Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Voting While on Probation

"Crystal Mason, who was already a convicted felon for tax fraud, voted while on supervised release, the Dallas Morning News reported. According to Texas law, convicted felons cannot vote until they serve the entirety of their sentence, including supervised release."

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Ex-cop who ‘beat the s–t out of’ jaywalk suspect charged with assault

"Bodycam video shows Hickman, 31, beating and choking Johnnie Jermaine Rush, who was suspected of jaywalking and trespassing after crossing into a parking lot of a business that was closed at the time. Rush, 33, who can be heard on the footage saying multiple times that he can’t breathe, was also shocked twice with a stun gun while being restrained."

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Cop Arrested for Propositioning 5yo, Possessing Baby & Toddler Porn

"A veteran sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged with three felony counts of possession of child pornography after he was caught soliciting sex from young girls online, and he was found with several images that depicted babies, toddlers, and young children engaged in sex acts."

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Signed by the Governor: Iowa Law Expands Healthcare Freedom

DES MOINES, Iowa (March 30, 2018) – On Wednesday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom outside of government insurance regulatory schemes. The House of Delegates Human Resources Committee introduced House Bill 2356 (HF2356) on Feb. 14. It replaced HF2275 sponsored by Rep. David Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant). The new law specifies…

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Worst President? Most Were Awful, But What About LBJ?

Who was the worst president? Tom Woods and Michael Malice were presented with this question in one of his recent podcast episodes. He and Malice spent a good deal of time debating if Woodrow Wilson or Franklin Roosevelt did more damage to America. Both were awful, and Malice makes a compelling case for Wilson, while…

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Signed by the Governor: Wisconsin Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

MADISON, Wisc. (March 29, 2018) – Yesterday, the Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A large bipartisan coalition of senators and representatives introduced Senate Bill 84 (SB84) last…

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