The Georgia Guidestones, a monument to eugenics in rural eastern Georgia, were demolished Wednesday afternoon following an explosion that damaged one of the stones early that morning. A police investigation into who detonated the bomb continues.Continue Reading

Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands are protesting a government plan to reduce nitrogen pollution by cutting the amount of livestock in the country by about a third. This will have a huge impact on the food supply of Western Europe and the world.Continue Reading

The Atlanta Fed’s GDPnow measure, which tracks economic data in real time, shows a contraction in the second quarter of 2022 of 2.1%. Following the first quarter’s 1.6% drop, this meets the technical definition of a recession.Continue Reading

Suburban swing voters are leaving the Democratic Party in droves. Associated Press reports that voter registrations show more than 1 million voters have switched to the Republican Party over the last year.Continue Reading

Friday’s ruling by the Supreme Court ended federal protection for abortions and returns the matter of legality to the several states. Contrary to the claims of some commentators, this does not open the door to revisit same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, or contraception.Continue Reading

Analysts are increasing convinced that the US has entered a recession, and the odds of a so-called “soft landing” are growing dim.Continue Reading

The World Health Organization said Tuesday it will rename the monkeypox virus, because the current name doesn’t meet WHO guidelines against using geographic regions or animals.Continue Reading