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Blake Neff A newly commissioned poll suggests that a majority of American college students approve of campus speech restrictions, and nearly a third believe the First Amendment is “outdated.” The poll, conducted by McLaughlin and Associates, was commissioned by the William F. Buckley Jr. Program, a Yale University organization that describes its mission as promoting…
Blake Neff A new safety memorandum regarding encounters between U.S. and Chinese military aircraft has a blunt demand for each country’s pilots: stop flipping each other off. “Military aircrew should refrain from the use of uncivil language or unfriendly physical gestures,” an amendment to the memorandum states, according to The Associated Press. The advice may seem…
Casey Harper A new Washington Post analysis shows that in almost all fatal police shootings, police are totally justified. The report analyzed 800 fatal police shootings. “But only a small number of the shootings — roughly 5 percent — occurred under the kind of circumstances that raise doubt and draw public outcry, according to an analysis…
Jacob Bojesson The current “wave of terror” where Palestinians attack Israeli citizens has taken at least 10 lives, but the death toll might very well have been higher if it wasn’t for armed civilians. Attackers are much more likely to die because civilians have armed themselves in recent weeks. Fatalities among Palestinians more than double that…
Ah mean words. Remember those? When somebody called you something mean in elementary school, you ran to the teacher. Well in college, apparently you can run to the federal government. According to Campus Reform, several woman’s and civil rights groups have asked the federal government to force colleges to monitor social media and to help…
Guy Bentley Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s foreign policy position is one of the most unpopular in the whole field of presidential candidates, according to a recent YouGov poll. Paul’s policy of military restraint polled poorly with Republican voters who appear to favor more hawkish policies, such as those advocated by Donald Trump. As the GOP…
Michael Bastasch The Environmental Protection Agency finally published a regulation that will be the backbone of President Barack Obama’s plan to fight global warming: a sweeping rule called the Clean Power Plan. Attorneys general from 26 states and numerous business groups, however, aren’t going to stand idly by while EPA regulations threaten the closure of hundreds…
Casey Harper After the owner of an Indiana Cajun restaurant was robbed over the weekend, he came up with a simple solution: offer discounts at his eatery to customers who pack heat. Art Bouvier announced on Facebook Saturday night that Papa Roux Po-Boys and Cajun Eats would offer 25 percent off to anyone toting a concealed carry…
Blake Neff A crushing sweep for conservatives in Poland’s Sunday election means that left-wing parties have been entirely eliminated from the country’s parliament, the Sejm, for the first time since the end of World War 2. The feat is all the more impressive because Poland uses a proportional representation system where instead of electing individual…
Jonah Bennett House Republicans have picked Nov. 5 as the date to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the annual defense budget bill, but Democrats think they can hold the line. With the original House vote clocking in at 270-156, Republicans only need 20 more lawmakers to defect in order to successfully fight Obama’s veto,…