Launching a War on Iran Was No Act of Courage

TikTok To Pay Alabama At Least $100 Million, Add Teen Limits Before First State Trial Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, TikTok and its creator ByteDance struck a deal Friday with Alabama that will pay the state at least $100 million and force changes in how teenagers use the app, days before what would have been the first state trial over claims the platform was built to addict minors. TikTok is so powerful its logo alone can mesmerize children. George Chan/Getty ImagesThe money is due within 45 days. It can...

Growing Number Of Oil Tankers Successfully Sneak Through Hormuz, Shrinking Iran's Leverage One week ago we reported that "As Gulf States Plan Bypass Pipelines, US Military Is Quietly Helping Ships Cross Hormuz." We now have more evidence that, whether with or without a US escort, a growing number of ships are transiting Hormuz.  According to Bloomberg, off the coast of Oman over the weekend, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf. A month ago, that area had been entirely empty.  They’re part...

We Are Not In A Recession... So Why Are We Borrowing Like It? Authored by Ken Buck via The Epoch Times, Despite a lot of talk about fiscal responsibility, lawmakers in Washington are continuing to run up the tab on America's already maxed-out credit card. The U.S. annual deficit - the difference between the revenue that the federal government collects and what it spends each year - reached $1.8 trillion through the first 10 months of the current fiscal year. With two months still left to go, this year's deficit will exceed...