As big government feminism is questioned, feminists plan overhaul of Wikipedia By Ian Huyett Last year, while working as an editor at my college newspaper, I learned that a Women’s Studies professor had offered her students extra credit if they submitted letters to the editor attacking a particular female columnist. That columnist, Laura Meyers, had…
Washington, D.C.–At an event last Friday, Paul Reville, a Harvard professor and former secretary of education in Massachusetts, used the platform to make some assertions about Common Core, and those who are against it. The Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, hosted the event where Reville made comments that ruffled feathers on…
What is the deal with diversity? Famed comedian Jerry Seinfeld sat down for an interview with Buzzfeed to talk about comedy and was asked a question about whether diversity in comedy. The host of the interview pointed out that much of the audience was white males, causing Seinfeld to bristle and look around saying, “Take…
Cruz says that drug laws should only be changed by Congress Republican Senator Ted Cruz has expressed an encouraging array of libertarian positions. Cruz played a prominent role in Rand Paul’s March 2013 filibuster and later said the U.S. should not serve as “Al Qaeda’s air force” by intervening in Syria. On NSA surveillance, Cruz…
Army of Palpable Bitchery Worse Than Annie Wilkes Descends On King Poor Stephen King used the wrong words when he criticized the unconfirmed allegations of sexual assault by filmmaker Woody Allen. King tweeted about the allegations against Allen saying: “Boy, I’m stumped on that one. I don’t like to think it’s true, and there’s an…
Did you hear about the government snow? Last week citizens across the South were freaking out because they thought that the snow wasn’t melting when they held their lighters up next to it. People were quick to claim that the government was creating chemical snow to distract us from tyranny. One commenter wrote: Some skeptics tie…
Emilie Lamb voted for Obama in 2012 hoping that Obamacare would benefit her. Now the 39-year-old suffering from Lupus has seen her premiums dramatically increase from $57 to $373 per month. She was recently the special guest of Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) during Obama’s State of the Union address. Follow TLR on Google+ Emilie was…
Does This Count For The Darwin Awards? PORTLAND, OR – In a case that’s sure to make you laugh, cringe and forward to your friends, an armed gunman has gotten his comeuppance after he shot himself in the gonads. Follow TLR on Google+ Joseph Johnson was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County jail, charged…
Jennifer Hall took to Twitter this week to vent her frustrations over her daughter’s ridiculous math homework provided by Common Core. Hall’s 3rd grader is just learning fractions for the first time, but this assignment is likely to leave any child more confused than they were before. My 3rd grader’s #CommonCore math homework. Note that…
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” -Ayn Rand Every year, at every…