LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jacques Barzun (1907-2012) was one of the preeminent historians of his day. His magnum opus, From Dawn to Decadence, traces the history of Western culture from 1500 to 2000. The book is required reading for anyone serious about understanding Western history, thought, and culture. It’s been more than a decade…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ask most Americans if the Bible should be read in schools and a majority will likely say no. After all, the Supreme Court ruled in 1963 that states and school boards may not require the Bible to be read in schools… so doesn’t that mean that its presence should be…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Chris White West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin proposed legislation Thursday reworking the country’s bankruptcy code to prevent companies from not paying down an employee’s retirement benefits. Manchin introduced the Prioritizing Our Workers Act, revising the state’s bankruptcy code to place unpaid benefits before the company’s other costs. He believes…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jonah Bennett GOP Sen. Marco Rubio is now calling West Point graduate and political extremist Spenser Rapone, who openly expressed support for communism while in uniform, a clear “national security threat.” Following a piece from The Daily Caller which revealed that Rapone had been reported as long ago as 2015 for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Chuck Ross The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that some news outlets will be left “with egg on their face” over their reporting on the Russia investigation. North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr issued the warning in an interview with CNN. He had been asked to respond to a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Anders Hagstrom A federal judge reluctantly upheld the presidential pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wednesday, saying that Arpaio was “escaping punishment for willful violation” of a court order. President Donald Trump pardoned Arpaio, 85, in August, and U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton said Wednesday that she had no choice…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: TIM PEARCE Energy Reporter A new Shake Shack opening up in New York City’s East Village is trading human cashiers in for robots in order to pay the rest of the shop’s employees a $15 an hour wage. The newest building is an experiment that Shake Shack management hope…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jack Crowe A number of prominent Republican lawmakers are considering legislation that would outlaw the “bump stock” device used by the Las Vegas gunman to enable his semi-automatic rifle to fire like an automatic weapon. Conservative Republicans, historically averse to limitations on Second Amendment rights, appear to have softened on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: JULIEGRACE BRUFKE Capitol Hill Reporter Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Tim Murphy announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election in the wake of reports the pro-life congressman called on his mistress to have an abortion. “After discussions with my family and staff, I have come to the decision that I will not seek…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Rob Shimshock Massachusetts will remove its only Confederate memorial following Columbus Day weekend, the state announced Monday. The headstone honoring 13 Confederate soldiers sits on Georges Island near Boston, reported The Boston Globe. The state previously boarded up the memorial in June, as pictured below. The now-defunct Boston arm of the…