Obviously, there is plenty of disagreement about policy proposals on issues between Republicans and Democrats, or libertarians and authoritarians. However, sometimes we often ignore larger disagreements, housed within what isn’t said. Just as news sources can be just as biased by what they choose not to cover or what facts they leave out, what is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: MONT BELVIEU, Texas – Local mother Jessica Oates is fired up after her 4-year-old son, who has never had a haircut, was sent home from school over his long hair. Oates told KTRK she is fighting with her son’s school over her sons locks and she won’t back down. Oates…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The Department of Defense has yet to receive formal guidance from the White House following President Donald Trump’s Wednesday tweets claiming that transgenders will no longer be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, according to Pentagon Chief Spokesman Dana White. “The Department of Defense is awaiting formal guidance from the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock College students claimed to oppose Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, but when asked about her school choice policy — without knowing it was hers — they supported it. WATCH: “I think she’s grossly unqualified,” and, “I wonder what Betsy DeVos is up to? Probably destroying the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Bernie Sanders once again made a factually shaky claim for political purposes, but this time got called on his exaggerated rhetoric by the press. The claim: If ObamaCare is repealed, over 36,000 people will die annually. Scary number, right? The problem is that it isn’t true….
by Micah J. Fleck According to a new report from The Washington Post, the domestic data gathered through the NSA is being planned as groundwork for new tighter domestic policing that has absolutely nothing to do with terrorism. Should we really be surprised, though? After all, this was predicted by many. But not enough people…
by Ted Goodman The Arlington Municipal Patrolman’s Association (AMPA), which is one of four police unions in the city, is contesting a new police department policy that prohibits association members from meeting with new academy recruits while off-duty and outside city property. The AMPA, which represents about 350 of the city’s 600 sworn officers, filed a lawsuit, arguing…
By: Daniel Stephens Senator Rand Paul has long been critical of the current administration’s foreign policy. You can often hear his illustrious father, former congressman Ron Paul, in the rhetoric of the western Kentucky doctor when it comes to a non-interventionist approach in dealing with other nations. Earlier today, an op-ed from the Senator was…
By: Daniel Stephens The issue of “illegal” immigration has been a hot-bed of incendiary rhetoric in the current election cycle. Emotions surrounding the issue are partially (perhaps largely) responsible for Donald Trump‘s ascension over the rest of the formidable GOP hopefuls earlier this year. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate, who was also the governor…
Recently, the Democratic Party released a draft of their 2016 presidential platform. It’s likely no surprise to anyone, but the positions listed are far from perfect when it comes to economic freedom.