PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – U.S. intelligence ties Chinese explosive test to push for a completely new nuclear arsenal. China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has conducted at least one covert explosive test in recent years as part of a broader push to completely transform its nuclear arsenal into the world’s most technologically […]
These Republicans have targets on their backs… The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) unveiled 12 candidates it will target with its “Red to Blue” program in the hope of topping Republicans’ majority. The DCCC named 12 candidates to the program, which provides fundraising support, strategic guidance and organizational resources to Democrats in targeted battleground races. The DCCC’s press release lists […]
On Sunday, Mexican Army special forces killed one of the world’s most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or “El Mencho,” during a raid in Tapalpa on Mexico’s Pacific coast in Jalisco state. The operation was carried out with U.S. intelligence support, sparking widespread retaliatory cartel violence, including 27 retaliatory attacks across the country that left nearly three dozen […]
By David Roza Task & Purpose The Air Force and Space Force are spending millions of dollars researching a concept called “rocket cargo,” where they would shoot a capsule full of troops or supplies into orbit and land it anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes or less, which is way faster than anything they have […]
Newly released text messages show that Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas repeatedly pressured a female staffer for sexually suggestive contact and explicit photos, even after she told him his messages went “too far,” according to copies of the exchanges obtained by multiple news outlets. The messages, sent on May 9, 2024, were shared publicly […]
Former British cabinet minister and diplomat Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police confirmed Monday, as part of an ongoing investigation into his conduct during his time in government. Officers were seen entering Mandelson’s home in London on Monday evening before he was taken into custody. The Metropolitan […]
An undercover investigation has caught a Kent State University staff member appearing to acknowledge ongoing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activity at the university, despite state and federal bans prohibiting such programs. Jennifer Walton-Fisette, Director of Educator Preparation in the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State University, was recorded speaking with […]
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the December stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. Reiner, 32, had been scheduled for arraignment last month. Instead, his attorney, Alan Jackson, announced at a press conference that he was stepping down from the case. Jackson said he had […]
The U.S. State Department on Monday ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, citing security concerns amid rising tensions in the Middle East. In a statement, the department did not specify the precise reason for the move but said it followed a review of the […]
The 2020 census was marketed as an “actual enumeration,” a neutral count of people for apportionment and funding. It was not. The same official who helped block a basic citizenship question in 2018, John M. Abowd, then the Census Bureau’s chief scientist, pushed through a new, opaque methodology in 2020 called differential privacy. The new […]
WASHINGTON / NUUK — A public disagreement between the United States and Greenland escalated over the weekend after Greenland’s prime minister rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to send a U.S. Navy hospital ship to the Arctic territory. The exchange played out largely in public, with Trump announcing the idea on social media and Greenland’s leadership […]
Agentic AI Is The Asymmetric Bet Of A Generation, Master OpenClaw Now
This essay is, I confess at the outset, slightly off topic for a conventional policy journal. In truth, it is an open letter, written as much to my own Gen Z children, nieces, and nephews as to any broader readership. Something extraordinary has happened. Not in theory. Not in five years. Not in the distant […]