By: Laura Meyers Factual Feminist is a weekly vlog sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, hosted by Christina Hoff Sommers on topics relating to feminism and gender scholarship. In this week’s video, Sommers criticizes college campus feminists for playing dumb when it comes to international women’s issues. She tells the story of Atena Farghadani, a 28-year-old…
By: Laura Meyers Alabama’s state legislature passed a bill in the senate that would terminate the need for marriage licenses. Marriage would become a plain contract filed with the Probate offices. Who would’ve thought? Senate Bill 377 passed with a majority vote of 22-3, and is now on its way to the house floor. “Effective…
By Bedford After a series of recent reports exposed the FBI’s fleet of domestic spy planes, Congress is demanding answers. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican, wrote a letter calling on FBI Director James Comey to give the public the skinny on how much he is invading Americans’ privacy with his fleet of small spy planes….
By Casey Harper Nebraska’s state legislature finally abolished the death penalty Wednesday, overriding Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto. “It really is history in the making because we haven’t had a red state pass a repeal bill since North Dakota in the 70s,” Heather Beaudoin, National Coordinator for Conservatives Concerned About The Death Penalty, told The Daily…
By Peter Fricke Oakland officials say they will not contribute any taxpayer dollars toward building a new stadium for the Raiders, even if that means the team will move back to Los Angeles. Although Raiders owner Mark Davis and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell have yet to receive an official response from either Oakland or Alameda…
By Blake Neff Published: May 21, 2015 The federal judge who in January ordered Alabama to begin issuing same-sex marriage licences has issued a second ruling mandating the legalization of these unions. However, she placed the ruling on hold, pending an upcoming Supreme Court decision. While the hold means the current status quo in Alabama won’t immediately change,…
The Real Significance Of Rand’s Stand Rand Paul’s 10 hour filibuster may or may not succeed in ending the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ private data. But at least Senator Paul is trying, and by taking a stand he has brought the issue into the nation’s focus. Paul’s impassioned defense of American liberties, in particular…
By Casey Harper President Barack Obama announced Monday he will ban the federal government from providing certain types of military-style equipment to local police departments, and less heavy-duty equipment will have more regulations. The banned items include tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers, camouflage uniforms and large-caliber firearms. The more regulated equipment includes armored vehicles, tactical vehicles,…
By Peter Fricke House Republicans held firm on proposed cuts to Amtrak funding Wednesday, rejecting Democratic attempts to increase rail subsidies in the wake of a deadly train crash. At a hearing held just hours after a train derailed near Philadelphia Tuesday night, the House Appropriations Committee approved legislation cutting federal subsidies for Amtrak by…
By Casey Harper A new documentary will expose the epidemic of “Puppycide,” the widespread practice of police fatally shooting dogs, often with no justification and always with impunity. “Of Dogs & Men” Director Michael Ozias told The Daily Caller News Foundation Monday the tragic story of how the Tennessee Smoak family sparked his interest in the issue….