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By JP Carroll Colombian doctors successfully surgically removed a live grenade out of the cheek of a Colombian soldier in a matter of minutes. 20-year-old Colombian Private Leandro José Luna sustained his odd and graphic injury on June 5, when a fellow soldier misfired a grenade launcher while on patrol. The surgery was deemed to be…
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Libertarianism By: ELIAS ATIENZA Most libertarians happen to be white. John McAfee complained about it during the LP National Convention in Orlando, to which Julie Borowski responded. As a minority, many people wonder why I am a libertarian. I am a libertarian for many reasons; I distrust…
By Blake Neff The president of DePaul University announced Monday he is resigning from his post, after enduring weeks of attacks for how he handled a visit by conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos. Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, a Vincentian Catholic priest, says his decision to step down was made months ago, but it’s difficult to ignore the…
On Sunday, the country’s most talented actors in musical theater will celebrate the best of the best at the Seventieth Annual Tony Awards. While most of the attention will be focused on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about the United States’ most statist founder, now is a more appropriate time than ever to reflect upon the lessons of…
By Casey Harper A Florida sheriff’s deputy rescued a dog so cute he couldn’t help but adopt him. St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Deputy Troy Glover was on a routine assignment and heard a dog whimpering. When he went to investigate, this is what he found. Puddles! (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office) Glover called his colleague James…
By Blake Neff A group of researchers has issued a dramatic corrections to a paper that linked political conservatism with psychotic traits. The paper in question was “Correlation not Causation: The Relationship between Personality Traits and Political Ideologies,” authored by Brad Verhulst and Lindon Eaves of Virginia Commonwealth University along with Peter Hatemi of Penn State University. The paper investigated the…
Candace Payne, better known as Chewbacca Mom, is the internet sensation that went viral last month, who had the whole world laughing as she donned her new toy mask, exploded with pure, raw, and refreshingly joyful laughter for the camera. Since then she has accumulated over half a million dollars in gifts, most notably full…
With the recent passing of the boxer considered by many to be “the greatest of all time,” the world has stopped to reflect upon his legacy outside of the ring. It was no secret that Ali was just as outspoken about his political and religious beliefs as he was about his opinions of his boxing…
By Blake Neff The United Church of Christ (UCC), a major mainline Protestant denomination, published a Facebook post telling all whites that they are racist against non-whites, no matter what they do. An infographic posted to the church’s Facebook page over the weekend gives white people a series of 10 tips on how to cope with their…
Is it fair to allow transgender individuals who are biological men to compete in women’s sports? While some would not see a problem with this, others feel it is unfair and could set a dangerous precedent for girl’s sports. In Alaska, a male-to-female transgender named Nattaphon “Ice” Wangyot is causing fierce debate around the issue. Wangynot…