A new plan to lower egg prices. Why did the chicken cross the road? To take out a loan to buy a carton of eggs. The situation has caught the attention of the mainstream media and progressive lawmakers. Their intention, of course, it is not to shine a spotlight so US consumers can receive relief…
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On Wednesday, February 26, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding an allegation of anti-straight bias. The case is Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. Ms. Ames argues she was discriminated against because her gay supervisor illegally punished her for being straight. Some appellate courts, including the 6th circuit (where Ohio sits), make…
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Get out of jail free cards for state legislators may get revoked. The Grand Canyon State’s legislature is cogitating on revoking a long-standing law that allows members of the esteemed body to get a pass on traffic violations and mild infractions. The Arizona Constitution shields state lawmakers from any civil process and arrest during sessions…
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Jeff Bezos’ Damascene conversion is ruffling feathers. Just try to wrap your brain around what’s happened this week in the left-wing media: MSNBC canceled Joy Reid’s show and laid off a number of people working on the Rachel Maddow program for good measure. Just yesterday (Feb. 26), the owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos,…
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Not restraining deportees can have violent consequences. A lot of sensationalism has been spewed lately in response to the White House releasing a video of federal agents shackling deportees. Some have called it “slavery porn.” Others are acting as if President Donald Trump is the first to order the use of restraints during deportations or…
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For the economic observers keeping track, Apple can be added to the growing list of multinational corporations pledging to invest billions of dollars in the US economy. Is the iPhone maker ultra-bullish on Trumponomics, or is the tech juggernaut attempting to avoid the new administration’s tariffs? It could be a bit of both, as President…
From the moment it became clear that Donald Trump had secured a decisive electoral victory, the left has been flailing about, desperately seeking a counter-narrative to explain away and diminish the evident allure of his far-reaching, revolutionary agenda. Early on, unable to challenge the reality of an unambiguous mandate from the American people, the hard…
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The president’s quest for a shared vision. Presidents often start building a Pentagon to their liking shortly after taking office. That the present commander-in-chief would do the same should be no surprise. So, when President Donald Trump gave Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General C.Q. Brown his walking papers, it was…
First media reports got the story wrong. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is putting common sense into the Pentagon budget process, correcting the record about what that means. Many in the media called it an 8% cut in the defense budget, but that was wrong. Since Congress has been talking about as much as a…
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The commander-in-chief says he will be breaking bread with his opponents. On Feb. 19, President Donald Trump signaled his intention to soon meet with top Democrats for lunch, expressing his hopes that they could work together. Speaking at a Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami, the chief executive seemed hopeful that his olive…
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Most Americans have never heard of Ed Martin, but his name will likely be on a lot of people’s lips in the very near future. Martin is the interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia, and he has ruffled the feathers of some Democrats in the nation’s capital, as well as their stenographers in…
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Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest-running and most popular weekly column. Cheers went up at the local pub in Williamsport, IN, as Newsmax announced on television that Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell would not seek re-election. Heartlanders also discussed the “pansification” of men, the Big Apple’s mayor getting his wings clipped, and a…
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