18 Oct 2019

Threatening Fines & Jail Time, Kentucky Bureaucrats Prevent Ministry From Giving Free Eyeglasses to Homeless

By The Rutherford Institute

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY (October 18, 2019) — Citing the First Amendment and a state religious freedom law, The Rutherford Institute has told Kentucky regulators that their ongoing attempts to place bureaucratic roadblocks in the path of a ministry’s efforts to provide free corrective eyeglasses to the poor and homeless violates the ministry’s r

17 Oct 2019

On Twitter, Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

By Thomas L Knapp

"There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service," begins a post at the micro-blogging service's non-micro-blog.

15 Oct 2019

Terrorized, Traumatized and Killed: The Police State’s Deadly Toll on America’s Children

By John W Whitehead

“Mommy, am I gonna die?” — 4-year-old Ava Ellis after being inadvertently shot in the leg by a police officer who was aiming for the girl’s boxer-terrier dog, Patches  

15 Oct 2019

USCIS Clarifies Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification to Better Ensure Victims of Abuse, Neglect and Abandonment Receive Protection

By Billia Genevieve

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today clarified requirements regarding the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification. 

15 Oct 2019

The Down Side of Impeachment

By Thomas L Knapp

Unless there's some dramatic change in the political landscape over the next month or so, I believe that the US House of Representatives will impeach President Donald Trump. Unless there's some dramatic change in the political landscape between now and Trump's trial in the US Senate, I don't believe the Senate will vote, by the necessary 2/3 majority, to convict him. Taken together, those two outcomes constitute a bad thing. Here's why:

11 Oct 2019

"The Grid" is the Problem, Not the Solution

By Thomas L Knapp

On October 9, Pacific Gas and Electric began shutting down power to about 750,000 customers (affecting as many as 2 million people) in California. The company claims the shutdowns are necessary to reduce the risk that its power-lines and other infrastructure will cause wildfires like last year's Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and and caused $16.5 billion in damage.

08 Oct 2019

Entangling Alliances Make For Forever Wars

By Thomas L Knapp

In March 2018, US president Donald Trump promised "we'll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon." That December, he issued an order to begin withdrawing US troops. Apparently the order never got executed. Most of a year later, US forces remain.

07 Oct 2019

John Lennon v the Deep State: One Man Against the "Monster"

By John W Whitehead

“You gotta remember, establishment, it’s just a name for evil. The monster doesn’t care whether it kills all the students or whether there’s a revolution. It’s not thinking logically, it’s out of control.” — John Lennon (1969)

03 Oct 2019

Victory: City Settles Lawsuit Over Arrest of Disabled Veteran for Canned Iced Tea, Bug Spray

By The Rutherford Institute

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA (October 2, 2019) — In a victory for common-sense and the rights of citizens to not have their lawful First-Amendment activity chilled by egregious, excessive government-security protocols, officials with the City of Charlottesville have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by The Rutherford Institute.

03 Oct 2019

Iowa Ranks 5th in Nation for Animal-Collisions Among Drivers

By Kelly Pargett

PRESS RELEASE (October 2, 2019) — It’s Fall and that means it’s prime season for animal collisions for drivers. According to a new State Farm® study, most animal-related crashes in the U.S. occur from October to December. While most collisions are with deer (58%), many other animals followed closely behind such as dogs, cats, farm animals, and large rodents.

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