CHICAGO, IL – As violence continues to plague Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced new gun control measures today designed to show his constituents that he’s super serious about looking like he’s tackling the city’s crime problem. [contextly_auto_sidebar id=”OTMZsmfZOxPhRuIVOhqu5lUvP7c7b0DL”] Deciding once again that inconveniencing those who want to legally carry firearms is the best way to…
France’s socialist approach to governance has caused the country’s GDP to flounder in recent years. To give their economy a manufactured boost, the French government recently ordered 2,000 new trains to replace existing –and perfectly functional– units. The modernization effort in socialist paradise has been stymied by human error. Reuters reports that France’s RFF gave…
Britain’s public broadcasting corporation has decided to cut the word “girl” from a documentary on the Commonwealth Games, fearing that it might “cause offence.” The offending speaker, Mark Beaumont, hosted a segment for the documentary on 19-year-old Judo champion Cynthia Rahming. In the segment, Beaumont described Rahming as a “19-year-old-girl” after she demonstrated her Judo…
Political prankster Mark Dice recently set out to see whether Americans remember the meaning of Memorial Day – and videotaped the gloomy results. Speaking with random passersby, Dice found that most of the people he spoke with have no clue what the holiday commemorates. The ignorance that Dice encountered apparently prompted him to push the…
“As with a fireworks show, you want to save your best for last,” says Glenn Greenwald. The journalist who first published documents leaked by Edward Snowden, says that his best is a list of American citizens surveilled by the NSA. Greenwald says that he will soon publish the list on the website The Intercept. “One…
“It was 67 weeks ago this weekend that Emily died. In that 67 weeks I have learned so much that makes me sick to stomach,” Alicia Stillman says of her daughter Emily. In 2013, Emily – a 19-year-old college sophomore – called her mother to complain of a headache. Less than 36 hours later, Emily…
DENVER, CO–In possibly the most blatant case of the pot calling the kettle black, Sheriff Tom Allman warned what the legalization of pot could lead to in Colorado last year. “Thugs put on masks, they come to your house, they kick in your door. They point guns at you and say, ‘Give me your marijuana,…
Since the birth of the automobile, over 3.5 million people have died in-car accidents. While staggering, this statistic doesn’t even take into account the economic ramifications of car accidents. The lifetime costs of crash-related deaths and injuries among drivers and passengers totaled $70 billion in 2005. The rational fear of car accidents is compounded by…
ROUND ROCK, TX–A Texas family is visibly distraught after 19-year-old Jacob Lavoro was charged with a first-degree felony last week. Joe Lavoro, the young man’s father, shared his outrage with KHON. “Five years to life? I’m sorry. I’m a law abiding citizen. I’m a conservative. I love my country. I’m a Vietnam veteran, but I’ll…
BRIGHTON, CO–Colin Andersen, 19, was kicking back with friends in a parking lot near a playground when his group was approached by the police. Andersen’s friend was given a ticket for skateboarding, and the group was asked to leave the area. Andersen became agitated at that point. “[T]hey were asking all of us to leave…