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US linked businesses under attack in Baghdad

Twelve masked men jumped from two SUVs and a white pickup truck, stormed into a KFC in Baghdad, destroying everything in sight and fleeing. A few days earlier, similar violence had taken place at Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken & Chili House, a popular American brand, in the Iraqi capital. No one was seriously injured, but […]

Biden’s border order shifts campaign narratives 

President Biden Republicans are trying to make immigration a central election issue in November, and President Trump signed an executive order this week to tighten restrictions on border crossings. “I’m here today to do what Republicans in Congress refuse to do: take the steps necessary to secure our border,” Biden said in a White House […]

First Case of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Reported in U.S.

A New York City man has been infected with a sexually transmitted disease called ringworm, in what researchers say is the first confirmed case in the United States. Health experts are warning healthcare workers about a highly contagious fungal skin infection, scientifically known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII). The infection is “a rare form […]

Don’t hate the player: Review of The Winner by Teddy Wayne

F. Scott Fitzgerald told us that the very rich are different from you and me. The main character of Teddy Wayne’s sixth novel, who gains admittance to a rarefied realm of the super-wealthy near Cape Cod, is acutely aware of how far he stands apart from those sitting pretty. But instead of keeping his distance, […]

How The Trump Trial Harkens Back To A Dark Period In American Law

Author’s note: Below is a slightly expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the verdict in the Trump trial. The Manhattan case, in my view, was a raw exercise of political manipulation of the criminal justice system. It is only the latest example of the use of the justice system for […]

Driver Shortage? Not So Fast

Something most people don’t think about when they see an 18-wheeler rolling down the road? Corporate welfare. Something many people do think about when they see that 18-wheeler, especially when following one down the interstate and staring at the ubiquitous ads that indicate that many companies are hiring, is the “truck driver shortage.” You’ve all seen them […]