Tag: superpower
Eurasia’s ring of fire
Throughout 2021, Americans were absorbed in arguments over mask mandates, school closings, and the meaning of the January 6th attack on the...
How the last superpower was unchained
Clueless is not a word Americans ordinarily apply to themselves as a country, a people, or a government. Yet how applicable it is.
China/Russia, the World’s “Other” Superpower, Will Not Be Intimidated
The U.S. is not the only current superpower in the world. The alliance between Russia and China has created a militaristic, economically stable superpower that could greatly threaten the U.S. Instead of focusing on war with these countries, the U.S. needs to focus on rebuilding America.
What’s Wrong with America?
The world’s one-time sole surviving superpower is in decline. And what ails the U.S. can be seen through the experience of ordinary people—those who personify the existential rationale for “democracy.”
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Mark Carney pledges $1B in taxpayer money for a ‘carbon bomb’ project
It’s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
The US war on Cuba’s doctors
“Cuban eye doctors in Jamaica are the only reason why my grandmother didn’t go fully blind in one eye after she got a botched surgery. The work they’ve done for rural and poor Jamaicans is immeasurable.”
Supreme Court opens door to conversion therapy in free speech ruling
In an 8-1 decision, the Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, prioritizing a therapist’s First Amendment claim over state efforts to restrict a practice rejected by major medical organizations.
Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s Iran war
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.