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Much to the chagrin of policy makers in the West, Russia is promising to ramp up their bombing campaign in Syria. From Reuters: “A senior Russian military officer said Russian jets based in western Syria had carried out more than 60 sorties in 72 hours across Syria. ‘We will not only continue strikes… We will…
Jacob Bojesson on October 2, 2015 Hamburg has become the first German city to pass a law that allows the government to seize empty commercial properties to house refugees. The new law, which takes effect next week and will dissolve in March 2017, is a desperate solution to house the hundreds of refugees that arrive…
By: Laura Meyers The only names we should be hearing after horrendous shootings like the massacre in Oregon yesterday are the victims and heroes. At the time I’m writing this, the victims names have not yet been released, but the media is releasing what kinds of magazines the shooter read. What a shame. At least…
From The Farrell File The presidential primary elections have been anything but conventional. Populist movements on the right and left have elevated Senator Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump and damaged the chances of the presumptive nominees on both sides. The conventional wisdom that told us a Clinton v. Bush general election was likely doesn’t appear…
Steve Birr on October 1, 2015 Volkswagen may dodge criminal charges for violating environmental laws, but the financial penalties they face could bankrupt the company, reports The Wall Street Journal. The largest automaker in the world is facing billions in potential fines in the wake of the emissions scandal, which revealed that VW had been…
Leaked audio from a private Hillary Clinton fundraiser has the presidential hopeful calling for a national infrastructure bank which she would model after the scandalous Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Clinton, who has long voiced support for a government-run bank to invest in national infrastructure, told a private group of donors in New York last Thursday…
Some on the left may fancy the Tea Party and conservatives in general–you know, those fly over country folks–as paranoid of government power, but fear in the face of continued evidence is hardly paranoia; it’s common sense. And common sense dictates that the executive branch should not be seeking to embarrass members of Congress, especially…
Libertarians are often attacked for their laissez-faire posture concerning real and perceived human problems. Many people–whether left, right, or libertarian–falsely equate laissez-faire with not caring; with a sense of moral apathy and blindness. The right tends to see libertarians as morally bereft libertines whereas the left brands libertarians as selfish and antisocial kooks. And unfortunately, some…
“It was more like [she was] not human. She was deranged, like she was lost. You know, when someone has a look in their eyes like they don’t know where they are?” Those are the words of Kevin Bolton, age 29, who witnessed an unimaginable tragedy when Jennifer Berry, 33, hurdled her newborn baby girl…
Jonah Bennett on October 1, 2015 Lawmakers agreed Tuesday in the annual defense bill to preserve another year of funding for the A-10 and called the Air Force’s attempt to sideline the aircraft “misguided.” A document from the House Armed Services Committee argues the A-10 is invaluable, evidenced even more so by its recent deployment against…