LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Amber Randallon An female-owned Australian cafe is asking men to pay an extra tax when they visit the restaurant in order to help compensate for the gender wage gap. For one week every month, Handsome Her, a bakery owned by Alex O’Brien, lays out three rules for their customers, one…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Anders Hagstromon China has begun using 3-foot-tall “legal robots” in its criminal justice system to advise sentencing and review court documents. The country had a 99.93 percent conviction rate in 2014, and this number fell to just 99.92 percent in 2015. The small robots can generate arrest warrants, approve indictments, and review court documents for mistakes, The Telegraph reported Friday. They’ve…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Annie Holmquist It’s becoming increasingly apparent that there’s a decline of knowledge amongst today’s young people. The Nation’s Report Card – which shows that less than half of students are proficient in every academic subject – offers ample evidence of this. Other evidences are found through the comparison of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Martin Cothran If the birds and bees followed Planned Parenthood’s new guidelines concerning them, they would eventually have to be put on the endangered species list. The nation’s largest provider of abortions has new guidelines out on how to talk about sex to preschoolers. Having made it out…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Steve Birron A man demanding opioid painkillers for his wife shot and killed a doctor in Indiana Wednesday after he refused to prescribe the addictive medication. Michael Jarvis and his wife met with physician Todd Graham Wednesday morning during a scheduled appointment to seek out a prescription for opioids….
Written by Kerry McDonald Imagine if, at your workplace, you were constantly harassed, humiliated, and even physically attacked. You would probably dread going to work and call in sick often to avoid it. You may talk to your boss or someone in HR to see if the problem could be fixed. If it couldn’t, you…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Steve Birron A major health group appeared to discourage smokers from using e-cigarettes in the wake of a study showing vaping has aided a steep decline in the U.S. smoking rate. The American Lung Association responded to the study, released by the University of California Wednesday, by warning the public that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Annie Holmquist Millennial bashing has become a popular sport in recent years. After all, they’re young, they’re heavily narcissistic, and they can’t seem to do much of anything effectively. In essence, they’re a natural scapegoat. But have you ever wondered if Americans are too hard on millennials? What if…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Annie Holmquist Despite all their advances in recent years, it seems that popular culture would have us believe that women are still the victims of bias and discrimination. When it comes to the wage gap, they’re on the lower end of the pay scale, presumably because of discrimination. Their…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Joshua Gill Threats of violence against the owners of a Pennsylvania Bridal shop over their religious objection to LGBT marriage have caused the shop to shut down. The co-owner of W.W. Bridal Boutique, Victoria Miller, said the shop would only be taking appointments and would not be open for walk-ins…