Computer “Age Verification” is About Political Control, Not Child Safety
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Computer “Age Verification” is About Political Control, Not Child Safety
Around the US, a number of state legislatures have passed, or ar working to pass, various laws which would require people to "verify" their ages such that
The Great Fleecing Tournament: Pricing, Problems and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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The Great Fleecing Tournament: Pricing, Problems and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
When dealing with the disorganised criminal outfit that is FIFA (the mafia comparison only goes so far), the titan governing body of world football,
Import Prices Soar: Trump Says Exporters Too Low IQ to Eat the Tariffs
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Import Prices Soar: Trump Says Exporters Too Low IQ to Eat the Tariffs
When Trump decided to whack us with his “liberation day” tariffs last April, he assured us that exporters would eat the tariffs, so that consumers didn’t
Conservation Groups Challenge Red Lodge Area Logging Project Again
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Conservation Groups Challenge Red Lodge Area Logging Project Again
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Council on Wildlife and Fish, and Native Ecosystems Council filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the
Censorship Rocks Los Angeles School District–“Teachers Told to Remove Palestine & BLM Flags”
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Sunlight and Extraction: Batteries, Phosphate, and the Contradictions of Decarbonization
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Sunlight and Extraction: Batteries, Phosphate, and the Contradictions of Decarbonization
A recent report by energy think tank Ember put forward a spot of good news: renewables surpassed one-third of global electricity generation in 2025,
Why It’s Essential to Fix the USMCA
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Why It’s Essential to Fix the USMCA
Nancy Duran Rodriguez took several pairs of work gloves to Mexico in 2025, intending to hand them out as a goodwill gesture to fellow union workers she
Idiot Speak: Elon Musk’s Plans for Gutting Social Security and a Universal High Income
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Idiot Speak: Elon Musk’s Plans for Gutting Social Security and a Universal High Income
I have no idea how smart or stupid Elon Musk actually is. Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t do IQ testing. But like everyone else in the world, I can evaluate
Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Hard Landing?
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The San Diego Mosque Hate Crime and the Political Leaders Who Lit the Fuse
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Sovereignty, Palestine, and Power Vacuum: The Urgent Need for a United Arab Initiative
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Sovereignty, Palestine, and Power Vacuum: The Urgent Need for a United Arab Initiative
US President Donald Trump's state visit to China will go down in history as the day the United States finally acknowledged Beijing’s ascendancy as a
Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Meeting: I Almost Feel Sorry for the Pathetic, Power-Hungry Jerk
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Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Meeting: I Almost Feel Sorry for the Pathetic, Power-Hungry Jerk
Newly appointed Fed chair Kevin Warsh will lead his first Fed meeting in less than a month. Ordinarily, I would feel sorry for a person in his situation.
Cuba’s Miracle Cure for Alzheimer’s Amidst the Genocidal Oil Blockade
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Cuba’s Miracle Cure for Alzheimer’s Amidst the Genocidal Oil Blockade
I spent approximately eight and a half years as a one-on-one caregiver to my mother after she developed vascular dementia. In her years as an independent
Spencer Pratt and Artificial Intelligence
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Spencer Pratt and Artificial Intelligence
Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles and has gained some attention for a series of Artificial Intelligence-generated social media
You Paid for Trump’s Tariffs, But Corporations Get the Refund
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You Paid for Trump’s Tariffs, But Corporations Get the Refund
The Trump administration collected $166 billion in tariff payments before the Supreme Court struck them down. Refunds have already started hitting the
FIFA Should Be Banned From the Game
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FIFA Should Be Banned From the Game
The international football association FIFA is more corrupt than Donald Trump and his loathsome family. The fact that FIFA’s current president Gianni
Frozen Peace, Returning Faultlines: What Macedonia’s Law Graduates Are Really Revealing
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Frozen Peace, Returning Faultlines: What Macedonia’s Law Graduates Are Really Revealing
When law graduates and students (joined by participants from neighbouring Kosovo and Albania) marched through Skopje in recent days demanding the right to
The Beijing Summit Rewrites Its Rules of Superpower Economic Engagement
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The Beijing Summit Rewrites Its Rules of Superpower Economic Engagement
The conclusion of the high-stakes Beijing summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 marked a critical pivot in
China’s New Era of Constructive Strategic Stability
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China’s New Era of Constructive Strategic Stability
As President Donald Trump concluded his three-day state visit to China on May 15, the world witnessed the birth of a new diplomatic doctrine: