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Krugman Ignores and Mischaracterizes Johnson’s Positions By: Elias J. Atienza Paul Krugman, the resident Keynesian at The New York Times, recently wrote an opinion editorial asking why millennials are not voting for Hillary Clinton. Krugman essentially laminates the old tired argument that a vote for a Gary Johnson is a vote for Donald Trump. Krugman fears that young…
by Kitty Testa A high school freshman with a severe peanut allergy required medical attention after a school nurse delayed treatment with an EpiPen. Lia Sommer had taken a bite of a turkey sandwich she purchased in the Hersey High School cafeteria, unaware that the pesto condiment used had substituted peanuts for pine nuts. The…
By Kody Fairfield In an epic move of pure hypocrisy, it appears that the Washington Post‘s (WaPo) editorial board has come out against a pardon for NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden: the same whistle blower whose sourcing to WaPo helped them to break one of the largest stories on government overreach ever to exist. In response to the WaPo Op-Ed, journalist for the Intercepter and…
By Russ Read A bomb disposal robot accidentally set off one of the bombs set by suspected terrorist Ahmad Khan Rahami in Elizabeth, N.J. early Monday morning. The homemade explosive device was discovered by two men who moved it below a bridge and called the police, according to Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage. Police then attempted to…
By Rebekah Fiedler As the debate about public breastfeeding rages on, one amazing, multitasking Utah mom decided that her own and her baby’s well-being were more important than anyone’s opinion of where she should be allowed to pump. Anna Young, who had been training for a half-marathon run for the last year, knew that she…
by Eric Lieberman The pharmaceutical drug industry has spent exorbitant amounts of money lobbying against state laws aimed to restrict the amount of prescription opioids. The makers of prescription painkillers like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl, spent $880 million on campaign contributions and lobbying initiatives from 2006 through 2015, according to the Associated Press and Center for Public…
by Andrew Follett Burning wood still produces more energy than solar or wind power in America, according to a graph published by the research organization Just Facts. Burning wood provides 9 percent of the world’s energy, according to the United Nations’ Food And Agricultural Organization. Solar power provides less than 1 percent of the world’s energy, while wind power provides less…
by Thomas Pippen The top Senators on the Armed Services Committee are demanding the Navy address huge problems with the newest fleet of combat ships before any more ships can be ordered. The Littoral Combat Ship has “major deficiencies,” and the Navy “has deviated from many aspects of a normal acquisition program, including deploying the ship before…
By Kody Fairfield On Sunday morning, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation with John Dickerson to talk about his party’s presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Their conversation moved from Trump’s newest comments on the “birther” movement and affirmation of President Barack Obama‘s birth in the United States to Trump’s campaign and his issues with…
by Josh Guckert In an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday morning, Donald Trump said: I see the other day, and they’re all talking about it so wonderfully because it’s called “freedom of the press,” where you buy magazines and they tell you how to make these same bombs that I saw…I’m totally in…