Oman’s strategy of calculated neutrality has run out of road. Long celebrated as a quiet diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran, Muscat has shattered its careful balancing act. A desperate attempt to revive a paralyzed shipping economy has transformed Oman into a central participant in a military conflict between the United States and Iran. The […]
I would love to think that Mark Zuckerberg saw the light. Meta, Zuckerberg’s massive tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 state attorneys general who had sued the company for deliberately addicting children to its products. In addition to the financial penalties, Meta agreed to implement features […]
Although voters narrowly gave Republicans control of the House of Representatives, the once-"Grand Old Party" was keen to throw its majority away. Despite the GOP's declasse candidate quality in the 2022 midterm elections, the coattails of Lee Zeldin's quixotic bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul in indigo New York provided Republicans a crucial four-seat margin in the House, carrying them to 222 seats at the start of 2023.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban likes to opine on politics, but his understanding of cultural matters is amateurish, and he proved that with his latest comments on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
GOP: WE'RE ALREADY SPENDING MORE MONEY ON THE BORDER, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. President Joe Biden's position on the disaster at the U.S.-Mexico border is that it is the result of Congress failing to do its job. He, Biden, didn't create the problem; instead, it was Congress, by which Biden means Republicans, who have neglected a terrible situation.
In the weeks after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, I noted that one of the tenants at Trump Tower was the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a massive state-owned bank that plays a key role in China’s industrial and, thus, geopolitical designs.
President Joe Biden is in trouble. By all accounts, voters overwhelmingly disapprove of his leadership, with especially low marks for his handling of the economy and the border. His poll numbers have cratered as he stares down an electoral rematch with his immediate predecessor a mere 10 months from now.
The Vatican has entered full damage control mode less than a month after creating mass confusion in December through its document allowing Catholic priests to bless people in same-sex relationships.
It is news that is sure to be welcomed by the throngs of people who are tired of the race-obsessed society the nation has become. Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Police Department fired its first-ever DEI officer, Leslie Marant, Philadelphia’s WPVI reported.
The more studies that are done on the growing of marijuana, the more it is becoming clear legalization of the drug is becoming a major public health crisis. Controls on marijuana should be not eased but strengthened.
