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Should the United States Use Chemical Castration For Sex Offenders?

The term “castration” brings a chill to every man. The idea of having your ‘junk’ cut off is horrifying. It’s barbaric. Castration is like the archaic practice of locking someone in stocks or something that would be seen in a third world country, but not the United States But it’s not. It is used in…

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Libertarianism Is Not Equipped To Address Child Exploitation

It seems like a new firestorm is ignited every year in the Libertarian party regarding child exploitation. This year it happened early. No party offers a silver bullet to address every problem. But on this very important one, The Libertarian Party doesn’t even have their guns loaded. On January 19th, Podcaster Tyler Bluntman (Tyler Breen)…

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Buttigieg Weighs In On Fetal Remains Found On Late Indiana Abortion Doctor’s Property

Mary Margaret Olohan South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg weighed in Wednesday on the fetal remains found on a former abortion doctor’s property. The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate spoke to reporters about the 2,246 medically preserved fetal remains family members found on former Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s property in Illinois after he died on Sept. 3. “I find that…

Crime, Punishment, and the State
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Crime, Punishment, and the State

Governments do few things well, yet we blithely leave them to try to solve one of humanity’s most intractable problems, punishment of transgressors. Granted, most people tend toward irrationality in this arena, but governments have failed miserably for centuries. The best solution may be to reduce the number of behaviors considered criminal – defining crime…

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As Great as a Mom May Be, Kids Still Need Their Dads

By Christopher E. Baeker “Smokin’ Joe,” a biography of late heavyweight boxing champion and 3-time Muhammad Ali foil Joe Frazier, was recently reviewed by Gordon Marion in The Wall Street Journal. Among the notable details is the fact that five different women gave birth to Frazier’s eleven kids. This occurrence is not uncommon among celebrities….

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California Police Shoot Dead Man Who Entered Church Of Scientology With Sword

Joshua Gill on March 28, 2019 Chaos erupted in a California Church of Scientology when police officers shot a man who entered wielding a sword, and also suffered injuries themselves. Two police officers suffered wounds Wednesday in the course of confronting a man wearing a hoodie and wielding a “very large sword” who entered the Church of…

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Six Armed Customers Thwart Thieves at Marysville Store

Two thieves were confronted by armed customers in Marysville, Washington after stealing four nail guns worth up to $400 each, totaling up to $1,600. The two shoplifters, Maxfield Allen, 22, and Matthew Foster, 23, both allegedly stole the merchandise from the Coastal Farm & Ranch store on December 23rd, 2018, but once they reached their Honda…

Supposedly Captured Suspect Trolls Police On Facebook After Arrest

Follow on Facebook or Twitter A Facebook post from Ocean City Police Department has gone viral after they updated a wanted post indicating the individual was captured. Curran Hanley (Curran Michael) had something to say about that on their Facebook update. Here is a screenshot of the post: The same day Thursday January 11th, Curran…

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Master Baiters: The Implications of Our Vigilante Addiction

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Minik With two and a half million subscribers, TwinzTV styles itself as “the best and craziest pranks on YouTube,” and it specializes in baiting criminals. Most videos follow a simple formula: coax thieves into committing a crime, sabotage the scene, and finally torture the criminal because “revenge is…

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L.A.’s Rising Crime Rate Give Wings to Argument in Favor of Heavier Policing and Laws

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is having to deal with dissent and distrust from his citizens after a recent wave of legislation over the past couple of tears has failed to stop the rise of violent crime. According to a new report: The violent crime rate rose…