Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was historic—but only in the sense of the longest ever at 1 hour and 47 minutes. Apart ...

Marco Rubio’s speech of February 14 of this year to the Munich Security Conference was greeted by high praise on the right, mild criticism on the left, and sighs of relief in most European capitals.

Trump recently floated the idea of a "small" attack, with the Iranians responding symbolically by striking an empty U.S. base. But Tehran refused and made ...

US and Iranian negotiators met in Geneva earlier this week in what mediators described as the most serious and constructive talks in years. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, spoke publicly of ...

The GDP story for the 4th quarter looked much worse than was generally expected. The big factor dragging down growth was a 16.6% drop in federal spending. Part of this drop was due to the government ...

The SCOTUS rejection of Trump’s tariffs changes little. The empire’s decline persists, and with it, its extension to the US economy as a whole. And it will continue whether or not Trump finds another ...

For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they ...

President Trump, along with his right-wing extremist Israeli ally Benjamin Netanyahu, has begun an illegal, premeditated and unconstitutional war. Tragically, Trump is gambling with American lives and ...

“At the peak of the disco outfreakage, the stray energies in that area came to the fore, and ultimately, monsters were created.” —Bruce Bickford, Clay Animator-in-Residence at The Utility Muffin ...

Mark Twain supposedly once said, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story”, but there is a difference between a good story told in fun and a story (supposedly backed by independent ...

With much in the way of pomp and false premises, the social media ban in Australia for those under 16-years-old was celebrated as a healthy incentive to encourage children to get off the screens and ...

White supremacy is named for race, but its organizing logic is the preservation of power. Public conversation about Jeffrey Epstein tends to settle in a predictable place. The focus turns to ...