Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met for two hours by video conference Tuesday to reduce tensions over Ukraine. It’s not clear that progress was made, nor is it clear why the Western media is spoiling for a fight with Russia.Continue Reading

Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced new COVID mandates effective Dec. 27, including vaccine requirements for private employers and for people age 5 and over to enter most businesses in the city.Continue Reading

BuzzFeed News reports that that at least 10 CIA employees and contractors committed sexual crimes involving children, but only one was ever charged with a crime—apparently because the agency fears prosecution will reveal state secrets.Continue Reading

The Supreme Court this week took up a case that presents the most important challenge to Roe v. Wade in at least thirty years. This case could return decisions on the legality of abortion to the states.Continue Reading

Police in Australia mounted a manhunt to track down three teenage boys who escaped a COVID quarantine facility in the Northern Territories. Meanwhile, calls are growing in Europe and North America to make vaccines mandatory for all adults.Continue Reading

A rash of soccer players collapsing on the field has finally caught the attention of the corporate media. Why are young, healthy athletes in the prime of life developing sudden heart issues?Continue Reading

A new book, appropriately titled Laptop from Hell, claims that the former chairman of the defunct Chinese energy firm CEFC offered Hunter Biden $10 million a year for at least three years for “introductions alone”–presumably to his father.Continue Reading