Individual Rights

Sports December 14, 2023

Trans athlete wins girls' U14 dance competition, sparking both fury, praise; Riley Gaines weighs in

A firestorm has erupted online after a biological boy won a girls' under-14 Irish dance tournament in Texas recently, with Riley Gaines advocating for one of two competing petitions.

First Amendment November 10, 2023

Free-speech advocates push Elon Musk to fight 'state-sponsored censorship': petition

More than 50 free-speech advocates ask owner Elon Musk to "harness" the power of X, formerly Twitter, to combat threats to free speech at the hands of government actors.

Big Tech Backlash October 28, 2023

GOP AG hopeful Supreme Court will block Biden admin from 'worst First Amendment' breaches in history

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey believes the Supreme Court will establish a 'wall of separation between tech and state' thanks to his lawsuit against the Biden administration.

Gavin Newsom September 27, 2023

NRA slams Newsom's 'sin tax' comments on gun law amid spiraling crime: 'ignoring criminals'

The NRA hit back at California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a handful of gun control bills into law, including an excise tax he compared to a "sin tax."

Alabama September 15, 2023

Alabama will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church

Alabama is marking the 60th anniversary of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church by the Ku Klux Klan, one of the most serious terror acts of the Civil Rights Movement.

Maryland September 6, 2023

Baltimore County settles with female firefighters whose male coworker collected, shared nude photos of them

Baltimore County, Maryland, will pay $275,000 in a settlement after a male firefighter collected and shared nude photos of several female firefighters.

LIFESTYLE July 18, 2023

Five reasons Ayn Rand loved the United States of America: 'The right to live by one's own judgment'

Ayn Rand advocated individual rights and limited government; born in totalitarian Russia she loved the United States and believed in American exceptionalism.

US July 18, 2023

School district discriminates against religious students with extracurricular ban: lawsuit

Parochial school parents in Pennsylvania are suing the State College Area School District after their kids were allegedly barred from participating in district activities.

Business July 12, 2023

Michigan hair salon owner sparks LGBTQ+ outrage by banning ‘anything other than a man/woman’

A Michigan hair salon owner said anyone who does not identify as a man or woman is "not welcome" at her business and should instead go to a pet groomer.

EDUCATION June 8, 2023

LGBTQ+ groups wreck Target for having no 'cojones': 'Just stay out of it'

Target Corporation faces heat from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, some who said they may boycott the company if it refused to fix its mistakes during Pride Month.

EDUCATION May 22, 2023

Trump-appointed judge rules against transgender student's demand to wear heels and dress to graduation

Trump-appointed Judge Taylor McNeel of the Southern District of Mississippi ruled against a transgender student's demand to wear a dress and heels to graduation.