By R. Brownell Vacant positions for federal court judges not filled by the senate have overstretched many judges, forcing them to work across state lines. A recent Huffington Post article discusses the state of overworked judges: “The Huffington Post talked to half a dozen federal judges about how court vacancies and the lack of new judgeships…
By R. Brownell The organization known as Oath Keepers is demanding a “marketplace response” to Waffle House’s no-gun policy. The proposed boycott of Waffle House franchises occurred recently, when according to the Oath Keepers website, “[A] soldier with the National Guard was told to leave his gun outside of the Nicholasville Waffle House or he wouldn’t…
To the girl who wrote in our school paper that freedom of speech ends where touchy subjects begin and the hall councilor who told me my politics make me a bad lesbian, Let me explain. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I know how it feels to be unable to express yourself freely; to…
From IMDB: A young, idealistic woman buys a small farm in Paris, Virginia, fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming an organic farmer, only to discover that corruption lurks just below the surface in Fauquier County. From The Chalres Koch Institute: At first glance, a Virginia farm and the city of Las Vegas may appear to…
By GRANT PHILLIPS Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich penned an op-ed to the Huffington Post rebuking David Fahrenthold’s criticism of Bernie Sanders. In typical fashion, Reich’s doublespeak dismisses reality for what is clearly a defense of the political agenda outlined by Fahrenthold. His arguments, which are seemingly random at times, uphold government institutions as immune to…
A Venezuelan Governor Has Suggested Starving Citizens Eat Rocks And Sticks When Oscar Wilde said, “Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others” he may have unintentionally intuited the mindset of future socialist rulers, i.e. socialism always leads to an attenuated “us”–a small clique of ruling elites–not “living for others” but…
Petition Could Lead to Paul and Sanders Facing Off in Debate by Josh Guckert In the past few weeks, Truth in Media has begun a petition to gather support for a town hall debate between two of the most interesting and principled 2016 Presidential candidates: Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Rand Paul. The petition has thus far…
Guy Bentley on October 2, 2015 The push for marijuana legalization in Ohio has been dealt a blow by the state’s financial establishment. The Ohio Bankers League (OBL) voted to oppose Issue 3 that would legalize both recreational and medical marijuana in the state. OBL, which has 210 members, fears a clash between the federal…
By R. Brownell “When you accept money in payment for your effort, you do so only on the conviction that you will exchange it for the product of the effort of others. It is not the moochers or the looters who give value to money. Not an ocean of tears not all the guns in…
by Alison Basley The official US combat mission in Afghanistan has been declared over by the Obama Administration since 2014 and the country has largely been out of the media’s radar. But as the 14th anniversary of Operation Enduring Freedom approaches this month, the Taliban is back making headlines, having successfully overtaken the city of Kunduz…