Gov't Incompetence

Crony Capitalist of the Month: The Fanjul Sugar Barons

September 13, 2017

Abuse of Authority, Economics of Liberty, Free Style, Gov't Incompetence, Political Opinion

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written By Kitty Testa Fall is in the air here in the Midwest, a favorite time for many. The leaves are turning yellow, orange and red. We’re into sweater-weather eve...

Firefighters Made to Pay Toll to Cross Government-funded Pond

Quornsum

September 5, 2017

Abuse of Authority, Economics of Liberty, Gov't Incompetence

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen If you work within a first-response team, it is your priority to reach your destination as soon as possible, right? Apparently, that is not the cas...

Synthetic Painkiller Topples Heroin As Deadliest Drug In America

Guest Post

September 4, 2017

Free Style, Gov't Incompetence, Headline News, healthcare, War on drugs

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr The drug epidemic in America is increasingly fueled by synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which overtook heroin as the deadliest substance in the U.S. in 201...

UK Court Awards Man With Down Syndrome Nearly $13G After Wife Banned From Having Sex With Him

Cory Wolfe

August 21, 2017

Abuse of Authority, Gov't Incompetence

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Cory Wolfe A British court has awarded a man with Down syndrome almost $13,000 after the government banned his wife from having sex with him, alleging that he ...

An Inconvenient Sequel: Essential Viewing For The Politically Active

Paul Meekin

August 4, 2017

Economics of Liberty, Education, Gov't Incompetence, Headline News, Pop Culture, Science & Skepticism

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think. - Bill Clinton In 2006 An Inconvenient Truth won two Oscars, b...

State Department Has No Clue How Much Its Security Clearances Cost

Guest Post

August 3, 2017

Gov't Incompetence, Uncategorized

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ethan Barton on July 21, 2017 Auditors couldn’t figure out how long it takes the Department of State to process security clearances nor how much background investigat...

A Case for Voluntary Juries

Ian Tartt

August 2, 2017

Abuse of Authority, Gov't Incompetence

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Ian Tartt In the summer of 2015, I was summoned to the courthouse for the purpose of determining whether or not I’d be fit to sit on a jury...

McCain: If Trump Doesn’t Produce An Afghanistan Strategy, I Will

Guest Post

August 1, 2017

Foreign Policy, Gov't Incompetence, Headline News

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jonah Bennetton GOP Sen. John McCain issued a statement Monday saying that he will produce a military strategy for Afghanistan in September, if President D...

DHS Watchdog Casts Doubt On Trump’s Ability To Hire 15,000 Immigration Agents

Guest Post

August 1, 2017

Gov't Incompetence, Police-statism

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Will Rackeon The independent government agency tasked with auditing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday threw cold water on the Trump admin...

‘We Don’t Execute Policy Based On A Tweet:’ Pentagon Yet To Receive Trump’s Transgender Ban Order

Guest Post

July 28, 2017

Gov't Incompetence, Headline News

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The Department of Defense has yet to receive formal guidance from the White House following President Donald Trump’s Wednesday tweets claiming that t...

Philosopher: ‘Having Children is Immoral’

Paglia: The Dumbing Down of America Began in Public Schools

EXCLUSIVE: Libertarian Org Ready To Sue Instagram For Allegedly Removing Its Account

City Cites Secondhand Smoke Dangers When Banning Chewing Tobacco, Vaping Outdoors

Financial Blacklisting of WikiLeaks Backfires Stupendously

Senate Hopeful Nicholson talks trade, inter-generational transfers, and Kurdistan

I am Shocked − SHOCKED

Spanking Your Kids To Be Classified As Assault In Scotland

How Owning a Firearm Can Save Your Family in the Event of an Emergency

Italian Actress Says She Is Being Attacked By The Italian Media Over Weinstein Scandal

7 Years Of Soft Sexism: Not 'Me Too', but 'Me Maybe'?

Communist Professor Placed On Administrative Leave Receives Massive Wave Of Support

Financial Blacklisting of WikiLeaks Backfires Stupendously

Feds Spend $300,000 On Year-Long Frankenstein Festival

The Accidental Libertarian − or − Not Looking a Gift Horse’s Ass in the Mouth

Court Remains Unconvinced That Man Had The Right To Hunt Using A Hovercraft

Federal Gov’t Spending $400k To Track Latinos’ Eye Movements At Supermarkets

OPINION: We're Talking About the Wrong Protest

I am Shocked − SHOCKED

A Historian Explains Why America Will Probably Fail

7 Years Of Soft Sexism: Not 'Me Too', but 'Me Maybe'?

Wait, You're Telling Me Both Sides Are Hypocrites? Say It Isn't So!

Statistician Rethinks Gun Control After Digging into the Data

The Nobel Peace Prize Has Become a Participation Trophy

Crony Capitalist of the Month: The Fanjul Sugar Barons

Firefighters Made to Pay Toll to Cross Government-funded Pond

Synthetic Painkiller Topples Heroin As Deadliest Drug In America

UK Court Awards Man With Down Syndrome Nearly $13G After Wife Banned From Having Sex With Him

An Inconvenient Sequel: Essential Viewing For The Politically Active

State Department Has No Clue How Much Its Security Clearances Cost

A Case for Voluntary Juries

McCain: If Trump Doesn’t Produce An Afghanistan Strategy, I Will

DHS Watchdog Casts Doubt On Trump’s Ability To Hire 15,000 Immigration Agents

‘We Don’t Execute Policy Based On A Tweet:’ Pentagon Yet To Receive Trump’s Transgender Ban Order