A stunning and accurate statistic regarding the death toll from guns is getting renewed interest in the wake of the Orlando massacre. In a late 2012 segment of PBS NewsHour, liberal commentator Mark Shields told host Judy Woodruff that more Americans have died from guns than in all U.S. wars combined: You know, Judy, the […]
My father asked me if I was gay. I said, “Does it really matter? My good friend Steve is gay. We’ve known each other since 1990, and I consider him to be part of my family. He is one of the sweetest, funniest, smartest, and warmest friends I have. He always has a shoulder for […]
Jessie Maher was breastfeeding her one month old daughter in a Connecticut Target when a strange man began verbally assaulting her. Maher told WFSB that the unidentified man appeared angry and said, “Can’t you do that somewhere else?” He said what she was doing was disgusting. “I am feeding my baby, and I have the right to […]
A bill with bipartisan sponsorship aims to reform the questionable police practice of civil asset forfeiture that allows law enforcement to take cash and property from people without convicting them, or usually even charging them, of a crime. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R.-Wis.) introduced the “Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches […]
This female Navy Veteran has a fierce response to a nasty note for parking in a spot reserved for veterans. North Carolina resident and 8 year Navy veteran Rebecca Landis Hayes parked in a spot reserved for veterans when she needed to make a quick run in at the grocery store chain, Harris Teeter, on […]