In a primary that split the conservative House Freedom Caucus, incumbent Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., fended off a challenge from conservative State Rep. Adam Morgan. Prominent members of the House Freedom Caucus were split on who should get the nod to represent South Carolina’s solidly Republican 4th Congressional District in the northern part of the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis has launched a new political committee to target a pair of ballot initiatives on abortion access and legalizing marijuana in Florida, as he looks to block policies Democrats believe will bring them back into relevancy in the state. The committee — called the Florida Freedom Fund — was quietly […]
Flames damaged part of a house in Beaver County on Saturday. Members of the New Sewickley Fire District say emergency crews were called to the 600 block of 4th Avenue at 3:47 p.m. on Sunday. The first firefighter to arrive at the scene used a fire extinguisher to begin knocking down flames which were building […]
Aristidis Vafeiadakis/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, W.W. Norton & Company, 384 pages, $29.99 Joseph Stiglitz, a former chief economist of the World Bank, thinks that taxation is a precondition for freedom, not a threat to it. The current political problem, he argues in The Road to […]
Lalnunpuii joined the armed resistance movement [Family handout] An abandoned Myanmar military camp sits atop a wooded hill, overlooking a picturesque lake which is well known in these parts because of its unique heart-like shape. Landmine canisters and spent bullets litter the ground. Yellow wildflowers have sprouted through piles of corrugated tin sheets strewn about […]
EXCLUSIVE – Actor and comedian Russell Brand said he finds it difficult to understand why any freedom-loving American would choose to vote for President Biden over former President Trump in the upcoming election. In a new episode of his podcast “Stay Free with Russell Brand,” scheduled to premiere on Friday, Brand sat down with model, […]
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, was presented with the Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award in Berlin on Wednesday. Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation was also recognized at the ceremony for its fight against the Russian government’s attempts to crack down on freedom of the press. In her acceptance speech, Navalnaya said the […]
After Ryan Scott Anderson picked up Blanchard from prison, the pair spent the night together in a hotel JC Olivera/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Gypsy Rose Blanchard, left, and Ryan Scott Anderson The first episode of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up takes viewers behind the scenes of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s December 2023 prison release and the first […]
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WKRG) — Juneteenth, also known as “our country’s second independence day,” is coming up, and Bay Minette is hosting an event to celebrate. U.S. Coast Guard rescues 4 Fairhope men in the Gulf According to a release, the city is preparing to host the “Juneteenth: The Day of Freedom” event on Saturday, […]
A university professor addressing his students during a lecture. Getty Images. Over the past few years, Republican state lawmakers have introduced more than 150 bills in 35 states that seek to curb academic freedom on campus. Twenty-one of these bills have been signed into law. This legislation is detailed in a new white paper published […]
Nearly 250 years ago, America’s Founding Fathers made good on their dream of establishing one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. On July 4, 1776, they signed The Declaration of Independence, officially declaring the U.S. free from British rule, and we’ve been observing the anniversary ever since. However you plan to celebrate the […]