Tonight, I had the privilege of talking to Eric Brakey about recent developments in the Republican liberty movement, Trump’s trade policy, and Gary Johnson’s third party bid for the US Senate. TLR: I’m talking to Eric Brakey, the Republican candidate for US Senate from Maine. Eric, thanks for speaking with me. The 2018 primaries don’t…
Nick Polce has been running for Paul Ryan’s seat for months, with the stated aim of replacing a Republican leadership that has failed it’s base. The most recent failure may have been the omnibus, but for many Republicans, being let down by leadership seems to be the way things have been for decades. Before Ryan…
The following is an excerpt of our conversation with Kevin Nicholson in October, reprinted because Wisconsin’s primary is now just days away… The contours of Wisconsin’s Republican US Senate primary in 2018 seem pretty straightforward. Leah Vukmir is a state Senator, and has held elected office since 2002. In the estimation of most Wisconsin Republicans, she’s…
Sooo… due to a scheduling conflict, I double booked getting a cover up tattoo on my rib cage and a phone interview with a gubernatorial candidate. Some people might have taken that mistake and rescheduled, but I saw it as an opportunity to multitask and do what John Galt would. Specifically, I was in a…
Peter Hasson A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona was booed at a debate Thursday after expressing support for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). Ann Kirkpatrick, one of several Democratic candidates in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, raised her hand Thursday when the debate moderator asked if any candidates “would have declared [their] support for ICE…
Gabrielle Okun A 10-year-old girl in Somalia died on July 14 after complications from female genital mutilation. Deeqa Dahir Nuur, the young girl from the village of Olol, bled to death after a traditional cutter in her town severed a vein causing hemorrhaging, according to The Guardian Friday. She was then taken to a hospital, where she died…
Chuck Ross Twitter has suspended Guccifer 2.0, the account allegedly used by Russian military intelligence officials who were indicted Friday as part of the special counsel’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. Guccifer 2.0 had operated since June 2016, when the account began linking to a website operating under the same name…
Eric Lieberman Someone in San Francisco purchased a full-page ad Friday telling city residents to “Watch your backs — nobody else is.” “As if stepping over used syringes and filth in Maiden Lane wasn’t bad enough,” reads the next part, which is paid for by the Fed Up Populace Campaign. The ad was first spotted by Business…
Kevin Daley President Donald Trump will nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to the Supreme Court, heralding a decisive rightward shift on the nation’s highest judicial tribunal. In a prime time East Room ceremony at the White House, the president trumpeted his selection, the fulfillment of a…
Chris White Tesla customers holding Model 3 reservations are being asked to provide an additional $2,500 on top of the $1,000 initial deposit before the electric automaker begins building their car. Customers must pay another $2,500 before the California-based company begins building their car, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The ploy allows the company to double up on cash…