After the reports of ISIS setting the Jordanian pilot Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh on fire while in a cage, The Jordanian government acted swiftly, promising to execute EVERY jihadist prisoner, and has already delivered this promise with the execution of a failed suicide bomber, Sajida al-Rishawi. However, according to the DailyMail sourcing the Daily Caller, Jordan’s King Abdullah, still not mollified,…
First they came for the fat people, and I did not speak out—Because I was not fat… In a April 2010 article for the National Institute for Health Care Management, Jonathan Gruber (most famous for saying that Obamacare was able to be successfully passed due to the “stupidity” of the American people), advocates for government regulations to curb alcohol…
There are no places in the country where civil liberties are in danger as much as airports. Roger Vanderklok, a 57-year-old Philadelphia architect, found this out the hard way in January 2013. Heading to Miami, Vanderklok had packed in his carry-on some PowerBars and a heart-monitoring watch. The TSA found these items to be suspicious…
Russia has lowered its mandated price minimum on vodka by 16%. According to a CNBC article citing the Moscow Times, in 2014, the price was raised from 89 rubles ($1.20U.S.) to 199 rubles ($2.80 U.S.), before being hiked to a record high of 220 rubles ($3.16 U.S.) per half liter. Russia had mandated a price minimum on vodka as a…
In his recent article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tony Norman details a recent account of five young men who were arrested by Pittsburgh police after a pellet gun “shooting spree.” Mr. Norman is quick to blame the manufacturers of such guns, as they “put massive profits ahead of young lives.” He reflects on the days…
WASHINGTON, DC – The District of Columbia is once again being sued over the blatantly unconstitutional licensing regime enacted by the DC council designed to keep residents from exercising their Second Amendment rights. The lawsuit stems from a series of other litigation that overturned DC’s ban on owning handguns and a subsequent case forcing DC…
Sen. Harry Reid’s brother, Larry Reid, has gotten himself into a bit of trouble with the law on Tuesday, according to a report from ABC Las Vegas affiliate KTNV. Reid has been arrested for drunk driving, battery of a police officer, and possession of a gun while under the influence. The 73-year-old was arrested near Boulder…
by Grant Phillips Now that the Super Bowl is over, media commentators are using a laundry list of words to describe the event, none of which includes “expensive for taxpayers”. This has spurred at least one lawmaker to skewer NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the tax-free status enjoyed by the NFL. Congressman Jason Chaffetz has…
Those in favor of government aid programs and high taxes to fund them often claim that without such federal involvement, individuals would not step up to take care of each other on their own. Well, that narrative is being challenged by none other than a millennial. That’s right, a young person of America’s new ‘selfish’…
“Daisy” All Over Again by Josh Guckert Over the last 24 hours, there has been a free-for-all in attacks on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and his policy stance on vaccines. Such is the life of a 2016 presidential front-runner. However, we should always question what we hear in the news, and as is so often…