As Hezbollah threatens to open a second front in the Israel-Hamas war, Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz formed a war cabinet Wednesday that includes the two men and Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
A quick update today in the middle of our tour of Hebron, Israel: Reports you may have heard about chaos on the streets and American citizens being advised to leave Israel are simply not true.Continue Reading
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are scheduled to make important speeches tomorrow about the war in Ukraine, one year to the day after Putin’s announcement that Russia recognized the independence of the breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine.Continue Reading
President Biden this week condemned political violence as a threat to democracy, but strangely enough, he failed to mention threats to Republican politicians or $2 billion property damage from “fiery but mostly peaceful protests” by liberals.
The Pentagon confirmed earlier this week that American troops are on the ground in Ukraine to inspect stockpiles of weapons sent by the US. The proxy war between the US and Russia threatens to get hot.Continue Reading
The Intercept reports that the Department of Homeland Security is broadening efforts to clamp down on speech it considers dangerous by partnering the big tech platforms. This isn’t news to anyone who’s been paying attention.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The timing is awkward for President Biden as he prepares to meet with the Saudis, but Turkey’s membership is potentially more significant.Continue Reading
The Atlanta Fed’s GDPnow measure, which tracks economic data in real time, shows a contraction in the second quarter of 2022 of 2.1%. Following the first quarter’s 1.6% drop, this meets the technical definition of a recession.Continue Reading
The Czech Republic becomes the first NATO nation to send tanks to Ukraine for use against Russian forces in the ongoing war. How Russia chooses to respond remains to be seen.Continue Reading
We kick off a new year with hopes that this will not be a rerun of 2020 or ’21, despite the best efforts of government officials to keep the fear turned up to 11.Continue Reading