LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Paul Meekin Roger Stone, political rabble rouser, Watergate…participant, and ally, friend, and sometimes operative of President Donald Trump has launched a bi-partisan coalition to legalize marijuana in the face of Attorney General Jeff Sessions‘s desire to crack down on herb. According to TIME, Mr. Stone formed “the United States…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin The CBC reports the UN is meeting to discuss making business-related cultural appropriation illegal. “Indigenous advocates from around the world are calling on a UN committee to ban the appropriation of Indigenous cultures — and to do it quickly. Delegates…are in Geneva this week as part of a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The U.S. economy added 138,000 new jobs in May, according to the jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. The labor force participation rate fell slightly to 62.7 percent during President Donald Trump’s fourth full month in office, continuing to trend at its lowest rate since the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jordan LaPorta On Thursday, President Donald Trump honored his campaign pledge and officially announced that the United States will leave the Paris Climate Agreement to cap carbon emissions. Libertarians and true conservatives heralded the move as one of Trump’s best to date, but liberals and big business leaders have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin In five years time there may be 25 percent less shopping malls, per a report from Credit Suisse. According to the LA Times: “Traditional mall anchors, such as Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Sears, have announced numerous store closings in recent months. Clothiers including American Apparel, Bebe and BCBG…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Josiah Robinson Teens in Gardendale, Alabama must obtain a business license to cut grass for cash this summer. According to ABC 33/40, the licensure requirement is a result of pressure from officials and other lawn services. The required business license is $110, a significant entry cost for teens. Mowing lawns…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen As more and more states in the US are introducing and raising the minimum wage, it looks as though Canada did not want to lag behind. As of 2019, Ontario will be introducing a mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour, thus becoming the second Canadian…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brian Nichols In another move of sure ineptitude, United Airlines has once again ruined the travel experience of one of their customers. This time, however, the customer (or should we say, customers) didn’t even make it to the flight. According to a report by the Watertown Daily Times, United Airlines…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa Have you ever opened a credit card bill and been shocked by what you actually spent that month? Have you ever been forced to choose paying one bill over another, or paying one credit card with a cash advance from another? Have you ever had to choose…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa The Cato Institute published an article this week advocating for a lift on all insider trading laws. The author, Thomas A. Firey, used former professional baseball player, Doug DeCinces, as an example of how draconian insider trading rules and associated punishments can be. DeCinces was convicted of…