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German Parliament Moves To Criminalize Denying Israel's "Right To Exist" Various European initiatives and policies which criminalize "holocaust denial" have for years dominated headlines and driven immense controversy over freedom of speech and public debate. But Germany is now taking it a big step further, with the Bundesrat, Germany's upper house of parliament, having just approved a bill that would criminalize publicly denying Israel's "right to exist" or calling for its abolition. via Reuters If passed into law, a conviction would bring up to five years in prison, according to the proposed legal change. The...

Forget Reminding Young People About 'Boat People': South America's Rejection Of Socialism Is Happening In Real Time Andy Laperriere, Piper Sandler's head of US policy research in Washington, wrote in a note on Thursday that explained both parties are moving left on economic policy as populist measures gain support across the political spectrum. His big-picture view is that "hard-left and socialist candidates" are damaging the Democratic brand primarily through deeply unpopular positions on open borders, defunding the police, and transgender politics. In effect, the party's socialist class is willing to...

President Donald Trump is considering sending US troops to Kharg Island to seize Iranian oil assets.  According to officials speaking with Axios, the President is considering ordering US troops to seize the Iranian oil assets on the island. Kharg Island is about 15 miles off the coast of Iran, and is home to the seaport […]