Russia Closes Border Crossings With Several NATO States After Finland Lifts Nuclear Ban

Will AI Make Us Wonderfully Prosperous? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, “Any given government program will become the opposite of its name,” Elon Musk said recently. The rule seems correct. Think of the Affordable Care Act, the Inflation Control Act, the CARES Act, the War on Poverty, and countless others. They all resulted in the very inverse of how they are named. That’s some wisdom right there. Musk holds many libertarian views along these lines and has been a vocal champion of capitalism as an economic system. He famously set out to...

$270 Million In Suspicious Student Aid Fraud Flagged By Treasury Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has discovered roughly $270 million in suspicious financial activity likely associated with student aid program fraud. FinCEN issued an alert in July asking financial institutions to report suspicious activities linked to student aid fraud. A review of submitted reports identified more than 20,000 potentially suspicious transactions since February this year. FinCEN has reported approximately $270 million in suspected fraud to federal investigators for further investigation,...

Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates: Report Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically - at least on paper - since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report from Heterodox Academy says. University of Michigan students pass signage on campus displaying the university's Core Values in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 3, 2025. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images This includes the removal of required pledges in cover letters or...