by Josh Guckert Based on a report from Red Alert Politics, a man and a Young Americans for Liberty activist were stopped from praying by an administrator at the publicly-funded Clemson University. The administrator, Shawn Jones, demanded that the two fill out paperwork before they continued. The administrator noted that the area was “not a…
Kevin Daley A coalition of atheists and secular groups have brought a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania state legislature, asserting its refusal to allow those who don’t believe in God to lead the convocatory prayer before legislative sessions is discriminatory. The suit, filed in federal district court in Harrisburg, says legislature officials have repeatedly denied their requests…
Florida Man Perturbed by Option Granted to Niece by Josh Guckert In Florida, one man was outraged by a form sent home with his niece. The paper, which requested a parent’s signature, stated, “I understand my rights as a parent and I request that my child, noted above, be excused from reciting the Pledge of…
by Robert F. DeFinis, Ed.D. As an unapologetic defender of the Constitution of the United States, like most libertarians, I will always allow the rights of the citizenry to take precedent over bad taste and ignorant comments. I personally think you should practice tolerance and understanding, but no one can really regulate behavior — and certainly, the…
A favorite argument of gun grabbers holds that the Second Amendment is obsolete because the Founders, crafting the Constitution and the Bill of Rights between 1787 and 1791, couldn’t have imagined the advanced firearms that are available to civilians today. They only wanted to protect the right to keep and bear muskets; clearly, that protection…
By Michael Bastasch Harvey Silverglate, a renowned civil rights attorney and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union in Massachusetts, called investigations of global warming skeptics by state attorneys general “pure harassment.” “It is outrageous for any law enforcement official to be seeking to win this battle for minds by flexing law enforcement muscle…
by Elias J. Atienza Yesterday, John McAfee, according to Daily Dot, lied about hacking into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, but said he did it for a good cause. McAfee has been on a media blitz: he’s appeared on CNBC, CNN, and Business Insider. He made social media waves when he claimed he could hack into the iPhone of the San…
Millennials. They may not yet be the present, but they’re certainly the future. These young, uninitiated minds will someday soon become our politicians, doctors, scientists, chefs, television producers, fashion designers, manufacturers, and, one would hope, the new proponents of liberty. But are they ready for it? Time after time, particularly on college campuses, millennials have…
That was not a misprint – according to Realtime Politics, Trump implied recently at a rally that this would be a way to silence bad press. States the report: During an insane speech at a rally in Ft. Worth, Texas, Trump said he wants to “open up our libel laws so when [reporters] write purposely…
by Casey Harper A college in Colorado has decided to cancel an entire donor program rather than allow Bible references in its football locker room. Former college football player Michael Lucas donated $2,500 in 2015 to his alma mater Colorado School of Mines. As part of the school’s donor program, it allowed donors to put a message on a plaque to…