New Berlin-Moscow-Beijing Axis?
2022-11-07
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Beijing last week may be the opening move in an effort to replace the US with China as a key ally and trade partner.Continue Reading
Big Brother Meets Big Tech
2022-11-02
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
The End of Affirmative Action?
2022-10-31
The Supreme Court hears a case beginning today that could mean the end of racial quotas. The suit is based in part by claims that Asian students are discriminated against in college admissions in favor of other students of color.Continue Reading
Radical Idea on Transgender Youth from UK National Health Service
2022-10-27
The UK’s National Health Service issued new draft guidelines to doctors on dealing with transgender youth: “Gender incongruence” is a phase that most children grow out of if left alone.Continue Reading
The Friday Five – Neverending War
2022-10-21
Washington Post reports that US government officials privately don’t believe Ukraine can win the war with Russia, but they have no intention of pushing—or even nudging—Kyiv to negotiate.Continue Reading
China Tells Its Citizens to Leave Ukraine
2022-10-19
China’s Foreign Ministry has advised its citizens in Ukraine to “evacuate,” a potentially ominous sign that Russia’s assault may get more intense in the weeks ahead.Continue Reading
Florida Church Invites Drag Queen for Children’s Sermon
2022-10-12
“Ms. Penny Cost” delivered a children’s sermon last weekend at Allendale UMC in St. Petersburg. Ironically, the pastor justified it with Romans 12:2: “Be not conformed to this world.”Continue Reading
California Becomes Parents’ Worst Nightmare
2022-10-05
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill making California a “sanctuary” for children traveling to the state for gender-reassignment surgery and cross-gender hormones, even when those children are acting without the knowledge or consent of parents.Continue Reading
Return of the Weimar Republic
2022-09-20
A German bakery was shocked when its bill for natural gas, normally about $5,800 a month, jumped to about $87,500 a month for the last quarter. The ongoing proxy war between NATO and Russia is leading to a cold, dark, and hungry winter for Europe.Continue Reading
A Second Front?
2022-09-19
Fighting broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia last week that left a reported 170 soldiers dead between the two sides. A fragile cease-fire appears to be holding, but a web of alliances could draw Russia, Turkey, and, possibly, NATO into a bigger war.Continue Reading