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- Trump's New Year killing of Soleimani finally blows up the fake Russiagate narrative
Trump’s ordered assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds force, not only means a dangerous escalation of tensions with Iran, but also ends fiction that Russia was controlling him. - Congrats, but your PANSEXUALITY won’t pay my bills! Why I am no fan of politicians using their sex lives to sell themselvesWhen Layla Moran, a British MEP with the Liberal Democrats, ‘revealed’ that she was pansexual, she was toasted for being so ‘open’ about her sexuality.
- A ‘woke’ comic celebrated PewDiePie’s wife being robbed, the internet said enough is enoughA wholesome meme about empathy has set the internet ablaze as opposing sides duke it out. Initially created to ward off a vitriolic comic, far left reactionaries are not taking too kindly to being painted as perpetrators of hate.
- Did Chinese scientist who edited human embryos to prevent HIV really deserve to go to jail?Ethicists and researchers have expressed outrage at He Jiankui’s use of an experimental gene-editing technique on embryos that were allowed to become living children. But should medicine take bolder risks if it means saving lives?
- We bombed it, we own it: US wants China to take its hands off CambodiaAs Washington is getting annoyed by Phnom Penh’s growing ties with China, Cambodia is likely to become the focal point of a major rivalry between China and the United States in the global chess game.
- The United Methodist schism is all about RACIST white pro-LGBTQ progressives muscling out ethnic minorities faithful to BibleIn a shock turn, leftists have taken control of the United Methodist Church. They say they’re fighting for minorities, but really they’re doing what privileged liberal whites have always done in America – being racist.
- The US unwittingly helped create Qassem Soleimani. Then they killed him.The US is unprepared for the consequences of its assassination of Qassem Soleimani, if only because it knows nothing about the reality of the man it murdered, and can’t gauge the impact of his death on Iran or the Middle East.
- Harvard hoisted by own petard as ‘diversity’ students protest decision to deny tenure to ‘grievance studies’ professorThe US university is learning the hard way that the more concessions are given, the more are demanded, as its own proudly-advertised ‘affirmative action’ students are now trying to dictate which professors it should employ.
- The real motivation for Turkey’s Libya power play is not prestige... It’s natural gasRecep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to intervene in Libya on behalf of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is more than self-aggrandizement — it’s about control of the development of energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Clown law: Why has a provincial English tribunal declared ‘ethical veganism’ a ‘protected characteristic’?The case of the vegan who sued the animal cruelty charity sounds like a joke set-up, but a low-level court's decision to grant the lifestyle the same protections as established religions makes a mockery of employment law.
- Congrats, but your PANSEXUALITY won’t pay my bills! Why I am no fan of politicians using their sex lives to sell themselvesWhen Layla Moran, a British MEP with the Liberal Democrats, ‘revealed’ that she was pansexual, she was toasted for being so ‘open’ about her sexuality.
- A ‘woke’ comic celebrated PewDiePie’s wife being robbed, the internet said enough is enoughA wholesome meme about empathy has set the internet ablaze as opposing sides duke it out. Initially created to ward off a vitriolic comic, far left reactionaries are not taking too kindly to being painted as perpetrators of hate.
- Harvard hoisted by own petard as ‘diversity’ students protest decision to deny tenure to ‘grievance studies’ professorThe US university is learning the hard way that the more concessions are given, the more are demanded, as its own proudly-advertised ‘affirmative action’ students are now trying to dictate which professors it should employ.
- The United Methodist schism is all about RACIST white pro-LGBTQ progressives muscling out ethnic minorities faithful to BibleIn a shock turn, leftists have taken control of the United Methodist Church. They say they’re fighting for minorities, but really they’re doing what privileged liberal whites have always done in America – being racist.
- Did Chinese scientist who edited human embryos to prevent HIV really deserve to go to jail?Ethicists and researchers have expressed outrage at He Jiankui’s use of an experimental gene-editing technique on embryos that were allowed to become living children. But should medicine take bolder risks if it means saving lives?
- We bombed it, we own it: US wants China to take its hands off CambodiaAs Washington is getting annoyed by Phnom Penh’s growing ties with China, Cambodia is likely to become the focal point of a major rivalry between China and the United States in the global chess game.
- The US unwittingly helped create Qassem Soleimani. Then they killed him.The US is unprepared for the consequences of its assassination of Qassem Soleimani, if only because it knows nothing about the reality of the man it murdered, and can’t gauge the impact of his death on Iran or the Middle East.
- Trump’s own ‘Wag the Dog’: Is Iran hit job a distraction for impeachment lynch mob back home?The partisan situation in Washington DC has created a scenario where Donald Trump may be forced to do anything to hold on to power, even if that means setting the Middle East – and maybe the entire world – alight.
- Clown law: Why has a provincial English tribunal declared ‘ethical veganism’ a ‘protected characteristic’?The case of the vegan who sued the animal cruelty charity sounds like a joke set-up, but a low-level court's decision to grant the lifestyle the same protections as established religions makes a mockery of employment law.
- Trump's New Year killing of Soleimani finally blows up the fake Russiagate narrativeTrump’s ordered assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds force, not only means a dangerous escalation of tensions with Iran, but also ends fiction that Russia was controlling him.
- #MeTooBots that will scan your personal emails for ‘harassment’ are an Orwellian misuse of AIThe rise of so-called #MeTooBots, which can identify certain digital bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace, is a sinister threat to privacy and an attempt to harness science to further a political and cultural offensive.
- The real motivation for Turkey’s Libya power play is not prestige... It’s natural gasRecep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to intervene in Libya on behalf of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is more than self-aggrandizement — it’s about control of the development of energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
- I can’t believe it’s not banned yet: 5 problematic behaviors for the woke squad to outlaw nextThe forces of social justice have been tireless in banning anything offensive, hurtful or ‘problematic.’ But why stop now? There’s danger everywhere, and only the censor’s stamp can save us.
- Why $1bn box office for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a massive failure for DisneyA predicted $1 billion theatrical gross is a success for most franchises, but a lost opportunity for one-time cultural juggernaut Star Wars, which is leaning on fading nostalgia in the West, and being ignored elsewhere.
- Should white abolitionists be honored during Black History Month? How a conciliatory celebration became another culture warUS politicians are again using Black History Month as a chance to score points with their bases – a pattern we will see over and over during what is sure to be one of the most divisive years in the country’s history.
- The Vegan Crusade: UK activist wants to make veganism protected like a religion, unleashing the zealotsBritish ‘ethical vegan’ Jordi Casamitjana hopes to have his whole movement recognized by an employment tribunal as a protected belief, similar to a religious faith – which could give vegan zealots free rein in the workplace.
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