Though Fewer in Number, Libertarians Come in All Colors By: Elias J. Atienza According to surveys conducted by The Cato Institute and YouGov, libertarians are much more diverse than previously thought. Despite the popular notion that libertarian circles are made up of nearly all white males, libertarians come from all backgrounds. The survey conducted by the…
By: Daniel Stephens The media-sphere in the US has recently been humming around the refusal of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to stand during the national anthem at NFL games. The multi-million dollar athlete has been openly critical of both presidential candidates, saying that Hillary Clinton believes black kids are “super-predators” and that Donald…
By Stonegait Institute The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners met Thursday night to vote on a one-year moratorium for all medical marijuana facilities within the county. The Stonegait Institute was out in front of this issue, informing the public of what was going on, and sending activists to the meeting to speak out against…
by Daniel Stephens A group of prominent Republican staffers for party heavyweights like former presidential candidates Ron Paul and Rand Paul, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, late Senator and presidential candidate Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, George Bush and more, have formed a political action committee for the purpose of putting the Gary Johnson/Bill Weld ticket,…
In a weird twist of irony, Trump might be inspiring more Americans to read the U.S. Constitution for the first time since middle school. After his largely publicized feud with the family of a fallen Muslim-American solider , The New York Times has reported that the sale of pocket constitutions have soared. At the Democratic…
It would seem those on the Dallas police’s side in the wake of the shooting Thursday night that left five officers dead are in the company of the Black Lives Matter movement, as well. This kills the race-baiting notion that Black Lives Matter endorsed this attack, and actually goes a long way toward human solidarity…
Were signers misrepresented or are local businesses too afraid of the “corrupt” Scranton government going after them? by Darrell England Libertarian activist and owner of SaveScranton.com, Gary St. Fleur, has organized a petition of seventy business owners in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in opposition to the city’s Business Privilege and Mercantile Tax. The tax is actually quite complex, but charges businesses…
Connor D. Wolf A Pennsylvania teacher has had her pension benefits revoked following years of doing nothing but union work instead of her job, a lawyer involved said. Allentown Education Association President Debra Tretter has done nothing but union work since getting elected in 2009. In that time, she continued to accumulate pension benefits reserved…
Delegates Unbound, a political group responsible for funding campaign ads, has released a new video asking for the GOP delegates to #DumpTrump. According to The Right Scoop: “A group of Republicans pushing for delegates to be able to vote for and nominate someone other than Donald Trump at the convention this July is going up…
By Amber Randall After the Orlando shooting at Pulse nightclub on Sunday morning, gun store owners are seeing a rise in gun purchases from transgender, lesbian and gay people. Gun sales usually rise after mass shootings; gun shop owners saw gun sales skyrocket after the Sandy Hook shooting and the Aurora theater shooting. FBI statistics, which…