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Taking Back 2A Rights: Tennessee Loosens Concealed Carry Requirement 0
- Action for Liberty, Front Page, Opinions, Right to Bear Arms
- January 10, 2020
Tennessee is showing why they are one of the most pro-Second Amendment states in the entire country. Previously, Tennessee State Law required its citizens to take an all day, in person course to obtain a concealed carry permit with a cost of $100.00. However, that has now changed. Per a bill passed during the 2019
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Uncle Sam Is the Real Santa Claus to the Well Connected 0
- Abuse of Authority, Action for Liberty, Economics of Liberty, Featured, Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Opinions
- January 10, 2020
As the nation ends the gift-giving season, Congress, in its $1.4 trillion 2020 fiscal year appropriation gave billions to distilleries, race-horses, Nascar owners, short-line railroad, biodiesel blenders and other favored industries. Should Congress consistently give billions of our hard-earned dollars to private entities? While common sense says NO, it is unfortunate that Congress fails the
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Planned Parenthood Sets New Record for Abortions in a Single Year 0
- Front Page, Headline News, Opinions
- January 9, 2020
It’s been a turbulent last two years at Planned Parenthood, with a leadership shakeup involving the ouster of Dr. Leana Wen as president, and the installment of Alexis McGill Johnson as acting president. But that upheaval didn’t stop Planned Parenthood from having a banner year in providing abortion on demand, as its new report shows.
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Trump’s Red Line is the Loss of American Lives 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Headline News, Opinions, War & Peace
- January 9, 2020
President Trump has been facing a hostile Iran since he came into office. Iran has repeatedly threatened transport ships in The Strait of Hormuz and shot down an American drone. Trump did not retaliate with violence. When did he retaliate by killing a top Iranian general? When an Iranian-backed militia shot rockets that killed an
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Marijuana Legalization and The Crisis of Clemency in Missouri 0
- Front Page, Missouri Liberty, Opinions, The War on Drugs
- January 7, 2020
The state of clemency in Missouri is in total disarray. Recently, the Kansas City Star reported that Governor Mike Parson is sitting on a backlog of over 3,500 petitions for clemency from Missouri’s prison population. Since taking office in May of 2018, Parson has acted on just one of these cases. But Parson does not
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I, Coffee: Why You Should Thank 1,000 People for Your Cup of Morning Joe 0
- Economics of Liberty, Front Page, Opinions
- January 6, 2020
Your morning cup of coffee, A.J. Jacobs wants you to know, is a miracle of human cooperation. Jacobs writes in his book, Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey, “This marvel I see before me is the result of thousands of human beings collaborating across dozens of countries.” Jacobs continues: It took the combined labor of
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