It is likely the U.S. Supreme Court will rule this month in the case of Biden v. Texas. Texas sued President Biden for terminating President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico Policy;” legally known as Migrant Protection Protocols, (“MPP”). While the case centers on whether Biden’s repeal followed the Administrative Procedure Act, (“APA”), the unasked constitutional concern…
It was only a few months ago that someone last treated Cassie Johns like a freak. During a doctor’s office visit in February, she was asked to list her emergency contacts. Johns, a preschool teacher in Seattle, wrote down two people–Chris and Joan–and identified both as her “partners.” They are two of the four romantic…
Peter Hasson Former Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that “there is no room for compromise” on transgender issues, which he called the “civil rights issue of our time.” Biden has previously said that passing the Equality Act, a Democratic-supported bill that would require schools to include biological males who identify as transgender on girls’ sports teams,…
Part I of this series describes the two major political parties as possessing monopoly control of our government. Part II discusses the tactics used by states and the two major parties to maintain such control. This article explores how to break such control. Third-parties have fought to obtain ballot access for over a century. It…
Part I of this series sets out the fact that independent and third-party candidates only hold 0.0003246% of all elected offices. The two major parties, Republican and Democratic, hold 99.96%. It appears from history that such control has been obtained by violating the constitutional rights of third-party candidates and could be a monopoly that restrains…
On Martin Luther King Jr. day, we at TLR celebrate the great words of an American civil rights leader whose legacy is still inspiring generations today. #1. “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ”insufficient funds.” But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Kody Fairfield, the Libertarian Republic’s Editor-in-Chief, recently sat down with TV and radio host Jesse Lee Peterson to discuss race relations, as well as Peterson’s upcoming appearance at Politicon, July 29-30th in Pasadena, California. WHO IS JESSE LEE PETERSON? Peterson has been called the most courageous, outspoken critic of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Some Chicago parents are unhappy about their school’s latest plan to teach students about race, civil rights and police brutality. A high school in New Trier High School District 203, located in a majority white, wealthy suburb, planned a variety of workshops on voter suppression and affordable…
By Kevin Daley A Christian baker who claims a government order forcing him to bake wedding cakes for same-sex ceremonies infringes on his religious freedom, is taking his case to the Supreme Court. A gay couple, Charlie Craig and David Mullins, asked Masterpiece Cakeshop to bake a rainbow-themed cake for their same-sex wedding ceremony in…
by Chris Slavens Following last week’s tragic rash of killings —both of and by law enforcement officers — protests associated with the Black Lives Matter movement erupted across the country. Though many of the events were peaceful and civil, protesters in multiple states turned to a tactic that seems to be gaining popularity within the movement:…