Steven Sutherland was in the midst of a slow and painful death on the day authorities raided his rural Missouri home in 2015. Sutherland died alone in a prison cell on May 9, 2020. He was 59 years old with a birthday coming up on June 27th. He was found guilty of possessing marijuana and…
Matt Gurtler is known as the most conservative member of the State House of Georgia. For the last four years he has voted against bloated spending bills and protected the rights of Georgians while keeping government in its “proper role”. Now, he is looking to take his principles to Washington DC as a Congressman from…
Texas announced on Friday that they would become the first in the nation to open their economy back up in incremental steps beginning Monday, April 20th. On Thursday, April 16th, the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) team were at the Austin, Texas capitol for one of the first in the nation protests to stop the economic shutdown…
Steam rises from a hot cup of coffee as you make small talk with the waitress. The cook cracks the eggshells and drops the runny inside onto the sizzling griddle. Pancake batter is scooped out beside it while bacon strips smolder close by. The flourescent lights burn 24 hours a day and your coffee cup…
This week, Liberty warriors from across the country are moving mountains… at least in a way that is acceptable when you’re social distancing. You’ll find these patriots making phone calls to the good people of Georgia, urging them to vote Matt Gurtler into Congress on June 19th. Many of these supporters have been motivated to…
What happens when Atlas stops holding up the world? In Ayn Rand’s famous (and if I may add brilliant) novel Atlas Shrugged, the producers of the world eventually get fed up with government’s continuous strangling harassment and quit. Spoiler alert: The world doesn’t fare well without the producers who keep society moving…working…innovating…building. Now, imagine a…
“Let’s talk about heroin. I’m pro…legalizing” That will likely get you as many strange and concerned looks at your family gathering as coughing around the dining table. Facing the difficult topic of drug legalization is retired police officer and current criminal justice reform lobbyist, Howard Wooldridge. Howard wears a shirt that boldly proclaims “Cops Say…
Cliff Maloney is the president of one of the foremost student groups fighting for liberty –Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). At CPAC 2020, I caught up with him to discuss his background, YAL’s student activism, political campaigning, the conservative movement, and how YAL students are going to save this country in the next 10 years….
The women’s suffrage movement met their ultimate goal in 1920 when the US passed the 19th Amendment that constitutionally guaranteed voting for women across the country. Voting is just part of the story, though. As in most cases, the government is an oppressive force that is manipulated by popular sentiment of the time. In fact,…
“The War Powers Act is unconstitutional.” “Then your favorite president wouldn’t have been able to conduct his foreign policy.” Wow, that went from 0 to Iran-Contra very quickly. It was a discussion between me and my college professor. His reference to my “favorite president” meant Ronald Reagan. Reagan is indeed one of my favorite presidents…