By Lina Bryce A 12-year-old girl trusted her instincts to help save another girl’s life, but her instincts would land her a suspension from her school and a month in an alternative school. Indiyah Rush, is a 7th grade honor roll student who happens to know how frightening an asthma attack might be, being dependent on…
Rand Paul was conspicuously absent from the sixth GOP debate but the spirit of liberty still showed up. by Joey Clark As I watched the sixth GOP debate, I couldn’t help but shout at the top of my lungs these words from Cato’s Letters, “I know not what treason is if treason be not sapping and betraying…
Blake Neff A new chart posted by The Washington Post shows in stark terms how severely Hillary Clinton is collapsing in the polls. It’s not simply comparable to 2008. It’s much, much worse. While Clinton ultimately lost the nomination narrowly to Barack Obama in 2008, she actually held a national lead of about 20…
Blake Neff The chancellor of Oxford University in the U.K. said Thursday that students unhappy about a Cecil Rhodes statue on campus should consider moving to a different school, or even to China. A student movement at Oxford called Rhodes Must Fall has been campaigning for a statue and plaque honoring Cecil Rhodes to be…
Guy Bentley Sugar taxes are inefficient and hit the poor hardest, according to a research note from the U.K.’s Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The chorus of voices supporting taxes on sugary products is growing. From celebrity chefs to doctors to policymakers, all see tax increases as a route to reduce sugar consumption and thereby…
Kathryn Watson Former U.S. Postmaster Relief Ruthmarie Haanen of Milltown, Wisc. stole thousands of dollars in cash from her postal facility to support daily casino trips, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). A “relief” postmaster fills in during the absence of the permanent official. Haanen was convicted of misdemeanor theft for stealing $5,754.74 from the…
Blake Neff The president of Ithaca College in New York announced he will retire next year, brought down by protesters who say he hasn’t done enough to handle racial issues on campus. Tom Rochon was one of several college presidents last fall besieged with demands he resign for race-related reasons. He’s the second, following University…
Russ Read Political commentator and known Putin critic Vladimir Pribylovsky was found dead in his apartment Wednesday, leading some to speculate the nature of his death. Pribylovsky was found by his son Mikhail after he had not been heard from for three days. It is currently unknown how the Putin critic died, but an autopsy is pending….
First published on PennLive.com: If I had a dollar for every time a Baby Boomer rolled their eyes and scoffed at a Millennial, I may have enough money to start paying off the ridiculous national debt they’ve incurred. I was sitting in my local coffee shop one day and kept feeling the glares of people around…
By Lina Bryce Sen. Rand Paul has been on a media blitz since being bounced to the undercard debate on Fox Business tonight. His campaign wasted no time in reaching out to donors on a “fight back against the media blackout” campaign, which is apparently working. In a bizarre twist of fate, his bourbon-infused debate on The Daily Show…