Recently, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson sparked a diplomatic row after describing South Korea as “the dagger in the heart of Asia” from China’s perspective. The Chinese Embassy in Seoul strongly criticized the remarks, stating they “crossed the line” and exhibited unnecessary belligerence. Later, also challenged by a Chinese delegate at the Shangri-La […]
The Supreme Court will soon decide a case that could upend the balance built into a bipartisan law that has accelerated the launch of generic drugs and saved American patients, employers, and taxpayers trillions of dollars in recent decades — while still incentivizing biopharmaceutical companies to research and develop medicines in the first place. The […]
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten complains that writing her newly released book “almost killed” her. But based on AFT’s own financial records, it’s the union members who suffered the actual injury. Hyperbolically titled, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” the book was published last September by an imprint of Penguin Random House and represents Weingarten’s […]
A not so long time ago, in a galaxy not so far, far away, the release of a new Star Wars movie would have been a major pop cultural event. It would have been the most anticipated film of the year, and showtimes on opening day would have sold out within minutes of going on […]
The United States and its European allies face a growing critical minerals challenge, and Greenland’s government is making it harder to address. The Kvanefjeld rare earth deposit in southern Greenland, one of the world’s largest, remains stalled because of political decisions by Greenland’s semi-autonomous government. The timing is difficult to ignore. China is tightening its […]
A recent report has found that the California Teachers Association, the state’s largest teachers union, has massively funded liberal and partisan political causes, far exceeding its counterparts in other states. All that union spending, however, has not helped improve student achievement. The report, issued by the national grassroots group Defending Education, which promotes quality non-political […]
Democratic performance antics around an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, New Jersey, propelled a protest to a violent crisis and made my state the epicenter of a national fight between officers enforcing immigration law to protect the public and leftists rampaging in nightly riots designed to evoke terror. Now, the elite troopers […]
What’s been most shocking over the last nearly three years, since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, has been the willingness of people in positions of power and responsibility to accept and repeat obviously untrue claims about Israel and Jews. Now, at least the worst of those, the libel that Israel has committed genocide […]
In the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Western Conference semifinals sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron James stood at the podium and delivered the line that has come to define this moment in his career. “I don’t know what the future holds for me, obviously, as it stands right now […]
As the world confronts challenges of aging populations and healthcare workforce shortages, smart healthcare is no longer optional — it’s essential. And Taiwan is a proven expert. A nationwide digital health infrastructure delivering visible, transformative results. 13 Taiwanese hospitals among Newsweek’s 2026 World’s Best Smart Hospitals, ranking second in Asia. More than 50 artificial intelligence-driven […]