Brickbats: April 2021
Police in Brooklyn, New York, touted a raid they made in December that seized 22 firearms, even posting a photo of themselves with their haul online. The police department’s own …
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As Americans Face Starvation, Gov’t Spends $55 Billion on Smart Toilets, Lizards on Treadmills, and More
Sen. Rand Paul’s new report shows the feds wasted millions studying whether people will eat bugs, funding art classes in Kenya, fighting truancy in the Philippines, and more. Free Thought …
Brickbat: Unexcused Absence
The New Mexico Department of Public Education has apologized for sending a truancy letter to the parents of Landon Fuller, asking them to report why their son was not enrolled …
California Threatens To Arrest 12-Year-Old For Missing 3 Zoom Classes
California Threatens To Arrest 12-Year-Old For Missing 3 Zoom Classes Tyler Durden Fri, 10/30/2020 – 19:00 Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Policing, Probation, Juvenile Justice Reforms
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom ended the legislative season by signing several criminal justice and policing reform bills into law, formally banning the use of carotid restraints by police statewide, …
As More Children Learn From Home, The State Is Cracking Down On ‘Virtual Truancy’
As More Children Learn From Home, The State Is Cracking Down On ‘Virtual Truancy’ Tyler Durden Mon, 08/24/2020 – 10:00 Authored by Kerry McDonald via FEE.org/The Libertarian Institute, As remote …
Kamala Night at the DNC: The Party Anoints Harris and Brags About Biden’s Crime Bill
Crowning Kamala Harris. Former President Barack Obama stole the show on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, reminding Americans that while his words might sometimes be empty, he …
Religion and Education in a Free Society
Montgomery County, Mary- land, which lies just outside of Washington, D.C., is one of America’s richest and most populous counties. It is also home to the largest school system in …
WATCH: School Cop Threatens to Kill Student Trying to Leave Campus for Dentist Appointment
A high school student was attempting to leave school campus to go to an appointment when the school cop threatened to kill him—twice. Free Thought ProjectIt is the mission of …
Kamala Harris Unveils Criminal Justice Plan That Reverses Her Record On Crime
The plan unveiled on Monday is a sharp reversal from what Sen. Kamala Harris has previously stood for as an aggressive prosecutor. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online …