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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK “At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.” .UPDATED. Maduro In US Custody
The death of Brigitte Bardot was so important that the New York Times gave her two obituaries, which is not bad for a French sex kitten from the 1950s and 1960s.
A father was arrested and charged after someone took offense at a tattoo on his leg—passive, nonviolent body art. Let me be clear: the ideology behind that tattoo is evil, historically murderous, and morally bankrupt. I despise it. But the man was not arrested for assault, intimidation, threats, or incitement. He was arrested for expression. That distinction is everything in a free society.
As a great year closes out, the last week brings some really strange views from our liberal friends.
80 years ago World War 2 ended. The remnants of the generations that lived that war and four 20-year generations of Germans born after the war are (unfairly) burdened with guilt and shame.
While Islamist movements wage a long war measured in generations, demographics, and ideological endurance, Western politicians fight short wars measured in polling data, donor pressure, and media optics.
Ensuring his post-WWII domination of Eastern Europe, Soviet despot Joseph Stalin saw to it that communist governments rose to power, by hook or by crook, in seven nations west of his own between 1945 and ’48.
In his Twitter biography, Harry Pettit describes himself as: Academic researcher. Geographer: extraction and resistance in MENA. Author of The Labor of Hope. Opinions my own, repost not endorsement. Free Palestine I’ll reserve judgement on what kind of “academic researcher” he is, but he’s all in on the “Free Palestine”, more accurately described as free …
I will admit it: there was a strong feeling of amusement among sensible people when the simpleton from Sweden was arrested for protesting in support of the British pro-terrorism group. Greta Thunberg had made a name for herself as a climate kook, but has branched out in support of Hamas, Palestinian terrorism, and against …
A striking headline can distill an entire saga into a single timeless line without a plot or nuance; just pure drama etched in ink.
The New York Times reported, in December of 2024, when Joe Biden was still President, that the expected good will and economic resurgence of Cuba due to President Obama normalizing relations with the Communist country didn’t really materialize, noting that most Cubans are: coping with prolonged power outages, standing in line at poorly stocked supermarkets …
Conservatives credit George Orwell for predicting the oppressive moves of our government, and rightly so
On Saturday, 12/6, PM Viktor Orban declared that Hungary’s 2026 general election will be the country’s final vote before a looming war reaches Europe.
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations — was created in the 1970s to stop Soviet spies from sneaking American missiles out in suitcases. It made sense back then. The battlefield was tanks, jets, rifles, and radios. Power was measured in steel and gunpowder.
Syria is not a declared war. There is no Syria-specific Authorization for Use of Military Force. There is no victory condition, no end state, no honest explanation that survives five follow-up questions.
This weekend, the global intifada against Jews (for now) visited Australia. A Muslim father and son turned attacked a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.
An 1100 foot oil tanker called The Skipper was sitting off the coast of Venezuela, when the U.S. Coast Guard boarded the vessel and took possession of ship, cargo and crew, launching an international chorus of hand-wringing, microphone-grabbing, and camera-mugging.
The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in President James Monroe’s seventh annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States’ sphere of interest.
Every few years, Washington discovers a brand-new way to make ordinary people miserable in the name of “security.” The latest brainstorm? A proposed rule requiring visitors from 42 friendly nations—including Australia—to hand over five years of their social media history just to enter the United States.
Communist China has exploited United Nations subsidiary organizations, such as the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, for years in pushing Chinese strategic goals and objectives through relentless information and influence warfare. These efforts attempt to shield Beijing and its allies from human rights scrutiny by misdirecting attention away …