can plainly hear the officers setting up what amounts to a conspiracy to cover up the severity of the crash and level of…
The House of Representatives has been surprisingly well behaved recently. Not only are the Conservatarians pulling their weight, but it seems a general air of common sense has settled over the House. Two surprising tides changed yesterday with immense implications for everyday Americans. Bipartisan efforts have lead to real challenges being made to encroaching federal…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Last night the House of Representatives voted and approved of the RESPECT Act. Earlier this year Rep. Roskam (R-IL) and Rep. Crowley (D-NY) introduced a bill to end unconstitutional civil asset forfeiture; it was approved by the Ways and Means Committee in July. H.R.1843, or, the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Gavin Hanson Though the tensions in East Asia have cooled since North Korean Dictator, Kim Jong Un, backed off threats to nuke Guam, things are not yet as calm as they seem. Since the apparent deescalation, things have grown more tense than calm. Our annual naval preparatory maneuvers…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written By Gavin Hanson For two weeks now, President Donald Trump‘s personal Facebook page has released a weekly segment entitled “Real News” that honestly bears more resemblance to a World War II propaganda reel than any actual cable or broadcast news, even that emanating from Fox. Despite the tense situation…