It would seem as if Bernie Sanders only half-understands what makes the ‘War on Drugs’ such an issue. As Politico reports, Bernie Sanders recently questioned the legality of cigarettes in an interview with Meet The Press. He stated “there is almost a question as to why it remains a legal product in this country.” To be fair…
By Jonah Bennett President Barack Obama is preparing to ship 250 more U.S. servicemembers to Syria, joining the existing 50 already in the region, in an effort to bring the fight to the Islamic State’s doorstep. The vast majority of the 250 troops, like the 50 previously sent for a “counterterrorism” mission, are in special…
By Casey Harper Democrat Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order Friday restoring voting rights to 200,000 felons. The law will allow about 200,000 felons who are no longer in prison, on probation or parole, to vote, the Washington Post reports. The decision could face legal challenges, though McAuliffe expressed confidence in his legal authority to issue…
By Casey Harper Newly released government data reveals that in a fifth of U.S. families, not a single person has a job. The Washington Free Beacon reports that in 19.7 percent of American families, no one is employed, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. That’s 16 million families where no one has a job. The…
By Guy Bentley Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been in a war of words over who is most pro-poor and anti-soda. Hillary Clinton voiced her support Wednesday for Mayor of Philadelphia Jim Kenney’s plan for a three cents per ounce tax on soda to fund universal pre-school. “It starts early with working with families,…
By Andrew Follett President Obama’s global warming plan would cost America’s poorest families billions annually, according to a report published Thursday by the Manhattan Institute. The study estimates that Obama’s global warming plan would increase the costs of living for the poorest American families an additional $19 billion per year, equivalent to increasing their taxes by 166 percent. The…
By Russ Read Air dropping humvees in a combat zone takes precision, planning and working parachutes, with a heavy emphasis on the parachutes. As the the 173rd Airborne Brigade recently learned, without them, your humvees will quickly turn to scrap. The incident occurred April 11 while elements from the 173rd were participating in Saber Junction…
by Lina Bryce While Hillary Clinton acknowledges that the Second Amendment is a Constitutional right, she argues that there are still just “too many guns in our homes” and we’ve got to do something about it. And by “doing something about it”, she means strip way the second amendment by conveniently blaming the gun and…
More religious extremism has struck overseas – this time, in Bangladesh as English professor Rezaul Karim Siddique was hacked to death by “sharp weapons” on his was to class on Saturday, a matter of death that matches the pattern left by a group of Muslim militants that have previously murdered atheist bloggers for speaking out against…
By Micah J. Fleck Legendary grunge rocker Billy Corgan recently made a controversial political comparison while chatting with his buddy Alex Jones on Jones’ talk show: that social justice warriors are as bad as Maoists or KKK members. “They’re Maoists. They have the Little Red Book in their hand. You’re not gonna get them back…