LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck A leading figure in the Ku Klux Klan, Imperial Wizard Frank Ancona, has been found dead in a Missouri river mere days after being reported missing. The Root gives the details: Ancona’s body was discovered Saturday by a family who had gone to Big River for a…
Ballot Measure Cheat Sheet for Missouri Libertarians by Aya Katz Missouri Libertarians, listen up! I live in Missouri. I am a Libertarian. And, yes, I am voting for Gary Johnson and Bill Weld. They are not my first choice, but my first choice is not on the ballot. Johnson/Weld are the best I can do…
Missouri Gun Owners Rejoicing Over Constitutional Carry by Brittni Kates Wednesday, September 14 is the day Missouri gun owners and activists put their middle finger up to Governor Jay Nixon. It has been a long battle. In late spring, the bill passed though Congress and was vetoed by Governor Nixon. But Missouri Republicans promised the…
Executive Director of GFAS Admits to Love of Money as Motive By Aya Katz In a rare moment of candor, Kellie Heckman, the Executive Director of the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) admitted that the motivation of most animal welfare advocates is the love of money. The admission occurred at the USDA/APHIS “Lions, Tigers…
Says there are no “cure-alls,” but there are steps to be made By: Elias J. Atienza Republican Missouri state representative Shamed Dogan wrote an op-ed for National Review calling for policing reforms he believes conservatives should support. Calling himself pro-2nd Amendment, pro-black, and pro-cop, he called out extremists on both sides for fanning the “flames of resentment.” He…
Do We Need a License Not to Drive? Aya Katz I was checking my rural mailbox, to see if there was any mail in there. I don’t receive most of my mail here. Most of my mail accumulates in a post office box, and I have to drive quite a distance to pick it…
By Casey Harper A Missouri family is outraged that a new city ordinance requires they destroy their vegetable garden. Sugar Creek, a suburb of Kansas City, passed the ordinance March 28 requiring all front yard gardens be at least 30 feet away from the street. Residents have until Friday to comply. Nathan Athans said the city passed the…
The Mizzou professor who made headlines when she was filmed interview with press during a protest on public property has been charged with third degree assault. The city’s prosecutor has confirmed that Melissa Click, communications professor at Missouri University, has been charged with third degree assault stemming from the incident where she physically restrained reporters…
After 19 hours of tough talk, rhetoric, breaking news reports, and tension, the Sheriff’s department in Galena, Kansas realized that at no time had the suspect they were after actually been inside the home they had just destroyed. A SWAT truck with a battering ram attached was used to poke holes and tear apart the…
Freedom of Speech Not for Popular Opinions, But the Most Controversial by Josh Guckert In recent days, the University of Missouri has made headlines for widespread racial tensions and the fallout surrounding them. However, an ancillary point has arisen, as some have protested the use of certain kinds of speech. Perhaps no better example was…