Blind submission to authority has to stop, now that we are coming to the end of the pandemic I’ll never forget the most valuable lesson I learned during my first year at university, taught to me by a literature professor who had fled the USSR: All totalitarian regimes throughout history have shared one key trait […]
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Senator’s GOP agenda includes naming border wall after Trump
First-term senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) has released a plan for the GOP to take control of the US House and Senate American senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) released a new Republican Party agenda on Tuesday, in light of the GOP not releasing any such plan for winning control of Congress in the fall. Scott’s plan, released […]
Monarch cancels virtual appointments after Covid diagnosis
The British monarch hasn’t been seen since her weekend diagnosis The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II has canceled planned virtual appointments for Tuesday, according to Buckingham Palace, which explained the 95-year-old monarch was “still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms” after testing positive for Covid-19 over the weekend. The queen will, however, continue carrying out “light duties,” including […]
Australia reopens to tourists after 2-year ban
The nation has become “Covid-confident,” Canberra said Australia on Monday allowed foreign tourists into the country for the first time in nearly two years. All fully vaccinated foreigners can enter without staying at quarantine hotels upon arrival. Travelers who have not received their shots must still apply for exemptions. People can visit all regions except […]
New York City faces backlash after banning homeless from subways
Police will enforce rules around sleeping, “aggressive behavior,” and “unsanitary” practices New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a systemwide crackdown on homeless people sheltering in the subway, earning the ire of homeless advocates and others who believe a heavy-handed approach won’t solve the problem. Announcing his plan to cleanse the city’s subways of […]
Why Russia and the West failed to create a united Europe after the USSR collapsed
Russia has wanted to ally itself with Europeans since the 90s. What has led to today’s hostility? “I cannot imagine my own country in isolation from Europe and the so-called civilized world, so it’s hard for me to view NATO as an enemy,” Vladimir Putin said in 2000, when announcing his presidential priorities on the […]
Head of largest public university in US steps down after harassment scandal
The chancellor of California State endorsed a colleague for an award despite multiple complaints against him The chancellor of the California State University (CSU), the largest public higher education system in the US, resigned on Thursday following allegations that he had repeatedly refused to discipline a colleague accused of sexual harassment. Joseph Castro described the […]
France to withdraw its forces after ten-year op
President Emmanuel Macron said he “totally refuses” to call the French operation in Mali a “failure” France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced the pullout of French troops from Mali on Thursday, insisting that almost a decade-long military operation in the West African country was not a failure. France decided to leave due to disagreements with the […]
Shortening natural immunity status after Covid infection deemed ‘illegal’
A Berlin court has said that halving the duration of the Covid “recovered” status to three months was in breach of the law A decision by Germany’s federal disease-control agency, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), to reduce the period of time during which a person is considered “recovered” from Covid-19 to three months, was deemed […]
Presidential candidate halts campaign after staffers die inside election bus
Police suspect a campaign chief and a driver have died from carbon monoxide poisoning Ahn Cheol-soo, the founder of the minor People Party, has suspended all activities in the South Korean presidential race after two of his staffers have died inside a campaign bus. Three people were discovered unconscious inside the bus in Cheonan, roughly […]
Minister in hot water after wife-beating advice
Malaysian women’s rights groups have said the nation’s deputy minister for family is “abhorrent” and not fit for the job Malaysian women’s rights groups on Monday called for the deputy minister for family and women to resign, after the official sparked outrage by giving advice on wife-beating in an Instagram post. In a two-minute video […]
Preschool shuts down after forcing toddlers to wear ‘blackface’ masks
A peculiar classroom activity meant to celebrate Black History Month triggered outrage among parents A Massachusetts preschool is closing its doors indefinitely after a class assignment saw children don a form of ‘blackface’ to mark Black History Month, with the facility issuing a lengthy apology to irate parents amid the controversy. In a statement shared […]
Officers return to school corridors after ‘defund the police’ failure
Cops are heading back to US educational institutions amid crime spike Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi has told Fox News Digital on Monday that officers were returning to US schools after ‘the defund the police’ movement was deemed to have failed. He asserted that crime rates were swelling in America’s public […]
Former president surrounded after US request
Ex-Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernandez was holed up at his home on Monday following Washington’s demands for extradition Dozens of Honduran police officers surrounded the home of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez on Monday after Washington requested that he be arrested and extradited. Hernandez has already been placed on a US blacklist, and Secretary of […]
One dead, several injured after trains collide in Munich – police
Two S-Bahn trains collided south of Munich city, Germany, on Monday Two local S-Bahn trains collided in a serious incident south of Munich city center in Germany on Monday. At least one person has been killed and several others injured, according to local police. The crash occurred near the Ebenhausen-Schäftlarn station, some 10 kilometers (6 miles) […]











