The Great Reversal: How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics

Murders Down Roughly 20% In 2025, FBI Preliminary Data Show Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI on Sunday published an early glimpse at annual crime data, releasing preliminary 2025 data alongside first-quarter 2026 numbers that together show that violent crime has dropped sharply. FBI personnel enter a building in Portsmouth, Va., on May 6, 2026. Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP The figures, typically released at the end of summer, marked the first time the bureau furnished a preview of annual crime tallies before the end of the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he ordered the Israeli military to intensify its attacks on Lebanon, which came as US officials speaking to media outlets made clear Washington would support an Israeli escalation despite Iran maintaining that a real ceasefire in Lebanon is required for any deal with the US. “I […]

President Donald Trump said he asked South Korea to assist the US war against Iran, and Seoul refused. The President recently announced he was scaling down war games with South Korea.  During a presser on Monday, President Trump recalled a recent conversation with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Trump said, “Would you to give […]