Author: Justin Lane

  During an Ask Me Anything on Reddit last year, President Barack Obama was asked what he would do to “end the corrupting influence of money in politics during his second term”. Mr. Obama answered: “Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are seeing something new in the no-holds barred flow of seven and eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into super-PACs; they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political process over the long run and drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the Disclose Act that is already written and been...

The men that stormed the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago today were cut from a very special cloth. Jim Martin was a paratrooper that made that jump into Normandy and yesterday he recreated that day landing in the same location he did all those years...

The NRA has been flip-flopping on its position regarding recent open carry demonstrations. Leave it to Jon Stewart to show just how contradictory things have become. In the end, it’s “all just a business plan for arms dealers.”   Joshua is a writer and researcher with Ring of Fire. You can follow him on Twitter...

  Original: Police Investigating Tea Party Campaign Member Locked in Courthouse with Ballots The Hinds County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement that it does not accept the version of events issued by the McDaniel’s campaign about the events that transpired Wednesday night. The campaign’s version of why three individuals were inside of the Hinds County Courthouse in we early morning hours with election ballots on Wednesday was that those individuals were allowed in by “uniformed personnel.” The Sheriff’s Department spokesman Othor Cain said, “It’s a fabrication that someone pointed them to a door. I think that’s a total...

  Florida is notorious for its backwards stance on gun safety. Leave it to Stephen Colbert to show us just how backward. Aren’t you glad to be his neighbor? The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive Joshua is a writer and researcher with Ring of Fire. You can follow him on Twitter...