By Michael Bastasch Some 1,600 coal miners lost their jobs in May, according to new federal employment data, and that’s not a good thing for Democrats looking to secure support from coal country. America’s coal industry has already shed 12,500 jobs since May 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and industries supporting mining jobs…
In California, legislators and attorneys general are attempting to abrogate the First Amendment and gain the power to prosecute those who engage in rational policy debate regarding climate change. Under the auspices of fraud, California bill SB 1161, titled “California Climate Science Truth and Accountability Act of 2016,” would contort having a dissenting scientific opinion…
By Michael Bastasch The Interior Department gave Congress an investigation into a land deal made by a former federal appointee with connections to Nevada Sen. Harry Reid on the eve of a major holiday weekend, and did not notify the public of its findings until Tuesday. The DO inspector general found Bob Abbey, the former Bureau of Land…
Democratic leaders are getting pretty nervous behind closed doors and several sources are now reporting that the party may be making a last minute substitution for its nominee for President of the United States. The National Review reports that the report from the Justice Department’s inspector general has prompted party insiders to dust off their…
By Eric Lieberman Following an initially tepid response to the Apple vs. FBI debate, Facebook may soon provide technology that will completely secure private communications. The world’s largest social media company is set to offer end-to-end encryption capabilities on their Messenger application, according to recent reports. End-to-end encryption safeguards information not only from externalities like hackers…
By Lina Bryce When a concealed carry permit holder attempts to stop an Army Vet from shooting innocent people, on a road called “Memorial Drive,” during Memorial Day weekend, while a Boy Scout delivers first aid to a gunshot victim, you would assume the story would be widely reported. However, it took some digging from some local media outlets…
By Andrew Follett A forestry company filed a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit against Greenpeace Tuesday for misrepresenting the company’s environmental record to raise funds and promote its agenda. Greenpeace knowingly and deliberately made false claims about the company while fundraising, and fabricated evidence of Resolute’s alleged environmental malfeasance, according to the forestry and paper company Resolute…
By Blake Neff The “playbook” for Trump University employees has been revealed as part of a massive trove of documents that were unsealed Sunday by court order. The playbook reveals the aggressive sales tactics used by the seminar program to convince people to part with thousands of dollars. An on-going class action lawsuit against Trump University,…
By Andrew Follett Scotland’s socialist government announced Monday that it is considering a permanent ban of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which would effectively end thousands of new job prospects. The ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) government literally reshuffled its cabinet early this month to move a minister who mildly supported fracking away from its energy department. “Unless it can be proven beyond doubt…
I am a libertarian. While I’m not as libertarian as many who hold that label, I am still much more libertarian than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. And so is Gary Johnson. The argument that my fellow TLR writer Lee Enochs lays out for not voting for Gary Johnson is that he is not sufficiently…