In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers craft policies that shape the nation's economy, a persistent ethical dilemma looms: the ability of members of Congress to trade stocks while possessing privileged, non-public information. This practice raises serious...
Between January 27 and January 29, 2026, something carefully orchestrated unfolded across Western capitals. Within this forty-eight hour window, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group arrived in the Persian Gulf, President Donald Trump declared "time is running out,"...
Senator Chuck Schumer said that he would fight to get Israel “all the aid that it needs.” “I will fight for aid to Israel. All the aid that Israel needs. I will continue to fight for it,” the Senate minority leader said on Saturday. He went on to refer to Israel aid...
Israel continued its military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, violating the October ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump. At least 22 people were killed, including children, women, and a medic. Palestinian hospitals reported among those killed on Wednesday...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US is seeking an extensive agreement with Iran that includes restrictions on Iran’s nuclear and missile program, as well as requiring Tehran to cut ties with its allies in the Middle East. The demands will likely be rejected by...
"Nothing is more unpopular today than the free market economy, i.e., capitalism. Everything that is considered unsatisfactory in present-day conditions is charged to capitalism. The atheists make capitalism responsible for the survival of Christianity. But the papal...
On September 11, 2001, a horrified Sam Harris watches the towers collapse into a smoldering pile of rubble. The deadly jihadist attacks of that fateful day inspired him to immediately begin writing The End of Faith, a book that would launch the "New Atheist"...
Leaving aside the events that made the current monetary system possible, banknotes that are printed monopolistically (currency) by central banks have purchasing power and serve as a general medium of exchange (money) for billions of people around the world. Such...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Jerusalem on Tuesday that Iran cannot be trusted, as Witkoff prepares for potential talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “Ahead of Envoy Witkoff’s departure to...
Russia fired one of its largest salvos against Ukraine in the war overnight on Monday. “In this single strike alone, there were 32 ballistic missiles, 11 missiles of other types that approached their targets along a ballistic trajectory, 28 cruise missiles, and 450...
