“It is not enough in life that one succeed,” the droll economist John Kenneth Galbraith is supposed to have said. “Others must fail.” We’re at a moment, in this week before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, when the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president is succeeding at just about every enterprise he undertakes while his political and […]
On U.S. Navy vessels, the call to emergency action stations is “General Quarters.” China‘s public display of the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet is a call to general quarters, to action stations, for the whole of our society. The display on Dec. 26 near Chengdu, in central China, was of an aircraft matching sixth-generation airframe […]
America stands at a critical crossroads. After years of crippling inflation, stagnant wages, and an economy weighed down by failed economic policies, families across the nation are struggling to make ends meet. Inflation has affected everyone, driving prices for everyday essentials such as gas, groceries, rent, and mortgages to historic highs, eliminating the American dream […]
“Long live China, n*gga. Long live Xi Jinping, n*gga!” This is how one influencer responded to the looming TikTok ban in a viral video with more than 8 million views. While perhaps unique in its eloquence, this reaction was sadly par for the course for how many members of Generation Z and TikTok users are […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday will hold what is expected to be her last briefing before President Biden’s term ends. The briefing follows the news that a ceasefire and hostage release deal has been reached between Israel and militant group Hamas over its war in Gaza. The president gave remarks from the...
President Biden on Wednesday hailed a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel that would include the release of American hostages, marking a major diplomatic win in a foreign conflict that had come to define his final year in office. Biden delivered remarks from the White House hours after the first reports emerged that Israel and...
President Biden’s approval rating as he leaves office matches the lowest of his presidency in a recent poll from CNN. In the CNN poll released on Wednesday, 36 percent said they are supportive "of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president,” matching an approval rating the president received in June of last...
The musical lineup for President-elect Trump’s inauguration weekend is full of country music stars and other big names, from Carrie Underwood to the Village People. Underwood will sing “America the Beautiful” at the swearing-in on Monday, American tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the National Anthem and Lee Greenwood, who is a longtime Trump supporter, will...