LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his country has no interest in taking up the Trump administration’s offer of renegotiating the terms of the Paris climate deal. Macron told President Donald Trump that France will keep open lines of communication with Washington, D.C., but the country will no…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The U.S. economy could lose thousands of jobs and billions in revenue if America reverses course with former President Barack Obama’s Cuba policies, according to a report released Thursday by Engage Cuba. President Donald Trump is slated to announce a rollback of Obama’s Cuba policies, but the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The U.S. officially sanctioned two Russian firms Thursday for their connections to North Korea’s weapons program. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated AO NNK-Primornefteproduct, Ardis-Bearings, LLC and Igor Michurin, effectively freezing their U.S. assets and forbidding U.S. persons to do business with them. Treasury’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin In five years time there may be 25 percent less shopping malls, per a report from Credit Suisse. According to the LA Times: “Traditional mall anchors, such as Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Sears, have announced numerous store closings in recent months. Clothiers including American Apparel, Bebe and BCBG…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “Landlord Real Estate Tycoon” is a perfect game for the Liberty-minded Capitalist on the go. Here’s how it works; after getting started with a set amount of money and some ‘coins’, the game pulls up a list of locations in a couple of block radius of your area….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn pledged Wednesday that Senate Republicans will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare this summer. Cornyn, appearing on the “Chad Hasty Show,” said that the Senate will “absolutely” repeal Obamacare “by the end of July at least.” The Senate leader cautioned…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen As more and more states in the US are introducing and raising the minimum wage, it looks as though Canada did not want to lag behind. As of 2019, Ontario will be introducing a mandatory minimum wage of $15 per hour, thus becoming the second Canadian…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Residents of a Georgia neighborhood are outraged after being told by their homeowners’ association that they can only fly the American flag 23 days out of the year. In Cherokee County, Ga., The Village at Towne Lake Homeowners Association, informed residents through an email, that the American flag can only be…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The state of Connecticut is at risk of losing all insurers on its state Obamacare exchanges in 2018. The only remaining insurers on its state exchanges are Anthem and ConnectiCare, but neither provider is currently committed to offering plans beyond 2017. If both insurers back out of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Influential Ohio Democrats are trying to draft TV host Jerry Springer to run for governor in the 2018 elections. Former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland and Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Tim Burke both called for the host to join the four other Democrats that have announced their…