For years, the Iranian government has attacked Israel mainly through proxies — Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. More recently, it has launched direct, gratuitous strikes on the Middle East’s only relatively free country. If holding this regime accountable isn’t morally justified, there is no such thing as moral justification. There is also a utilitarian argument […]
Is there a war going on between the United States and China right now? Yes — but not the kind we’re used to labeling. There is no hot war in sight yet, no missiles flying, no declared front. And “Cold War 2.0,” the label most often reached for, doesn’t quite fit either. The original Cold […]
The midterm elections are upon us. As both parties scramble to make their last appeals to voters, they may be overlooking a key demographic among voting Americans — one that could have a significant affect on the outcome of the elections. Recent polling shows just how influential this new voting bloc could be. The question […]
Last week, BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, announced plans to sell its oil and natural gas business in the North Sea. The news was another sign that BP, which once rivaled oil and gas giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, can no longer be considered a globally significant energy company. Today, BP has a stock market capitalization of around […]
As President Donald Trump recently spoke of “good talks” with Iran, Tehran publicly hanged Amir Hossein Safari Hosseinabadi and Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani in Isfahan. Iran’s judiciary said the two men helped kill four police officers, burn a police station, and damage public property during January’s nationwide uprising. The charges are grave. So are the due-process […]
Leaders who care about productivity should stop asking where people sit and start asking which arrangement helps each kind of work create the most value.
Health experts on Tuesday morning will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Medicaid, just months after the Trump administration issued a new rule requiring states to implement work requirements before approving residents for the low-income insurance program. The long-anticipated update guides 42 states and the District of Columbia in carrying out the work rules implemented by President Trump's One...
Megan Romer, the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), said Monday that the organization's members make up the base of the Democratic Party. Romer was pressed by NewsNation's "Cuomo" on DSA's role in the Michigan Senate race. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is set to face off against moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who Democrats...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche's favor. Cornyn secured a deal...