Eric Shaffer
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Eric Shaffer is the host of The Lone Conservative podcast at Lone Conservative and an intern at MRCTV. He is a Finance major at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and plans to attend law school after he graduates for criminal law.

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Eric Schaffer | June 20, 2019
Iran reportedly shot down an unmanned U.S. drone Thursday, the latest move amid escalating tensions between the United States and the Middle Eastern nation. Though both countries agree that Iran did the deed, the circumstances surrounding the drone’s destruction have been met with conflicting reports from both the U.S. and Iranian governments. So, what do we currently know? On one side of…
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Eric Schaffer | June 19, 2019
    During a Wednesday House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss the adoption of HR 40, a resolution which calls for a commission to “study and develop reparation proposals for African-Americans,” actor Danny Glover expressed his support for the bill due to damages “inflicted by enslavement and post-emancipation and racial exclusionary policies.”    The proposal would also…
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Eric Schaffer | June 19, 2019
After announcing his presidential reelection bid on Tuesday, President Trump was met with a pleasant surprise. After just 24 hours, the GOP raked in a whopping $24.8 million dedicated to Trump’s reelection campaign, according to GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. @realDonaldTrump has raised a record breaking $24.8M in less than 24 hours for his re-election. The enthusiasm across the country for…
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Eric Schaffer | June 19, 2019
Yesterday, in an event that surprised no one, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said something stupid. In a live stream, AOC claimed that the United States was running concentration camps which are being used to imprison illegal immigrants: "The fact that concentration camps are now an institutionalized practice in the Home of the Free is extraordinarily disturbing and we need to do…
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Eric Schaffer | June 18, 2019
If you want to start a fierce debate among a group of conservatives, bring up flag burning. Odds are you’ll find a couple of people who disagree on the subject. Flag desecration has always been a sensitive issue, with the practice previously being banned in several states and localities. Laws barring the practice were finally deemed unconstitutional in the 1989 Texas v. Johnson Supreme Court…
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Eric Schaffer | June 18, 2019
Amazon, the e-commerce site which has become a staple in everyday American life, can’t seem to catch a break, especially not from the likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Yes, AOC is again attacking the sales giant - this time for apparently paying their workers “starvation wages.” In an interview on ABC’s New Week last Sunday, when asked if Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would remain a…
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Eric Schaffer | June 17, 2019
Denver is a city of culture. A place where there’s always something to do or see.  But beyond being home to amazing sights and a mediocre football team, Denver has an interesting and spirited political scene, one which has recently come under scrutiny by conservative media.  The chief focus of said scrutiny is Candi CdeBaca, a woman who earlier this month won a seat on Denver’s city council in…
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Eric Schaffer | June 17, 2019
With the conclusion of the Supreme Court’s term looming at the end of June and a staggering 24 cases yet to be ruled upon, anticipations are high for how the court will rule on some of the country’s most controversial cases. “Given the number of most-watched cases still unannounced, I cannot predict that the relatively low sharp divisions ratio will hold,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said…
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Eric Schaffer | June 17, 2019
Kyle Kashuv, former Parkland student and Second Amendment advocate, announced that his acceptance to Harvard had been rescinded as of Monday morning over comments he'd made in a private conversation on social media roughly two years ago. In a lengthy thread on Twitter, Kashuv explained: “Harvard rescinded my acceptance. Three months after being admitted to Harvard Class of 2023, Harvard has…
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Eric Schaffer | June 14, 2019
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) plans to sign SB 168 into Florida law.  The new legislation, which would ban sanctuary cities in the state of Florida, was heavily contested by Democrats, being one of the most contentious issues in Florida’s last gubernatorial election.  The bill was passed through the Florida House and Senate along party lines, with votes of 22-18 and 68-45…