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Attempted Fortnite #BlackLivesMatter Event Backfires

Over this past weekend Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, had the wondrous idea to host a panel on race and America for the 4th of July in their flagship title. The intended effect was to unify gamers in a sense of progressive justice. The actual outcome was players jeering the act of corporate political posturing….

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Four Policing Reforms We Need Right Now

People are angry, frustrated and tired. The injustices we’ve witnessed over the last several days are likely the culmination of years, even decades of abuses of power going unaddressed. That needs to change now. Instead of rioting, looting, and brutalizing protestors, we need to embrace solutions that are reasonable and just. And, we need to…

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Can Libertarians Justify Legal Abortion?

Abortion is arguably the most controversial and divisive issue today. It involves disagreements on personal topics like bodily rights and the value of human life, which can set the stage for emotionally-charged debates. Libertarians find themselves on both sides of the issue, though nearly six in ten could be best described as pro-choice. The Libertarian…

Choose You This Day: Liberty & Justice Or a King?
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Choose You This Day: Liberty & Justice Or a King?

Of all the arguments against a strong autocratic ruling system Thomas Paine makes in his seminal pamphlet “Common Sense”, none have resonated more with me than his appeal to the Old Testament. In the work, Paine references both Gideon, one of the judges of Israel, and Samuel, a prophet for the Israelites.  Gideon was a…

Hayek: Social Justice Demands the Unequal Treatment of Individuals
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Hayek: Social Justice Demands the Unequal Treatment of Individuals

Social justice is one of those squishy terms that is not easy to define. One thing we know for certain: social justice is not the same thing as justice, an age-old idea that was the focus of such thinkers as Aristotle, Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Aquinas, and Hume. (After all, if social justice meant the…

No, Garland Was Not Robbed of Seat on Supreme Court

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jordan LaPorta Liberals are in a tizzy today, and more so than usual.  After successfully filibustering President Donald Trump’s immensely qualified Supreme Court nominee, Senate Republicans announced their intention to use the “nuclear option” to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch. Senate Democrats such as Chuck Schumer (NY) and Elizabeth Warren…

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Senate Democrats Plan To Paint Gorsuch As A Corporate Shill

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Senate Democrats plan to characterize Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, as a callous judge ensconced in privilege during his confirmation hearings, set to begin next week. The New York Times reports Democrats will make…

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Top Democrat Under Intense Pressure To Back Gorsuch

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is under increasingly intense pressure to back the nomination of fellow Coloradan Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. A slew of newspaper editorials, endorsements from prominent in-state legal groups, and a new ad-campaign have pinned the Colorado Democrat between Gorsuch-enthusiasts in the state’s…

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Ted Cruz Says Another SCOTUS Vacancy Is Just Months Away

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Texas Sen. Ted Cruz anticipates another vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court will arise in a matter of months. “I think we’ll have another Supreme Court vacancy this summer,” Cruz said at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “If that happens, as much as the left is crazy…