Sanders’s Employment Investments Lack a Grasp of Economics by Josh Guckert On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that Vermont Senator and 2016 Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders is sponsoring a bill, entitled the Employ Young Americans Now Act, which would invest $5.5 billion in the employment of 16-24 year-olds and job training grants. Regarding his rationale for this program,…
By: Laura Meyers A man in Montana regretted calling authorities after saving a crying baby moose when he learned that the baby and its dead relatives were to be blown up by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) officials. Josh Hohm was camping at Gallatin National Forrest late last month when he found the…
By Casey Bennett Let’s start by making something crystal clear: this is not an apology. Last week, I authored a controversial piece criticizing society’s double standard regarding what is and is not considered acceptable to flaunt across the covers of magazines. Using newly minted plus-sized model Tess Holliday as the basis for my argument, I noted that in…
Privileged Clinton Continues Quest to Appear Less Out-of-Touch by Josh Guckert On Sunday, 2016 Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton told a conference of fast food workers that she supported their efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr, stating, “I want to be your champion.” The comments come in spite of the fact that when Clinton…
By: Laura Meyers A geometry teacher at Encinal High School in Alameda, California is feeling the bad vibrations after he gave students an extra credit assignment to find their parents’ sex toys and condoms, and to take a selfie with their discoveries. You know… typical geometry class. Mothers Kimberly Cobene and Evangeline Garcia heard about…
The Vacuousness of Contextless Symbology by Micah J. Fleck When Last Week Tonight host John Oliver did his recent piece on Hitler imagery in Thailand, I was initially aghast – after all, how could an entire country be so apparently woefully ignorant of something as catastrophic as the holocaust and/or a figure as evil as…
By: Laura Meyers Mohammed Lokman, from Stamford, Connecticut made a 9-1-1 call at 1:30 a.m. early Wednesday morning to alert authorities that he could not get into his home because his nearly 8-pound cat was being “too aggressive.” Poor guy. An article from CBS New York reports: “I have a problem in my home,” Lokman told 911….
By: Laura Meyers The problem with progressives having mouths is that sometimes they open. And when they do, they blame you and everyone else for the amount of CO2 inside of it. They want you to ride your bike to work, shut down your factory, and stop eating beef so the cows will stop pooping…
This Feminist Is Over Being Outraged About Manspreading. Here’s Why. by Avens O’Brien I’m a libertarian feminist. I’ve said it numerous times. I have defined what it means to me and written essays and articles on the topic. I don’t expect state solutions to social problems, and I certainly apply my feminist arguments for equal…
By: Laura Meyers In Pittsburg, the Port Authority public transportation system is removing their slogan off their buses because people have complained that it is offensive… when read backwards. The slogan is “Ziggin’ Zaggin.’” Jim Ritchie, from Port Authority stated, “… due to recent complaints about how this message appears when read backward, we have decided…