The Washington Standard
VA Police Settle with Activist Who Was Held at Gun Point, Handcuffed, and Arrested for Lawfully Carrying a Rifle During a Protest
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by The Rutherford Institute on behalf of a man who was arrested as he was engaged in a First Amendment protest against President Obama while lawfully carrying a rifle.…
Philadelphia Mayor Proposes Sugar Tax on Soda instead of Putting Government on Spending Diet
Whether it is the federal government or the State government, officials in government are under the impression they have every right to make decisions for the individual that would make us safer, healthier and poorer. States mandated seat…
The System is Rigged: RNC to Adopt DNC Rules to Stump Trump
Yesterday, it was reported that Republican “establishment figures” gathered in Washington, DC to “lunch” and foment a plan to derail Donald Trump. Of course, this is only one plan in the works hatched by Republican oligarchs to place…
Guess Who Obama is Blaming For Libyan Fiasco
No one likes to admit when they are wrong. There is a reason for this; the pain is built into the system. This pain is a consequence that helps us to learn from our mistakes. If there is…
Prescription Painkiller Crisis: Why Do Americans Consume 80 Percent Of All Prescription Painkillers?
If Americans are so happy, then why do we consume 80 percent of the entire global supply of prescription painkillers? Less than 5 percent of the world’s population lives in this country, and yet we buy four-fifths of…
Bleeding Heart Hillary Clinton Demonstrates Just How Heartless She is in this Answer to Voter’s Burden of Healthcare Costs
Something truly profound took place during the CNN Democrat Town Hall on Sunday night. A woman from Ohio asked a very important question of Hillary Clinton, and Clinton responded with what may be the most heartless and dissatisfying…
Putin to Withdraw Russian Forces in Syria: “Objectives Achieved… Terrorists Have Been Forced Out”
Now it is Putin’s “Mission Accomplished” moment in the Middle East. Who can say what Putin’s long term objectives are, but regardless, he has won this round. His decision to bring Russian troops into Syria has weakened ISIS,…
