Rwanda is an astonishing country: safe, prosperous, orderly, and open. Its success is remarkable enough given the rough neighborhood in which it finds itself. But when you think that 30 years ago this month, it was in the throes of the worst mass slaughter of the late 20th century, its achievements look miraculous. I have […]
Harvey Weinstein’s accusers have weighed in on the New York Court of Appeals’s decision to overturn the disgraced film executive’s 2020 conviction on sexual assault charges. His conviction four years ago marked a landmark in the #MeToo movement after more than 100 women accused Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment. His accusers shared their thoughts after […]
The most vociferous crusaders in the ostensible campaign against climate change often sound less concerned with tackling greenhouse gas emissions and more with undermining pro-growth capitalism. Introducing her magnum opus, The Climate Book, anti-global warming avatar Greta Thunberg blamed the phenomenon on “racist, oppressive extractivism that is exploiting both people and the planet to maximize […]
Six months from now, voters will decide the outcome of one of the most closely watched and contentious presidential elections in modern history, which may turn on the issue of inflation. Rising prices haven’t been a major issue for voters in decades. But over the past few years, inflation has been thrust right into the […]
During Donald Trump’s presidency, “infrastructure week” in Congress was a thing that the White House kept trying and failing to make happen. It became a running joke on social media because Trump never did manage to persuade lawmakers to put the desired $1 trillion infrastructure spending package on his desk. It remains to be seen […]
Having secured the Republican nomination in all but name, former President Donald Trump, his inner circle, and outside observers in the media and elsewhere have shifted their focus to the next steps he needs to take on the road to the GOP convention in Milwaukee this July. Steps such as building out his fundraising operation […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) condemned the myriad anti-Israel protests taking place across college campuses in the United States, warning that similar protests in Florida would not be tolerated. The governor argued that these protesters are interfering with people’s everyday lives when they block bridges or traffic and that the state of Florida would not permit […]
Podcaster Joe Rogan offered his vote to presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. because he “is a great person.” Rogan casually made the comment without being asked about his endorsement during an episode of his podcast that aired Wednesday. In a discussion on censorship with comedian Francis Foster and political commentator Konstantin Kisin, Rogan implied […]
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University and Yale University are circulating a guidebook to activists across the country encouraging more occupations and teaching them how to be successful. The pamphlet, titled “First We Take Columbia: Lessons from the April 1968 Occupations Movement,” was anonymously written by protesters at the Columbia and Yale encampments and published in […]
A former Wisconsin GOP operative accused the new executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Andrew Iverson, of attempting to “wreak havoc” on Election Day 2020. Carlton Huffman, the whistleblower, released photos of text messages Iverson sent on Election Day, with Iverson telling Huffman to “wreak havoc” by having Trump supporters inundate a nonprofit organization […]
