by Elena Weissmann Russia banned the two biggest porn sites in the world this week, leading to frustration and anger among porn lovers around the country. The block was enacted by Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal executive body responsible for regulating the media and mass communications. The sites banned — PornHub and YouPorn — now direct users…
By Chris White Norway has decided to prohibit the selling of all gasoline-powered cars by 2025, according to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. The ban, which has received support from political parties on the left and the right, is pegged to be the most aggressive anti-gasoline energy policies of its kind in the world – the…
Juliegrace Brufke In a 75-20 vote Thursday, the Senate agreed to place a permanent ban on state and local Internet taxes. A provision in a larger bipartisan customs bill – the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act – that would force states to phase out the tax by 2020. Congress had passed a number of…
by Micah J. Fleck The assault weapon ban in Maryland that went into effect in 2013 as a result of the tragic Sandy Hook shootings was ruled unconstitutional on Thursday by a federal appeals court. According to the Huffington Post: A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said the…
Opelousas, Louisiana Police Chief Donald Thompson has asked the city council to enact a law banning sagging pants. Councilman Tyrone Glover suggested that the ordinance extend to women who wear “Daisy Dukes,” shorts popularized by The Dukes of Hazzard in the early 1980s. The penalty for a violation of this law could include up to a $200 fine…
Well here’s something you don’t see every day. California is actually lifting one of its limits on what people are allowed to do. A new law signed by state Governor Jerry Brown last Saturday removes a ban on using currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The move is in response to the growing use of…
Pensacola, FL– Aren’t you glad the archaic days of book banning and burning are behind us? Oh wait, they’re not. In efforts to groom high school students into complacent drones, Booker T. Washington High School banned the acclaimed novel Little Brother due to “concerns that some parents might object to scenes involving sex and violence…
Texting while walking can result in a few things: misspelling words, tripping, and, yes, even falling off piers. But does that mean it should be outlawed? One Nevada politician thinks so, and he’s waging the war against texting while walking (cue the dramatic music). Nevada Assembly Bill 123 “prohibits certain pedestrians from manually typing or…