“You threaten me with $250-a-day fines in a free country?” asks Brent Greer. “That angers me.” Earlier this year, the Bradenton, Florida man was asked by code enforcement officers to remove a fallen tree from his yard. Greer did so. The officers returned to Greer’s home and saw that the tree had been removed –…
By Greg Campbell A Nebraska sheriff is going broke busting people who bring Colorado-legal marijuana and edible products over the border, and says Colorado should be footing the bill for the inmates in his overcrowded jail and the expense of prosecuting them. Deuel County Sheriff Adam Hayward told Denver’s 7News that he had to increase…
Conspiracy theories have the potential to make or break any conversation. Like-minded people may discover fellow believers, while others instantly tune out the crazies. But new research conducted by the University of Chicago states that 50% of Americans subscribe to at least one conspiracy theory. Even the more controversial subjects like 9/11 have a larger…
DEMING, NM – The now infamous case of David Eckert made international headlines last year for its shocking content. When the 64-year-old failed to make a complete stop at a stop sign in the Walmart parking lot, police seized him and suspected him of carrying drugs. Over a period of 14 hours, Eckert was forced…
SARASOTA, FL – The decision of law enforcement to use the stingray device has stirred up controversy before. These electronic surveillance devices simulate cell towers, which collect data and can pinpoint our location even when we’re not making a call. In California, obvious attempts were made by law enforcement to shield the public from knowing…
BROOKLYN, NY – Yeshaya Liebowitz, 25, enjoyed his volunteer work with the Jewish charity Chesed. Part of his duties included transporting cancer patients to the hospital for free. Liebowitz’s philanthropic efforts were thwarted by an agent from the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The volunteer was cited by the agent for driving an illegal livery cab,…
By Michael Bastasch In 2008, Barack Obama said his energy plan would cause electricity prices to “necessarily skyrocket.” The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest power plant regulations seem designed to do just that. The EPA’s own regulatory analysis of its rule to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants says it will hike retail electricity…
It has long been said that libertarians agree with conservatives on economic issues and liberals on social ones. This dichotomy is becoming outmoded, however, as politically empowered progressives increasingly seek to intervene in private affairs. A California bill introduced by Democratic State Senator Kevin de Leon would require universities to find students guilty of rape…
Actor Morgan Freeman, who currently hosts the TV series “Through the Wormhole,” recently appeared on CNN to argue that class is not fixed from one generation to the next. Freeman says that, in America, individuals can change their lives and leave their backgrounds behind them through hard work. “Having been born with little, you can…
by Michael Bastasch [S]enate Republicans have [written the] White House, urging President Obama to repeal his recently announced power plant rule that cajoles states into imposing cap-and-trade schemes on carbon dioxide emissions. Republicans say that Obama’s rule is “all pain, no gain” and would result in higher energy prices and huge job losses as coal-fired…