LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen A small space company printed a tweet condemning President Donald Trump and launched it into the stratosphere as the “first protest in space.” Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN), headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., was inspired by Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut, who said, “From out there on the Moon,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Brown University is putting on a play concerning Islamophobia, “institutional bias,” and “media spin” as they pertain to Arab males. Written by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Brown’s production of the satirical play “Invasion!” is produced by Sock & Buskin, a student-faculty group at Brown, and by the Brown…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Publius It has been a fantastic week for public relations nightmares. First, Pepsi tried (and failed) to use social activism to sell a second-rate cola. Then, United Airlines violently removed a passenger from an aircraft to accommodate a non-paying United employee. Next, Sean Spicer did what he did best:…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch The organization behind the “March for Science” tweeted the Trump administration’s bombing Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan is “an example of how science is weaponized against marginalized people.” The march’s Twitter account sent out the tweet lamenting the bombing in reply to a post by activist Zellie…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin The trailer for the Netflix adaptation of 2014’s “Dear White People” has dropped… and it’s pretty funny. For the uninformed, “Dear White People” is about several African-American college students who are busy trying to find their personhood while reconciling what society – white and black, expects of them….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A university employee recently demanded a student remove a President Donald Trump sign in his dorm window, but the college ultimately upheld the student’s freedom of expression Wednesday. “I am asking that you remove the sign within 24 hours,” said Dylan Lloyd, community director at the University…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin Don’t let the facts get in the way of truth, and don’t let either ruin a good story. With this (paraphrased) dialog, the World War 2 dramedy “Their Finest” illuminates the fundamental problem with government sponsored propaganda. If the government obfuscates facts and fundamental truths in the name of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A law professor wrote an essay arguing sex segregation in sports is “problematic” because it “communicates that women are physically unable to compete against men” and strengthens “unfounded” gender stereotypes. The Daily Caller News Foundation recently discovered the essay, Against Women’s Sports, written by tenured law professor…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Transgender patients often cause confusion in emergency rooms when their genitals don’t match their listed gender, a Thursday New York Times op-ed explained. Many times the awkwardness stems from the transgender patient’s gender identity not aligning with their private parts, emergency room physician Helen Ouyang writes in The New…
By Caleb Coggeshall Even if you’ve never read the books, or seen the movies, you pretty much know the overall plot of “The Lord of the Rings.” Yes, it is one of the quintessential works of good versus evil, but there is more under the surface. And that “more” is freedom. It makes perfect sense…