2. Apparent Lack of Understanding of Issues at Hand If the person you’re debating with displays an obvious ignorance of the topics at hand, you might be debating an idiot. When it comes to policy, economics, or political processes, idiots have a tendency to talk over their heads. They will plunge head-first into a topic…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Student leaders at Western Kentucky University passed a resolution to grant black students free tuition as a form of reparations. WKU’s Student Government Association passed the resolution with a vote of 19-10-1 this week, according to the College Heights Herald. “This is something that I think is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Civil rights groups called out school districts in nearly three dozen California counties last week for inquiring about students’ citizenship and immigration status, raising the issue of how public schools deal with their obligation to educate the state’s enormous immigrant population. California Rural Legal Assistance and the…
Blake Neff A toy fighter jet given as a Christmas gift is baffling a family by playing Islamic prayer calls instead of F-16 noises. A three-year-old boy in Bellingham, Washington was given a WolVol Bump & Go Action Electric F16 toy fighter jet, which comes with lights and sound effects. But after sticking batteries in, the…
by Thomas Phippen The government plans to buy an additional $20 million worth of cheddar cheese in an effort to reduce surplus dairy products and help out U.S. dairy farmers, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday. The purchase will be the second of surplus cheese this fall. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) put in a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Former director of policy planning for the State Department Richard Haas quoted CNN host Fareed Zakaria on “Morning Joe” Thursday, saying society is moving towards a “post-American world.” The panel was discussing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and America’s role in the world abroad when Haas said…
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