LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie A woman attending a Planned Parenthood protest Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill held a sign signaling to the world how much greater her virtues were than any Republican, or American, supporting the Obamacare repeal effort. “I don’t know how to convince you to care about others,” the sign read….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Canadian nonprofit organization is releasing transgender Russian nesting dolls to help children learn about “gender identity.” Sam, a transgender boy doll, is supposed to teach children about transgender identity and the process of realizing it, reports Mashable. The doll is still in the development process. The Russian dolls,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The Louisiana governor vetoed a campus free speech bill Tuesday, suggesting that guaranteeing free speech rights for students would be “overly burdensome.” John Bel Edwards, the Democratic governor of Louisiana, decried the bill as a “solution in search of a problem,” according to Campus Reform. House Bill 269…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill A North Carolina law allowing magistrates to refuse to perform LGBT marriages was upheld in a federal appeals court Wednesday. Two lesbian couples and one interracial couple filed suit in 2016 over the the law known as SB2, or the Marriage Recusal law, alleging that their status as taxpayers…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The University of Wisconsin, Madison is hiring an administrator to provide “social justice education” at the school, offering a minimum salary of $46,000 for the role. The “Social Justice Education Specialist” will devise and conduct social justice workshops, supervise “Social Justice Student Interns,” and meet with students…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Canada’s highest court ruled Wednesday that Google must remove search results around the world when authorities demand. “The internet has no borders — its natural habitat is global,” the Supreme Court wrote in its verdict, according to Reuters. “The only way to ensure that the interlocutory injunction attained…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman A group of Minnesota parents continued their fight to blame unions for bad teachers, asking an appeals court panel to to overturn a lower court’s decision to dismiss a case involving employment protections. The lawsuit, originally filed in April 2016, asked the court to rule the state’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Alexa Archambault One of Pope Francis’ closest advisers has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault offenses. Cardinal George Pell, who is Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic and the pope’s chief financial adviser, was charged by Australia’s Victoria Police on Thursday, making him the most senior Vatican official to ever be charged…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Allan Stevo Talk of Bitcoin is full of lies. The Wall Street Journal tells lies. Its staunchest advocates tell lies. Few seem to grasp the potential of Bitcoin, which is fine; it simply indicates shortsightedness. Even more are too lazy, intellectually, to seek the truth. That’s a less comfortable…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Tim Pearce The House Armed Services Committee found bipartisan support for a bill ordering the Department of Defense to prepare for the effects of climate change on extreme weather and world order. Rhode Island Democrat Rep. Jim Langevin, ranking member on the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, introduced an…