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Michael Brown, One day the right is mocking Hillary Clinton for taking a fall while walking down a flight of outdoor steps in India. The next day the left is mocking the president’s weight. Must we be so infantile in our criticisms? Aren’t there enough issues of substance for us to discuss and debate? I
Nicholas Grossman, President Trump announced that H. R. McMaster will be his new National Security Adviser, replacing Michael Flynn. Removing Flynn was already addition by subtraction, and adding one of the military’s foremost intellectuals will strengthen the administration’s foreign policy team. But how much influence McMaster will have remains to be seen. To counterinsurgency wonks
Economic Times of India, Deportations were attributed to visa violations, crime and security concerns linking the deportees to terror organizations. Saudi Arabia has deported almost 40,000 Pakistanis in the last four months on grounds of security, reflecting hardening stance towards its traditional ally. A leading Saudi paper, Saudi Gazette, reported last week that over 39,000
Cal Thomas, Some Walls Work. “You must always leave the wall” — “The Fantasticks” While the debate continues about when, how quickly and who will pay for a “wall” across America’s Southern border, at least one country known for its liberal politics is offering a lesson. The “City of Light,” Paris, France, has decided to
Perry Chiaramonte, In the past year, the persecution of Christians has not only increased, but it has also spread to more corners of the globe – with incidents occurring on every continent, according to a new report. The advocacy group Open Doors USA recently released the latest edition of its annual World Watch List, which
William Craddick, DisobedientMedia.com Gab CCO Utsav Sanduja On Censorship, Monopolistic Abuse And Social Media’s Human Rights Potential. #SpeakFreely We’re no longer living in the 1990’s and the age of computer science major-driven startups which various entrepreneurs grew out of their garages to become transnational conglomerates. Tech groups now permeate every aspect of our lives. Their products
Donna Rachel Edmunds, Times columnist and author India Knight has called for the assassination of U.S. President, Donald J. Trump. During a days-long invective against the newly inaugurated President, on Twitter in which Knight called Mr Trump a “moron”, “mad”, “needy”, and an “arse”, among other things, before telling him to “shut up”, she mused
If the U.K. is to make a success of Brexit as Prime Minister Theresa May vows, it’s going to have to strike a string of trade deals with partners around the globe. Whether it can was thrown into question last week by Ivan Rogers, who resigned as the U.K.’s ambassador to the European Union with
As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts, deadly attacks at gatherings and deaths of legendary celebrities. Here’s a look at how people are ushering in the new year: ___ AUSTRALIA Sydney sent up a dazzling tribute to 2016’s
In a gesture of goodwill to the city’s burgeoning Sikh population, the New York City Police Department will soon allow officers who are members of the religion to wear blue turbans and beards while on duty. The announcement was made by NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill on Wednesday shortly after the police academy’s graduation ceremony at Madison
Overseas students bring in a huge amount of funding to U.S. colleges. Without them, many colleges would struggle to balance the books. Because of this, any indication that overseas student numbers could fall sharply is a cause for concern, but this is exactly what’s happening. Now is the time when many top U.S. colleges make
Andy Schlafly, In the last days of the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held a series of last-minute rallies in the battleground states. The huge differences between those events reveal the stark differences between the two candidates who seek our nation’s highest office. Since Hillary can’t draw a large crowd on her own,