In what is considered an unprecedented move in the region, American officials are considering placing U.S. military forces onboard private vessels as security against a growing threat from Iran. The U.S. Navy and Marines would serve at the request of…
Many Israelis have once again taken to mass protests in the streets, both in the lead-up to and in the aftermath of the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government’s successful passing on Monday of one tiny sliver of the broader judicial reforms that…
“Miss Italy Beauty Pageant Bans Biological Males From Competition,” states the headline at Breitbart. I was, of course, pleased to see this. I was also both pleased and amused by the comments from the Italian woman in charge of the…
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman once penned a piece wherein he wished that the United States had an effective autocratic government like China’s. “One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks,” Friedman wrote. “But when it is led by a reasonably…
It is Friday afternoon. I am in my hometown, La Coruña. The sun has just gone down and unfortunately this northwest corner of Spain must not have been affected by global warming. It was not a good idea to wear…
Amidst the silly cat videos and the tedious political cartoons, one occasionally stumbles across an internet image of stunning insight. Such is the case with an image of Greta Thunberg and an African child, which has been making the rounds…
After dropping the deadly VX nerve agent onto a corner of Utah’s remote West Desert, a young American pilot unknowingly inflicted over 6,000 casualties upon the local population of the now appropriately named Skull Valley. Local Tooele County Sheriff Fay…
Almost 10 years have passed since President Barack Obama made his vow: “Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL.” Yet the terrorist group — also known as ISIS — continues to engage American troops in combat,…
Confession: I’m a bookaholic. And I’ve been one all my life. Once, as a toddler, I was taken to visit my parents’ friends Martha and Eugenio, and the only thing I remember is being fascinated by the huge encyclopedia that…
