‘Horrifying’: Greene Blasts Trump After Epstein Files Drop
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday following the Justice Department’s release of a new batch of documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking another public break between the two former allies. Greene’s comments came hours after the records were made public. The materials include multiple references to […]
Boston Mayor Credits Somalis For City’s ‘Every Achievement’
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu drew sharp attention on Monday after crediting the city’s Somali community with virtually all of Boston’s major accomplishments, remarks that came as Somali communities nationwide face heightened scrutiny over a massive fraud case in Minnesota. Speaking at a public event, Wu said Boston’s progress across nearly every major metric could not […]
Talks Begin As Cambodia, Thailand Seek To Revive Trump-Brokered Truce
KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH, Dec. 24, 2025 — Cambodia and Thailand agreed to hold defense-level talks on Christmas Eve in an effort to revive a ceasefire after nearly three weeks of intense border fighting, regional officials said. The discussions come as clashes continue along the two countries’ disputed frontier, raising pressure on both governments to halt […]
The Pharmacy Veto Is Not Patient Safety – It Is Cartel Power
A simple principle should govern health care delivery. The professional who examines the patient, makes the diagnosis, and bears legal responsibility for the outcome should control treatment. Texas law rejects that principle. It erects a wall between doctors and the medications they prescribe, while empowering pharmacists who have never met the patient to veto care […]
Supreme Court Refuses To Allow National Guard Deployment In Chicago
High Court Upholds Lower Court Block on Trump’s Troop Plan WASHINGTON (Dec. 23, 2025) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area, rejecting an emergency request to overturn lower court rulings that have blocked the deployment, court orders show. The 6-3 […]
13-Year-Old Girl Expelled After Fighting Back Against AI Deepfake Sparks National Outcry
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. — A Louisiana middle school expelled a 13-year-old girl after she struck a classmate she says created and spread a sexually explicit, AI-generated image of her — a decision now fueling national outrage and a looming federal lawsuit. According to the family’s attorneys, the fake image circulated among students for weeks, including […]
Peace Talks Plod On As Ukraine Sabotage Strikes Deep Into Russia
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Top aide to Vladimir Putin contradicted U.S. claims that three days of peace talks in Miami went well, calling several of Washington’s proposals meant to end Russia’s war with Ukraine “rather unconstructive.” Progress is “quite solid.” Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many […]
China Retaliates Against Missouri With $50 Billion Lawsuit In Escalating COVID Battle
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — China has filed a retaliatory lawsuit seeking roughly $50 billion in damages against the state of Missouri, sharply escalating a years-long legal dispute tied to the origins and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, filed in a court in Wuhan, names multiple Chinese government entities and institutions as plaintiffs, including […]
How 20,000 Emus Defeated The Australian Army
It is the holiday season. Most of the year, I write about policy, institutions, incentives, and the quiet ways governments fail. That work matters. But seasons matter too. Holidays are for perspective. They are for stepping back from abstractions and remembering that political authority, for all its seriousness, sometimes wanders into outright absurdity. With that […]