By Lina Bryce Kansas residents 21-years-old and older can carry concealed firearms without a permit. This was approved by the state House 85-39 on Wednesday, despite some members’ concerns that the state would no longer require training, according to KCTV news. The Senate passed the measure last month, but the House made a technical change…
by Josh Guckert It began at 2:14 AM in a piece published by Time. Perhaps the publication simply could not wait until the morning to smear Rand Paul in a misleading fashion. In the article, the author expresses outrage toward the “stunning reversal” executed by Paul, as the Senator proposed a budget amendment that would increase…
by Grant Phillips Drug zealots often proliferate images of back alley drug deals and the respective dangers as justification for government intervention. In spite of prohibition, the drug market continues to flourish. Current policy perpetuates the distrust of buyers and sellers – resulting in damages to both parties. As government efforts prove futile, market forces…
by Casey Bennett When I was a little girl, I used to dream about going to college. I was fascinated by the notion that I would be living away from home, carrying my state-of-the-art laptop around to each one of my interesting classes, mingling with other students at the campus bar, and having the time…
Paul Shepherd (R-ID) thinks the U.S. has the right to pass religiously motivated legislation. He’s wrong. He predominantly seems to think his personal religious beliefs justify a newly passed memorial in his state of Idaho that urges Congress to impeach any judge that rules in favor of equal rights for member of the LGBT community….
Vancouver’s police force has been ordered to pay a transgender woman $15,000 for repeatedly referring to her as a man, and refusing to provide her post-op treatment while she was in jail. According to the The Toronto Sun news publication, A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal described how Angela Dawson had completed gender reassignment surgery in March 2010 before…
ANCHORAGE, AK – When Alaskan TV reporter Charlo Greene famously quit her job at KTVA last year while reporting a negatively-spun story on her own Alaskan Cannabis Club, a dispensary for user-generated pot that was aimed at pushing legislation toward legalizing the drug in the state, she became something of a hero to all of…
The National Union of Students (NUS) Women Students’ Conference is all over social media today but likely not for the reasons they’d hoped for. According the NUS Twitter account: Some delegates are requesting that we move to jazz hands rather than clapping, as it’s triggering anxiety. Please be mindful! #nuswomen15 — NUS Women’s Campaign (@nuswomcam) March 24,…
SEATTLE, WA – Remember when last June the mayor of Seattle pushed through legislation that would, beginning on April Fool’s Day of this year (no kidding), force businesses to begin phasing in a $15 minimum wage for workers? Well, as if the initial backlash wasn’t enough (certain small business owners that would have otherwise been…
by: Avens O’Brien They appear often as small italics at the top of articles, blog posts or other publications: Trigger warning: this post discusses abuse, or violence, or other traumatic events. A trigger warning. The term appears to come from “trauma trigger”, an idea sometimes used in therapy, often referencing post-traumatic stress disorder. The concept…