Japan has called in its military to deal with a rising number of bear attacks that have left at least a dozen people dead and more than 100 injured since spring. The crisis is highlighting what happens when predator populations go unchecked. By Keith Lusher for OutdoorHub Authorities in the northern prefecture of Akita have […]
A political firestorm over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) intensified this week after Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins revealed shocking levels of potential fraud and administrative failure within the program — including tens of thousands of deceased individuals listed as active SNAP recipients. Rollins made the comments while discussing the current administration’s effort to […]
The question is simple, although its implications reach deep into the structure of the American constitutional order. Is the president’s pardon power confined to violations of federal statutes, or does it extend to state criminal offenses when the underlying conduct implicates the national interest? Many scholars assume the narrow view without argument. Yet the text […]
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Syrians currently living in Germany will no longer be considered eligible for asylum, arguing the Syrian civil war has ended. He also signaled that his government will begin encouraging returns — and potentially deportations — as the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) surges in the polls […]
The once-vaunted partnership between Barack Obama and Joe Biden — a political alliance Democrats long marketed as a model of loyalty and respect — has reportedly fractured beyond repair. According to veteran ABC reporter Jonathan Karl, the relationship between the former presidents has become so strained that the two pointedly ignored each other when they […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – What lesson is it for drones? U.S. lost the war against IEDs or improvised explosive devices. Despite technological innovation, training, and tactical brilliance, attacks persisted. Tactical adaptations failed to prevent strategic defeat. Most critically, countermeasures never closed the risk-cost imbalance. Special Operations Command want a contractor to train its forces […]
BOSTON — Senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, a 1985 appointee of Ronald Reagan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, announced his voluntary resignation from the bench, stating that he can no longer abide by the restrictions placed on judges’ public speech while observing what he described as the “assault […]
A legal shift with global reach — and few guardrails… A top-secret memo from the Department of Justice is redefining the war on drugs. According to two individuals familiar with its contents — including a Member of Congress — the memo claims that fentanyl and similar synthetic opioids can be classified as chemical weapons under […]
From bad to worse… The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) apologized to another politician for “incorrectly” quoting him on Thursday, the same week it apologized to President Donald Trump. The BBC deleted a social media post and issued an apology to independent MP Rupert Lowe after it “incorrectly” quoted one of his speeches in Parliament. “This post corrects an […]
President Trump’s decision to welcome Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House stunned much of the world. Here was a man once described by U.S. intelligence as an al-Qaeda operative, now shaking hands with the American president under the chandeliers of the East Room. Critics saw betrayal, a surrender of moral principle for […]
This is the U.S. Army M4 bayonet (with an M8/M8A1 scabbard) that was personally owned by Elvis Presley during his time in the military, stationed in Germany. By Ben Branch for Silodrome It appears to be in decent condition given the age – Elvis was stationed in Germany from 1958 until 1960 when he returned stateside, bringing […]
How One Immigrant Entrepreneur Supercharged American Prosperity
Elon Musk’s rise from a young immigrant in the 1990s to the most consequential industrialist of the modern era is at once a story about innovation, discipline, and a striking commitment to the principle that compensation should track achievement. His career illustrates how economic value is created in the real world. It also exposes the […]