The Islamic State attacked a large refugee camp in American-controlled Syria. The battle between ISIS and Kurdish forces left four dead, including a child. The al-Hol refugee camp houses 60,000 people. While most of its inhabitants are displaced Syrians, it also...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is now the political face of populist conservative opposition to U.S. COVID-19 policies. Notably, he signed legislation to prohibit (1) private employer COVID-19 vaccination mandates, (2) government entities from requiring COVID-19...
The White House has canceled meetings with the Taliban over its refusal to allow young girls to attend high school, scrapping talks intended to address Afghanistan’s crumbling economy and a looming humanitarian catastrophe.
I recall being shown in grade school a series of short films about the danger of seemingly friendly men who drove popsicle trucks and tried to lure young children into accepting free treats. We were sternly instructed to stay far, far away from such people. How the...
The term Gaslighting has gained usage over the past decade as a fixture of pop psychology. Broadly, the term describes a pattern of manipulation that victims experience in abusive relationships. Psychology Today defines it thusly Gaslighting is an insidious form of...
A tragedy unfolded on Tuesday in Philadelphia after a 12-year-old boy was shot in the back and killed. The boy was running from several police officers when two of them opened fire. Police have since claimed that even though 12-year-old Thomas Siderio was running...
The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions targeting a “key” financial network for Yemen’s Houthis, claiming it has supported the group in its years-long war against the US-backed Saudi coalition. The department said Sa’id al-Jamal, allegedly an...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, proponents of lockdowns, shelter-in-place orders, mask mandates and other coercive government interventions have characterized these measures as benevolently “erring on the side of caution.” Now, as the grim toll of those public...
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