LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Anders Hagstrom A U.S. district judge may refuse to rescind Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s conviction for ignoring a court order, despite President Donald Trump’s pardon, according to a Thursday filing. President Trump pardoned Arpaio Aug. 25, but U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton said the federal government would need to convince her to drop…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Eric Lough The last few weeks have been a wild in the cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin reached an all time high at little over $5,000 on September 2nd and since then has taken a dive. In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin has taken around a $400 loss. This volatility…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: After a series of provocative actions by North Korea, last month China (who for decades has protected the North Korean regime) signed onto aggressive sanctions to curb their behavior, and have actually been following through. Yesterday, the Security Council again voted for even more, including a 30% reduction in fuel…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written By Kitty Testa Fall is in the air here in the Midwest, a favorite time for many. The leaves are turning yellow, orange and red. We’re into sweater-weather evenings with bonfires and s’mores, and the store shelves are being stocked with Halloween candy… What!?! $4 a pound for Snickers?…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Eric Lieberman The Spanish government reportedly fined Facebook $1.4 million for collecting data on people’s religious beliefs and ideology. The Spanish Data Protection Agency (DPA) says Facebook has been violating the country’s privacy rules, which forbids the stockpiling of certain personal information without explicit consent, according to TechCrunch. The social media company…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Ian Tartt “No particular orderism” (also called “no particular order) is a position held by members of the Radical Caucus in the Libertarian Party. This article will examine that position as well as offer a potential path from the status quo to a free society. A good thing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr Officials in Connecticut are on the cusp of passing a massive tax on electronic cigarettes that risks bankrupting the state’s entire vaping industry. Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy is pushing the Connecticut legislature to pass a budget compromise by the end of month that includes a proposed 75 percent wholesale tax…
By Kitty Testa Equifax, one of the country’s largest credit reporting agencies, which is in possession of millions of pieces of consumers’ personal data, announced Thursday that it suffered a cyber-attack in which information on 143 million consumers was breached. 143 million. That’s social security numbers, driver’s license numbers and dates of birth for almost…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Via the New York Times: “Parents often turn to books to help them navigate complicated, and sometimes uncomfortable, conversations with their children about puberty. This week one such book, ‘Growing Up for Boys,’ by Alex Frith, became the topic of the type of conversation it is supposed to help…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Last night the House of Representatives voted and approved of the RESPECT Act. Earlier this year Rep. Roskam (R-IL) and Rep. Crowley (D-NY) introduced a bill to end unconstitutional civil asset forfeiture; it was approved by the Ways and Means Committee in July. H.R.1843, or, the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property…