Iran Takes its Chances with War

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Monday that the world is facing a massive energy crisis caused by the war against Iran.  Birol argued that the current energy crunch is worse than those of the 1970s and the impact of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine combined. “This crisis, as things stand, […]

Stolen Land At The Grammys: How Hollywood Groupthink Threatens Democracy Authored by Patrick Keeney via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Commentary Among the consolations of youth is the certainty with which one holds beliefs about the world. There is comfort in the conviction that one’s moral bearings are firmly set, that one’s understanding of complex questions is not only sincere but also correct. The world appears legible; right and wrong seem sharply drawn; doubt and nuance are dismissed as weakness or evasion. The 68th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony at Peacock Theater in Los...

The reaction to Joe Kent’s principled, patriotic resignation from the Office of National Intelligence—and the numerous MAGA obituaries that appeared shortly thereafter—seem to share in common the idea that Donald Trump’s decision to go to war on behalf of Israel is both (a) surprising and (b) will cause a fissure within the Republican Party from […]