Migrants Arriving from ‘Corners of the Globe’
The claim: Former President Donald Trump has said migrants are arriving at the US-Mexico border from “every part of the globe.” The verdict: It’s true. The latest Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data reveals that the share of migrants encountered at the border who are from outside North America has increased during President Joe Biden’s […]
Campaigning from prison? Socialist candidate Eugene Debs has done it
Former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump must wait to find out what sentence he will receive following his unprecedented felony conviction, but even if he receives a prison sentence, it won’t be the end of his campaign to return to the White House. He is not the first candidate to run for […]
Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing of Amie Gray in Bournemouth | UK news
Police said a 20-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after he stabbed Amy Gray and another woman on Bournemouth beach. Nasen Saadi, from Croydon, south London, was arrested by Dorset Police on Wednesday. Police said he was due to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. Police were called at 11.42pm […]
Fear and the end of political power
The Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli famously mused in The Prince that although it is preferable to have both, it is better for a political leader to be feared rather than loved. A leader who is loved but not feared is easily taken advantage of, Machiavelli writes. But the fear of punishment is far stronger […]
‘I Don’t Think That Was Fair’: Swing-State Voters Tell MSNBC Verdict Has ‘Cemented’ Their Trump Support
Nevada voters told MSNBC on Friday that the guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump’s trial has not deterred them from casting ballots for him. A jury on Thursday convicted Trump in the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Despite the verdict, three out of […]
Trump Campaign Says It Raked In $34 Million After Guilty Verdict
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday that it raised $34.8 million after he received a guilty verdict in a Manhattan court case. After about two days of deliberation, a 12 person jury in Manhattan convicted Trump in the case brought by Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. […]
Yes, Things ARE as Bad as You Think They Are. Here is What You Can Do.
One of the cardinal questions in politics for voters to answer is: are you better off today than you were before? Has the party in power made your life better or worse, easier or more difficult, safer or more dangerous? Are you freer, or less free than before? We think an objective answer to this […]
Fossils From New Dinosaur Species Found In 210,000,000-Year-Old Rocks, Researchers Say
Researchers have uncovered fossils in Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, Africa, leading to the discovery of a new dinosaur species in rocks dating back 210 million years. The species, dubbed Musankwa sanyatiensis by researchers, was discovered on Lake Kariba’s shoreline, according to a study published Thursday in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. The fossilized remains of one of […]
DOJ Indicts Retired Navy Admiral With Sprawling Bribery Conspiracy Scheme
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted former Navy Admiral Robert Burke for conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery for his role in an alleged quid-pro-quo scheme, the department announced Friday. Burke allegedly steered a Navy contract for training soldiers to the business of his two co-defendants in exchange for a future position at […]
Fauci to Testify on America’s Response to COVID-19
Expect fireworks. On Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci is scheduled to testify under oath before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to account for his performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci, former director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared before the select subcommittee earlier this year for a closed-door, 14-hour […]