LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr An unidentified man smoking crack on a sidewalk in New York City set himself on fire after putting a lighter that was still lit in his pocket. The bizarre scene unfolded Sunday in the Brooklyn neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant. Ziearre Flowers, 18, captured it on video while passing by with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Zach Foster President Donald Trump was the target for sharp criticism after enacting a temporary, but ongoing ban of immigration from predominantly Muslim countries. While President Trump has certainly earned his share of criticism for hostility to immigration, Americans shouldn’t forget that the Democrat Party plantation hardly cares for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A Duterte administration official argued that suspected drug criminals are not human, and that’s why they can be killed without consequence. Amnesty International accused Filipino police officers of committing “crimes against humanity” in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs Wednesday. Amnesty reported that police shot and killed…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cut off state funds to a county that provides sanctuary to illegal immigrants Wednesday, following through on an earlier pledge to punish such sanctuary cities and localities. Travis County will no longer have access to $1.8 million in state criminal justice grants, Abbott announced…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: America’s Rigid Views on Alcohol By Caleb Coggeshall Once upon a time, the American government used to trust its citizens with alcohol.Then came Prohibition, and after everyone saw how ineffective it was, the it was repealed in 1933. For close to fifty years, the drinking age hovered anywhere from eighteen…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Police arrested two fast-food employees during an undercover sting for running a marijuana distribution operation through the drive-thru window of a Burger King. Garrett Norris, 20, and Meagan Dearborn, 19, who worked for the burger chain at a location in Raymond, N.H., used code words to sell…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Lawmakers in a southern California city are taking steps to ban recreational marijuana sales in their community, despite voters across the state approving legalization on Election Day. The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved a measure aimed at banning any form of legal marijuana in the city….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Officials from the NFL Player’s Association are pitching a more lenient policy on marijuana use to the league, in part to broaden pain treatment options for players. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFLPA, announced the proposal Tuesday, which seeks to reduce penalties on players who use marijuana…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Lawmakers are mulling a marijuana legalization bill in Washington state that would assist families who are forced to treat their child’s severe conditions with illegal pot. The state is considering making it legal to grow marijuana on private property and to share the substance with other people….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Well, this shouldn’t be terribly surprising, yet it’s still a shame. New Pew research has revealed that a large amount of police officers (close to one third) are actually just as against pot laws as American citizens are continuously growing to be. Despite this, as a…