Tallahassee, FL — Earlier this year in May, Rebekah Jones, the data scientist working for Florida, who put together that state’s COVID-19 database, made national headlines when she was fired by the state over a disagreement in reporting…

While there are certainly some outlandish claims based on complete nonsense made by those who oppose vaccinations as well as the rabid pro-vaxxers, there are very real reasons to advocate for informed consent and vaccine safety. No one…

On Friday, the House voted 228-164 to decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent marijuana-related convictions, marking the first time that either chamber of Congress has endorsed the legalization of cannabis. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1334924404791406595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1334924404791406595%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefreethoughtproject.com%2Fcongress-passes-bill-to-decriminalize-cannabis-federally%2F On November 3, 2020, history was made in…

Many politicians, companies, and advocacy groups across the planet are celebrating the fact that governments have moved to fast-track the approval of COVID-19 vaccines from various companies. Many of these same people are also pushing to make the…

New Orleans, LA — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and the Cyber Crime Unit, in partnership with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office launched a sting last month to catch the…

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the government is responding the only way they know how — arbitrary rules backed by the threat of force. Business owners who flout lockdowns have been arrested, beaten, jailed, and even…

Well, that escalated quickly. On November 25, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive grant of clemency, otherwise known as a pardon, to Retired U.S. Army General Michael Flynn. The sweeping pardon cleared the former national security adviser…

Phoenix, AZ — Ryan Whitaker, 40, and father of two, had committed no crime, had harmed no one and was merely answering his door when Phoenix police officer Jeff Cooke dumped three rounds into him — killing him…

As the massive human experiment in tyranny, censorship, and fear — otherwise known as 2020 — comes to a close, it just wouldn’t be complete without some government agency exhuming the ghost of despotism’s past. In the cherry…

With Congressman Justin Amash announcing that he will not seek re-election in July, those who advocate for limited government and individual liberty were dealt a blow to their thoughts for the future. Without radical pro-peace and anti-statist representatives…

When the politicians on taxpayer-funded salaries sit around and discuss which businesses to keep open and which businesses to shut down, they never consider limiting their salaries or cutting their funding. They simply force people out of business and offer nothing…

Havre, MT —  Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez are both U.S. born citizens who grew up in Texas and California respectively. But their lifelong citizenship and complete lack of criminal record would have no bearing on a US…

Vermont — This week, Vermont’s Republican Governor, Phil Scott announced the state’s plans to have children questioned next week about what they did over the Thanksgiving break and if they attended any gatherings outside of their home. If…

Albuquerque, NM — Let there be no doubt that COVID-19 is spiking across the country. Cases are exploding and hospitalizations are on the rise. The recent spike has governments scrambling to contain the virus. It appears that everything…

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines for all the wrong reasons after releasing his office’s requirements for Thanksgiving. The dictates were ostensibly put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 but quickly got called out…

Olympia, WA — As TFTP reports on a regular basis, child predators are attracted to positions of authority. When given authority, these predators are put into unique situations which allow them to exploit and prey on children with…

Philadelphia, PA — A statement that is often said in jest but that is 100% accurate goes as follows: police think they can somehow keeps drugs off the streets, yet they can’t even keep them out of their own…