TERRITORIAL SPIRITS have influenced human politics for millennia. The princes of Persia and Greece are explicitly mentioned in theBook of Daniel, but it was understood in the ancient Near East that every city-state or tribal territory had its patron god.Continue Reading
New research shows a startling correlation between autism and those who identify as transgender or non-binary. Meanwhile, the American Girl doll brand is catching flak for publishing teaching 3–12 year olds how to change gender.
Three Russian airbases have been hit by Ukrainian drones since Monday, a major escalation in the conflict as the US Congress prepares to authorize another $38 billion in aid for Ukraine. US taxpayers are now essentially funding the Ukrainian government.
YOU CANNOT understand geopolitics if you don’t look deeper.Continue Reading
Top European officials are furious with the Biden administration, accusing the US of making a fortune from the war between Russia and Ukraine through natural gas and weapons sales.Continue Reading
Another indicator of a slowing economy: Existing home sales in the US dropped 28.4% year-over-year in October, the worst level since the subprime mortgage meltdown in 2008.
The New York Fed is launching a 12-week proof-of-concept trial of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) just as lawmakers clamor for more control over cryptocurrency in the wake of the $35 billion FTX bankruptcy.Continue Reading
Forbes reports that the video sharing app TikTok, which boasts more than 1 billion monthly users, is being used by pedophiles and predators to share pornographic videos featuring children.Continue Reading
An interfaith group of religious environmental activists broke mock stone tablets on a mountain in Egypt believed by some to be Mount Sinai, symbolizing the need for “climate repentance.”Continue Reading
A hedge fund founded by Wall Street billionaire Paul Singer warned its clients this week that the sudden end of cheap money has “made possible a set of outcomes that would be at or beyond the boundaries of the entire post-WWII period.”Continue Reading