LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has come into conflict with President Donald Trump, saying that sending the National Guard into Chicago to get a handle on the violence would be a “mistake.” Although Trump broached the subject in a tweet Tuesday, saying that he would “send in the feds”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Another one bites the dust as the latest stop on free speech activist Milo Yiannopoulos’s college tour bends to the will of the vocal minority protest voices on its campus and cancels a previously planned speaking event for Yiannopoulos. The disinvitation came merely a half-hour before the scheduled…
by Micah J. Fleck The Libertarian Republic recently reported on the horrible live Facebook streaming of the kidnapping and beating mentally disabled white man by four black self-proclaimed activists. It is being called a hate crime and serious prison time is expected for the offenders. Though the defense lawyers have tried to paint the four…
Judd Weiss Releases Final Video Commentary on Political Process by Avens O’Brien Judd Weiss was John McAfee’s choice for Vice President when they headed to the Libertarian convention in Orlando back in May of this year. The party delegates chose Governor Johnson and Governor Weld instead, but that didn’t stop Weiss from continuing his commentary…
by Micah J. Fleck The governor of Jakarta, Indonesia recently caused a stir in the Muslim community when he argued that those speaking out against his governorship could not use Quran passages as secular justification for their criticisms. His comments were deemed “offensive,” and despite his apologies, still led to a violent protest in which…
by Micah J. Fleck Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby plead not guilty on Friday in court regarding the charge of manslaughter she is facing for the killing of unarmed civilian Terence Crutcher. Her attorney, Scott Wood, did most of the talking, while Shelby stood around looking frightened, and shakily confirming her name for the judge….
by Josh Guckert According to The Sun, a record 5,640 wives and girlfriends were convicted in the United Kingdom of assaulting their male partners last year. This is up from 1,850 such cases in 2007. One British Member of Parliament, Philip Davies, has decided to finally address this issue. Said Davies: When people think of domestic violence,…
By Casey Harper Protesters faced off against law enforcement at the Republican National Convention Wednesday with several arrests, two injured officers and one person setting himself on fire. Cleveland police said 22 protesters have been arrested so far. Law enforcement said no media, only protesters, were apprehended. Protestor lit flag on fire, then lit himself on fire, catching…
By Casey Harper A Kansas police captain has been fatally shot in a string of attacks on police officers. Kansas City Police Capt. Robert David Melton was fatally shot Tuesday, The Kansas City Star reports. There have been recent fatal cop shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge. Melton was a veteran who went to Afghanistan. He…
10-Point Plan Recycled from 2015 In some form or another, an article about a 10-point manifesto from Black Lives Matter has been making the rounds on the internet. At first glance, the list appears to have a libertarian flavor to it. When I went to explore this popular piece, however, I quickly discovered that the…