Guy Bentley on October 2, 2015 The push for marijuana legalization in Ohio has been dealt a blow by the state’s financial establishment. The Ohio Bankers League (OBL) voted to oppose Issue 3 that would legalize both recreational and medical marijuana in the state. OBL, which has 210 members, fears a clash between the federal…
Much to the chagrin of policy makers in the West, Russia is promising to ramp up their bombing campaign in Syria. From Reuters: “A senior Russian military officer said Russian jets based in western Syria had carried out more than 60 sorties in 72 hours across Syria. ‘We will not only continue strikes… We will…
By R. Brownell “When you accept money in payment for your effort, you do so only on the conviction that you will exchange it for the product of the effort of others. It is not the moochers or the looters who give value to money. Not an ocean of tears not all the guns in…
Charles W. Cooke of The National Review stumped an entire panel of liberals on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosted by Joe Scarborough. The right wing pundit pressed the panel to name one policy that would have prevented tragedies like the recent shooting in Oregon. The panel of gun control advocates, which included Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin, Howard Dean, and…
By R. Brownell By now you have heard of the sorority selfie girls who were mocked by several sports commentators. There isn’t much to it, it’s funny how for a good chunk of the baseball game this group of incredibly attractive women were fixated on taking pictures of themselves. The commentary that aired live on…
By Lina Bryce Trevor Noah’s first week on the job as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” took off to a good start, scoring some big laughs at GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s expense. In a hilarious opening segment Trevor, a native of South Africa, compared Trump to African Dictators. Noah told his audience there was something about Trump…
Michael Bastasch on October 2, 2015 Hurricane Joaquin has really put a damper on a number of anti-global warming rallies set for this weekend at several East Coast colleges. With Joaquin heading north, environmental activists are opting to stay indoors, curl up and read a good book this Friday and Saturday, instead of protesting rallying…
Katie Frates on October 2, 2015 Dartmouth College announced Thursday that Susan Taffe Reed, who attracted scorn and ridicule for claiming membership in an Indian tribe regarded by other Indians as bogus, will no longer serve as the director of the school’s Native American Program. “Susan Taffe Reed will no longer serve as the director…
Jacob Bojesson on October 2, 2015 Hamburg has become the first German city to pass a law that allows the government to seize empty commercial properties to house refugees. The new law, which takes effect next week and will dissolve in March 2017, is a desperate solution to house the hundreds of refugees that arrive…
Jonah Bennett on October 2, 2015 Major veterans’ groups endorsed a House resolution forwarded by Republican Reps. Vern Buchanan and Duncan Hunter to reinstate Army Sgt. Charles Martland, a Green Beret set to be discharged for standing up to boy rape practices in Afghanistan. Three of the country’s main veterans’ organizations, Concerned Veterans for America,…