LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall People are not happy about a new T.V. show centered on singling out white people for a grand, multi-episode lecture about racism. The Netflix announcement for “Dear White People” has already garnered 89,809 dislikes on YouTube. With 370, 322 views, the video only has 4,393 likes The ‘Dear…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Zach Foster Open borders is still a touchy subject in libertarian and conservative circles. Many see the concept of open borders as a threat to the nation. Nationalism isn’t dead, but it’s definitely evolving. More and more people are coming to the idea that culture and people make a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Democrats went into a mad frenzy Wednesday evening, after the U.S. Senate confirmed Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. Attorney General, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. The 52-47 vote fell along party lines, with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin representing the lone Democrat vote in favor of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman John Podesta, the former campaign chairman of then-Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, said Wednesday that fake and misleading news stories are “undermining our democracy.” “It’s sinister, and it’s a vile stream that runs under the ground and it begins to have an effect and takes its toll,” Podesta said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave only brief criticism on President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, until Tuesday Feb. 7th, when Warren almost simultaneously promoted an upcoming book release. At 3:09 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7th, Henry Holt Publishing Tweeted, “Just announced! Elizabeth Warren’s new…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A Pennsylvania lawmaker called President Donald Trump a “fascist, loofa-faced, shit-gibbon” on Twitter Tuesday because Trump reportedly joked he would “destroy” the career of a Texas state senator for introducing legislation on civil asset forfeiture. Hey @realDonaldTrump I oppose civil asset forfeiture too! Why don’t you try to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Katie Frates The Senate confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions in a 52-47 vote as the next U.S. attorney general Wednesday night. Only one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin, voted yes. Sessions voted present. He is President Donald Trump’s eighth confirmed cabinet nominee. Trump cheered the confirmation on Twitter: Congratulations to our…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Mark Tapscott Puerto Rico’s subsidized daycare program jeopardized 16.2 million U.S. tax dollars to endanger poor children, according to a new Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General (IG) report. Puerto Rico’s social work agency failed to properly vet daycare providers or families in 99 out of the 100…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The White House is finishing an executive order that would instruct the Pentagon to send Islamic State detainees to Guantanamo Bay. The Obama administration notably refused to send ISIS fighters captured in the fight to the detention facility, but for President Donald Trump, it’s imperative to take…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Sen. Rand Paul cautioned against nominating Elliott Abrams as deputy secretary of State, noting his neoconservative leanings directly conflict with President Donald Trump’s stated foreign policy positions. Trump was adamant during the campaign his administration would put an end to nation-building, while Abrams, the former assistant secretary of…