Unlike Howard Roark, Donald Trump is a troll who lives for greatness and notoriety in the minds of others. by Joey Clark One of my favorite Democrats, Kirsten Powers, has an article out today, billed as revealing the “kinder, gentler” version of Donald Trump as opposed to his characteristic selfish, anti-PC, tough guy persona. However,…
Rachel Stoltzfoos The tech community voiced trepidation at a draft bill introduced Thursday in the Senate that would require companies like Apple to make all of their user data accessible to the government. In sweeping terms, the draft bill stipulates all creators or providers of communication services, such as iPhones or WhatsApp, must be able to…
Halloween is coming and thanks to Donald Trump one Mexican mask factory’s business is booming. Trump’s polarizing persona has made him ripe for satire and mockery in both the U.S. and Mexico, causing demand for Trump masks to skyrocket. That is more than fine for the mask makers at Caretas REV based in Jiutepec, Mexico. “We weren’t…
Connor D. Wolf Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz warned Thursday that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour could disproportionately hurt teens and minorities. Cruz spoke to a crowd of black business owners in Brooklyn about his minimum wage concerns. New York state enacted a measure April 4 to phase in a $15 minimum…
The President, the Congress, the Federal Reserve, and the rest of the smarty pants experts can sing along with Jiminy Cricket, wishing upon a star to their hearts desire; but I hope they know when their dream comes true, it will unfortunately look like the nightmare they are trying to escape. by Joey Clark …
Casey Harper A researcher and a professor from Harvard University called for a national “pee-in” movement by LGBT activists to protest the recent LGBT bills in North Carolina and Mississippi. The article, published in a pro-LGBT magazine Wednesday, is written by Harvard Professor of law Bruce Hay and Mischa Haider, a researcher who describes herself as a “trans…
By Michael Bastasch Republican lawmakers and ranchers relying on access to federal lands are gearing up to push back against the Obama administration’s use of a century-old law to lock up millions of acres of public lands from development. The White House has used the Antiquities Act of 1906 designate more than 260 million acres of federally-controlled lands…
By Juliegrace Brufke Democratic 2016 hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders has recently gained momentum in the polls, but an interview with New York Daily News published Monday may have been just disastrous enough to give front-runner Hillary Clinton the ammunition she needs to take him down. Despite being asked questions pertaining to the major issues he’s been running on,…
By JP Carroll Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders are losing it on social media over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s connection to the file leaks from a major Panama law firm. Reporters for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in conjunction with several global media outlets leaked the names of companies and people with…
Good Intentions on Minimum Wage Don’t Change Realities by Josh Guckert Many across the country are rejoicing at the news that California and New York have enacted a $15-per-hour minimum wage. When speaking colloquially, it is difficult to argue against the merits of the policy: in their minds, those who are worst-off are receiving a…