by Micah J. Fleck South Korea’s defense minister has revealed that, in the event of a nuclear attack, the country has “a plan” that will bring about the elimination of North Korea’s leaders, including the leader, Kim Jong Un. The minister of defense for South Korea, Han Min-loo, told a national assembly for the country…
by Robert Donachie Congress has finally passed a bill that exempts Olympic athletes from taxes on the medals they earn at the Olympic games. The bill, H.R.5946, amends the IRS code to exclude “the intrinsic value of the medals awarded,” won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games, from “gross income, for income…
by Kitty Testa The United States takes in more immigrants than any other nation on earth. The U.S. is only about 4% of the world’s population, but we take in 20% of the world’s immigrant population. There are about 42.4 million immigrants in the United States, about 13% of the population. Whether you think that’s…
by Brian Nichols The riots that began in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday evening after the controversial police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott have taken a turn for the worst, as they have become increasingly violent and destructive. Since Tuesday, the riots that have erupted in Charlotte have led to injuries, death, and destruction. According to…
by Blake Neff A video from Charlotte’s rioting reportedly shows more than a dozen rioters fighting over the contents of a smashed-open cash register. The video was posted around 1 a.m. by Myrna Perez, an independent journalist who has been recording the events of Charlotte. After a looter succeeds in smashing open the register, a…
By Kody Fairfield Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump will appear on Fox New’s Hannity with Sean Hannity, tonight at 10pm EST, for a town hall at Rev. Darrell Scott’s church in Cleveland, OH, to focus on issues impacting the African-American community. According to NBC Politics reporter, Alexandra Jaffe, via her twitter page which appears to have a leaked transcript of the town hall, Trump…
by Kody Fairfield After singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne posted on his Facebook page that he would be cancelling his concert held at the University of Texas-Austin due to the states’ allowance of concealed carry on campus. RELATED: Ray LaMontagne Cancels Univ of Texas Concert Due to Campus Carry Since then, LaMontagne has had some supporters writing in the comment…
by Thomas Phippen Sweeping regulations in Arizona during Barack Obama’s presidency cost taxpayers at least $347 billion, according to Sen. John McCain’s annual America’s Most Wasted report. Obama’s “regulatory onslaught” also puts small businesses at risk and entire industries, McCain says in his report. While previous iterations of America’s Most Wasted “exposed examples of egregious federal spending, this report…
by Kitty Testa President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly today for the last time as President of the United States. In that address, he admitted that the most powerful states in the world have not been able to solve the world’s biggest problems. He lamented what many see as populist and isolationist…
The More the Rhetoric Changes, the More the Positions Stay the Same by Brett Linley Every year, politicians tell us that the current election is the most important. They always say that we are at a crossroads. If we let their opponent win, it’s the end of America as we know it. In reality, the…