PTSD & Political Discourse

The hysterical Americana-phobia demonstrated by many in the United States and around the world is reaching a fevered pitch.  What began modestly enough in the summer of 2015 with a kind of bemused indifference, has finally mutated into psychopathic bloodlust.  While the return of a classically American ethos helped thrust Donald Trump into the White…

Rachel Dolezal: Transgender People Face Less Prejudice Than She Does as “Transracial”
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Rachel Dolezal: Transgender People Face Less Prejudice Than She Does as “Transracial”

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rachel Dolezal, the controversial former president of a chapter of the NAACP, and African-AMerican studies professor is back in the spotlight for attempting to explain why her transracial identity faces more prejudice than transgendered people. In an interview with Salon over her new book which speaks about racial identity, Dolezal…

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Sorry, Salon: The Libertarian Movement Is Not Fringe

By Elias J. Atienza   Oh, Salon. Where would we be without you? You offer something good with one hand and then offer something stupid with the other. With the 2016 general election approaching, your idiocy is growing. First, the libertarian movement is not fringe. It’s true we have some crazies, such as the prancing…

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Salon Deletes Article On Mosque Attack After Learning Attacker Was Muslim

Blake Neff Update: The article has been posted once again, and modified to note Moore’s background. Salon deleted an article on its website Wednesday about an arson attack on a Houston mosque, after news broke the alleged attacker was Muslim. Authorities charged Gary Moore early Wednesday with setting fire to the Islamic Center of Houston on Christmas Day,…

In Paris Aftermath, Salon’s Chief Concern is Conservatives
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In Paris Aftermath, Salon’s Chief Concern is Conservatives

Andrew Follett The left-wing news website Salon ran an article claiming Republicans and conservatives on Twitter are serving a “vanguard of what is likely to be a very ugly backlash” directly after the Paris terrorists attacks. As shown in the image below, in an act of poor taste, the story was located directly below Salon.com’s number…