Connor D. Wolf Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson walked back his opposition to raising the minimum wage Wednesday, just a day after adamantly opposing it. Candidates fielded questions on the minimum wage during the Republican debate Tuesday, and Carson was among those opposed to raising it. The next day he got a little mushy, noting he…
The US Postal Workers Union’s executive board recently announced that they were endorsing for president the one man who will take the United States Postal Service’s standard for quality and efficiency and apply it to vast sectors of the US economy. The man is, of course, socialist Bernie Sanders. “Politics as usual has not worked….
Twitter Users React to the #GOPDebate Like the ones before it, the fourth GOP Debate caused an enormous social media reaction. The internet was abuzz with users weighing into the debate from all ends of the political spectrum. Using the hashtag #GOPDebate, anyone with an internet connection could give their two cents on how the…
Michael Bastasch Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul took President Barack Obama’s global warming agenda to task Tuesday night, arguing rules to shut down coal plants in the name of the climate will endanger America’s energy security. “It would be a mistake to shut down the industries in the coal fields,” Paul said during Tuesday night’s…
Connor D. Wolf During Fox Business Network’s fourth Republican presidential debate, several candidates made clear they are opposed to increasing the minimum wage. Prior to the debate, activists across the country participated in a nationwide protest. They demanded the minimum wage be increased to $15 an hour. Currently, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour….
Juliegrace Brufke Republican 2016 hopefuls have been unveiling tax plans promising deep cuts and drastic changes to current policies. Ahead of Tuesday night’s fourth GOP presidential debate, here’s a look at the top contenders’ economic proposals. Donald Trump The outspoken real-estate mogul’s tax plan calls for four tax brackets: 0 percent, 10 percent, 20 percent and 25…
Rand Paul showed up Trump, moderators, and advertisers by sticking up for Constitution After three uneven performances in the GOP debates, Rand Paul finally showed signs of life in last night’s Fox Business GOP debate on the economy, not only providing substantive policy positions on taxation, energy production, and deficit reduction but also delivering a much-needed zinger…
Disecting the GOP Debate From a Libertarian Perspective [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he fourth GOP Debate was a turning point in the presidential contest. Lindsey Graham was removed from all debates, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee were demoted to the undercard debate, and there was more time to go around for all candidates on the main stage. Thus,…
Blake Neff Dartmouth College is under fire for using its largest auditorium to host a Hillary Clinton campaign event, after previously telling the Donald Trump campaign that it would now allow said auditorium to be used by presidential candidates. Dartmouth’s decision was first reported by the website Campus Reform, which was told of the situation…
Ted Cruz recently suggested atheism disqualifies one from being President. At a recent gathering of like-minded believers, Ted Cruz was asked by the moderator of the National Religious Liberties Conference in Iowa, “How important is it for the President of the United States to fear God, and what does that mean to you?” Listen to Ted…