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By Lina Bryce While the idea that an individual can be transgendered is becoming more widely accepted in society, we understand that an individual has the right to do what they want with their own body, as long as it doesn’t harm anyone else. But, what if the person didn’t like their arm, leg, or ear? Is it okay to…
The naysayers are wrong. Rand Paul has a clearer path to the Republican nomination than most of the other candidates. Last week I looked at the structure of the 2016 primary campaign. This week I’ll drill down on how this structure will affect Rand Paul’s strategy and his path to the nomination. The top line…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Two vets who served on the battlefields of France in World War I were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House Tuesday. Henry Johnson was part of the all-black “Harlem Hellfighters” regiment. He almost singlehandedly fended off at least a dozen Germans in the trenches, armed…
By: Laura Meyers On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will vote for a third time on approval of a pill that could increase women’s sex drive. Pharmaceutical companies have been in the business of creating a Viagra for women for almost 15 years, but to no avail. Now, a company called Sprout Pharmaceutical…
By: Laura Meyers In a new study by Christin L. Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut found that married men who earn less than 70 percent of the household income are more likely to cheat on their wives than economically independent wives and breadwinner husbands. The study involved 2,757 married Americans…
By Blake Neff Mike Huckabee wishes he could have been a transsexual in high school so he could shower with girls. At least, that’s what the 2016 presidential contender says in a recently-released video of him attending the 2015 National Religious Broadcasters Convention. The event was held in Nashville, Tennessee several months ago, but a video…
By: Laura Meyers A woman in St. Louis, Missouri had her charges dropped after setting her dog, Brownie, on fire. Adrienne Martin set Brownie on fire after posting to Facebook: ““I’m on killa mode… kill dogs… today. I mean what I say and I say what I mean… all dogs don’t go to heaven.” Brownie was…
By: Laura Meyers In a new report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals that the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) failed undercover explosive screening tests in 95 percent of the trials in dozens of airports across the country. One undercover agent made it through security after setting off an alarm at a magnetometer, because TSA…
By Matthew Crist If you owned a private business and 89% of your customers did not approve of how you ran the business, did not like your product, and did not like you, then you would promptly go out of business. Furthermore, if you continually missed deadlines, harmed your clients, and ignored your clients requests…
Gawker Reporters Battle It Out Over Union, And It’s Amazing By Connor D. Wolf The online news company Gawker has opened a public online forum to answer the question of whether its reporters should unionize — and the ensuing battle couldn’t be more interesting. “Yesterday, Gawker Media announced that we will be holding an election next week to vote…