In the Galactic Empire they don’t have police, they have Storm troopers. The Storm troopers are feared because they can stop anybody for any reason and they’re well-armed. The Storm troopers are a warning against the oppression that can be faced by a standing army, something the Founding Fathers were also concerned about.
The tragic events in Charlottesville, VA last week provided a flash point for the nation to have a discussion that we’ve been putting off for too long. The past few years of extremist politics have turned fringe ideas into mainstream ones, with Antifa communists and Alt Right Nazis getting plenty of the attention they crave,…
by Jacob Bojesson Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, consider borders the “worst invention” politicians ever created and called for countries to open them up to refugees. Juncker, the European Union’s most powerful official, discussed the refugee crisis and the rise of nationalism in Europe Monday during the opening of the European Forum Alpbach in Austria. As…
This isn’t another Christian criticism of secular libertarians, or an argument for why certain people are going to Hell. In fact, if you encounter someone who makes such a charge, gently point out that only God is in a position to judge one’s heart. Rather, I’m arguing that it’s impossible to ground libertarian morality without…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A college guidebook published recently online claims that black people are incapable of being racist to white people. Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr College published a guide on terms related to “allyship and anti-oppression,” reports Campus Reform. The resource guide covers “reverse racism” and boldly claims that it…
Satirical cartoonists from Taiwan produced a hilarious parody making fun of hashtag activist Suey Park. Park generated a hashtag on twitter called #CancelColbert in an attempt to paint the TV show host as racist, despite the fact that Colbert doesn’t actually run the account that first tweeted the satirical message. Park generated copious amount of…
by Josh Guckert On Friday, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that only Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would be the only candidates invited to the first debate on September 26 at Hofstra University. This came after deciding to use the average of five different polls to determine eligibility. Only those candidates averaging above 15% were granted…