by Josh Guckert In 1968, the Supreme Court created the “stop and frisk” standard in the case of Terry v. Ohio. Since then, many cities have instituted such a policy allowing for officers to stop individuals if there is “reasonable suspicion” that they have committed or are about to commit a crime. Further, the officer may…
by Josh Guckert In Charlotte, North Carolina, a black man named Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a police officer on Tuesday night. The officer, Brently Vinson, is also a black man. As in any police shooting where this is the case, many conservative publications have seemingly insisted that this on its face destroys any…
By Kody Fairfield Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump will appear on Fox New’s Hannity with Sean Hannity, tonight at 10pm EST, for a town hall at Rev. Darrell Scott’s church in Cleveland, OH, to focus on issues impacting the African-American community. According to NBC Politics reporter, Alexandra Jaffe, via her twitter page which appears to have a leaked transcript of the town hall, Trump…
by Thomas Phippen Sweeping regulations in Arizona during Barack Obama’s presidency cost taxpayers at least $347 billion, according to Sen. John McCain’s annual America’s Most Wasted report. Obama’s “regulatory onslaught” also puts small businesses at risk and entire industries, McCain says in his report. While previous iterations of America’s Most Wasted “exposed examples of egregious federal spending, this report…
by Robert Donachie The wife of a prominent U.S. Senator used her position as head of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASB) to boost her daughter’s EpiPen sales, according to recent reports. EpiPen, short for epinephrine injection, is a life-saving auto-injection device for those with serious allergies that cause anaphylactic shock. CEO Heather…
by Kody Fairfield Every United States citizen, for better or worse, by having been born in a nation with unalienable rights, is guaranteed certain protections from government. This would include those citizens who quite possibly have committed horrific acts of terror, so that the rights are still protected of someone who may be wrongly accused. Expanding…
by Josh Guckert A beer festival centered in Glasgow, Scotland must find a new venue after the supervisory council refused to issue them a liquor license for the event. The drinking showcase was scheduled to take place in Blythswood Square between October 19 and 23. The licensing officers sided with Police Scotland, saying the Oktoberfest festival…
by Blake Neff Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma have released video footage showing officers fatally shooting an unarmed black man Friday, in an incident that has become the subject of national outrage from the Black Lives Matter movement. Terence Crutcher’s SUV halted in the middle of the road Friday evening, and several police (including a helicopter) arrived to investigate,…
by Matt Wright On August 30th Forbes published an article revealing the DEA’s plan to ban the herbal supplement known as kratom. The governmental agency stated that kratom poses “an imminent hazard to the public safety” and had decided to reclassify the leaf into schedule-I of the Controlled Substances Act. This intention, if enacted, would…
by Kevin Daley Changing a child’s diaper seems more like a punishment than a crime. In the state of Arizona, it is both. The Arizona state legislature passed a vaguely-worded law concerning child sexual abuse with language so broad that it unintentionally bans normal parental activities. The statute was upheld by the state supreme court. The law…