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Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Damascus, Syria — Israeli jets just bombed a Syrian Revolutionary Guard airport near Damascus, and Syrian officials are now accusing Tel Aviv of supporting terrorism. According to several reports, the Mezzeh airport just west of the capital city was hit with a …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Palm Beach, FL — In what could be one of the most effective solutions for excessive force by police, federal marshals seized the personal possessions — from the sofa and lamps to clothing and an iron — of a South Florida deputy …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. (ZH) — Just hours after NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden urged President Obama to “save [Chelsea Manning’s] life by granting him clemency,” Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange says he will agree to be extradited to the United States if the president grants clemency to …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. The remarkable transition toward cannabis freedom is a truly great moment in U.S. history. As more lawmakers on Capitol Hill join the fight to defeat federal prohibition, more states are recognizing the benefits of cannabis decriminalization, but there remains wide disparity. When …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Evanston, IL — All too often, those who blindly support authority without question will say,  ‘If you don’t want to get beat up by police, don’t break the law.’ However, time after time after time, they are proven wrong — often in …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Agawam, MA — Three police officers so horrifically beat a man in custody, all of them — a sergeant and two veteran patrolmen — were fired. Now, Police Chief Eric Gillis has released video footage of the brutal attack — and what …

With abysmal ratings, and after being embroiled in yet another “fake news” controversy, it’s not unreasonable for people to begin wondering if CNN or other left-wing media outlets are EVER going to learn their lesson, and begin to at least ACT like they’re attempting to exercise some journalistic integrity, or …

We all know that there are wicked people everywhere. No matter your ethnic or national background, every person is sinful. This means that no group is more or less susceptible to sin. So, that there is a person from Central America who has hurt others and broken the law, should …

“You can’t get rich in politics unless you are a crook.” -President Harry S. Truman The first president of the United States, George Washington, warned long ago concerning those who represent the American people that “few men have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” As we take a look …

Kentucky’s Thomas Massie (R-KY) is one of the best and brightest in Congress today. He is an entrepreneur, inventor, and engineer with a better-than Ivy League (he graduated from MIT) education and a first-rate mind. Massie is one of the most conservative voices in Congress today, and he can often …