Shelby Talcott Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore brownface makeup at a 2001 party when he was a teacher, TIME reported Wednesday. The incident occurred while Trudeau, then 29, was attending an “Arabian Nights” themed private school party. He was a teacher at West Point Grey Academy, and the photo appears in the school’s 2000-2001…
Chris White – Sens. Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren are staying tight-lipped on anti-fracking positions as reports show U.S. natural gas production helped prevent chaos after attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil plants. – An energy analyst told the Daily Caller News Foundation that their “agenda is not practical” in a world where natural…
The “Great Vape Scare of 2019” is well underway, as more than 380 people have been diagnosed with a severe lung condition that has been traced back to the use of e-cigarettes and THC vaping devices. So far, seven people have died as a result. But governments rush to ban vape products that may or…
Singer and actor Nick Jonas is set to be the youngest person ever to grace the cover of the popular cigar magazine “Cigar Aficionado” when the September/October issue is released on September 24th. “First person under 30 to hold a cigar on the cover of one of my favorite magazines. So pumped about this one!…
Chris White Lawmakers are calling on Google, Facebook and other social media companies to turn over memos related to their business interests as Congress applies more pressure on big tech, The Washington Post reported Friday. Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are asking the companies to share information about their operations, including copies…
Andrew Yang, presidential hopeful, is unusually articulate about work, changed economic conditions, and the failures of existing welfare. He is garnering an unusual amount of support among the candidates. My theory why he is trending is that he is changing the subject from climate apocalypticism, class warfare, and resentment-filled group hatreds to something else entirely….
Audrey Conklin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren introduced a plan Thursday to expand Social Security benefits by $200 per month by taxing the rich. The proposal, published on Medium, will also increase Social Security benefits “for lower-income families, women, people with disabilities, public-sector workers and people of color.” The added benefits would cost the country…
Humor throughout history has always been incredibly effective as a strategy to attack those individuals, organizations, or systems deemed powerful. No matter how comical or goofy, jokes can tells us much about the society we live in and can attack those that do damage. “Many a true word is spoken in jest” is a classic…
By Stephen Weese Last year marked a pivotal moment in U.S. political history—the confirmation hearings in the Senate for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. There were many takeaways from this event, yet there was one that may have escaped the notice of most: dozens of Senators were clearly lying. This might strike you as obvious,…
American presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Bill de Blasio are very concerned about robots taking people’s jobs. Yang has been touting his $1,000 per month “Freedom Dividend” for every American adult since the beginning of his primary run to offset the potential job losses due to automation. De Blasio, on September 5th, published an op-ed published in tech…