LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Digital library resources offered to grade school students also contain a deluge of links to hardcore pornography and even an article depicting a woman’s rape with a gun barrel. “EBSCO is at the center of a sexual exploitation scandal,” said Executive Director Dawn Hawkins of the National…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock President Donald Trump’s administration is thinking about conducting a national tax credit scholarship initiative that would provide working-class families with billions of dollars so their children could attend private schools. Religious schools would also fall under the new policy, as reported by Politico. Trump stated that he…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Loveshe In the fall of 2016, the University of Chicago made headlines across the country for sending home a letter to incoming students stating that the university would be upholding freedom of expression on campus. This initiative, highly publicized across the country, is in stark contrast with the…
It is essential to hire the right lawyer, because they can determine whether you win or lose a case. It is therefore essential you make an informed decision when considering an attorney, which is why we are offering some informative advice on what to look for in a lawyer. Experience While many up-and-coming lawyers might…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Almost one-and-a-half million Harvard emails containing grades, answer keys, bank account numbers, and even one person’s Social Security number were publicly available until Monday afternoon. Harvard administrators and more than two dozen student managers of the email lists were unaware of the visibility of their contents, as reported…
By Rob Shimshock An “antiracist” poster in a college writing center insists American grammar is “racist” and an “unjust language structure,” promising to prioritize rhetoric over “grammatical ‘correctness.’” The poster, written by the director, staff, and tutors of the University of Washington, Tacoma’s Writing Center, states “racism is the normal condition of things,” declaring that it…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Students at University of California – San Diego are protesting an upcoming appearance on campus of Tibetan leader Lhamo Dondrub — more ubiquitously known as the 14th sitting Dalai Lama. Their reasons? His views on how independent Tibet should be compared to Communist Chinese government rule. According…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Following her confirmation as Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos shared that she views her department as useless, but sees an opportunity to minimize its impact. “It would be fine with me to have myself worked out of a job,” said DeVos to Axios. “But I’m not sure…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A school superintendent’s secretary resigned and multiple teachers were punished following a video showing school staff naming other teachers and students whom they would like to marry, have sex with, or kill. WATCH: The Bangor Public Schools system in Michigan suspended two teachers following the incident and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Book publishers are hiring readers to go through their material and take out any offensive items. These people, called sensitivity readers, scan books before they reach shelves for racist, sexist and other offensive material, reports Heat Street. The sensitivity readers only cost a small fee and reportedly…