The book Stone Soup is a Newberry Award winning book, and what many consider to be a story of virtue beyond reproach. I remember reading this story as part of a unit in Public School in the 3rd Grade. In fact, there was an in-class potluck based on the theme of this book to celebrate…
By Robert Donachie President-elect Donald Trump came out swinging at the Pentagon Monday morning, and prominent defense contract companies are taking hits in the market as a result. “The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th,” Trump tweeted out to…
We Can’t Afford Another Ford by Dallas Brooks Businesses are serious, rational, and logical entities. If run effectively, they don’t care about public opinion on anything other than their products or services. Ford Motor Company is no different. Sure, they’ll talk about being loyal to their home country from time to time in an…
America has an obesity problem. Most anyone who trusts modern science will not dispute that point. But as with any societal issue, the question is not so much about what the problem is, but rather what to do about it. Like most other “crises”, the easy solution most loudly called for is some sort of…
The case to keep calm, and carry on Following the widely unexpected Brexit outcome that resulted in Great Britain voting to leave the European Union, international markets took a tumble. According to CNBC, U.S. stocks closed down 3%, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling 610 points. The British pound saw itself fall 10% against…
The spot on the map Bernie Sanders and his supporters once cited as a shining example of socialist policy gone grand has in recent months swiftly fallen into financial ruin as one of the most unmitigated disasters of government incompetence in history. TLR has reported in the past on many of the unfortunate details, but…
By Amber Randall Angry Target shareholders gathered Wednesday at an annual shareholder’s meeting with the company’s CEO and chairman, Brian Cornell, to discuss Target’s transgender bathroom policy. Target’s recent bathroom policy encourages people to use the bathroom and changing room that reflects their gender identity — not the gender on their birth certificate. This policy has outraged many,…
In recent times, Venezuela has been the object of many headlines across the globe that detail its current economic predicament. Once Latin America’s most stable country, Venezuela is now experiencing a historically unprecedented economic and social collapse. How did such a nation awash with bountiful oil reserves and numerous decades of democratic stability stoop to…
Kathryn Watson More than 850 families have transitioned out of public housing in Delaware since the state began limiting the length of time residents are eligible to receive housing subsidies, and hundreds more have become homeowners. “Before we started Moving to Work, we had people who were on their third or fourth generation of the…
Texas nursing home caregivers are starting to migrate en masse away from their long-held positions and toward jobs in the fast food industry. Why? Well, according to Kron4 News: Texas has one of the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rates, which makes it difficult for nursing homes and service providers to offer competitive wages. “You know, you…