Novorossiysk Restarts Oil Loadings At Reduced Capacity After Drone Strike

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.

Most Americans Expect Prolonged Conflict With Iran Most U.S. adults oppose the war with Iran and say the U.S. should make a deal to end the war as fast as possible. In a recent survey of 1,700 adults, conducted by the Economist and YouGov between April 17 and 20, only 12 percent said they thought that such a deal would be reached in the next two weeks. As Statista's Anna Fleck shows in the following chart, roughly half (48 percent) of respondents thought that it was either very or somewhat unlikely that the...

Federal Government Floats NDAs For Employees In Leak Crackdown Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump's administration on May 26 floated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for federal employees who have access to what the government described as sensitive information. The logo of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Tierney L. Cross/Reuters The proposed NDA says that employees may access "non-public, confidential, or proprietary information," such as personal health information and details relating to agency operations. It states that employees understand they are required to follow...