Trump’s Trade War: Cold Comfort Even for Penguins
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The World
France Bars Le Pen — Avoids Mistake US Made by Not Barring Trump
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Marine Le Pen is the far-right firebrand who would be to France what Donald Trump has become to America. And in keeping with that fateful symmetry, she too is now a convicted felon. Of course, the charges Le Pen faced — misusing about €4.4 million in EU funds — pale in comparison with the four… Read more.
Fentanyl Is China’s Revenge for Opium
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
By now, everyone knows China plays the long game. While Westerners obsess over the next election cycle, Chinese leaders map out five-year plans like dynastic lords plotting for generations. But waiting centuries to exact revenge for the Opium Wars by peddling fentanyl across America? That shows the patience of a stone Buddha — and a… Read more.
‘The New Colossus’ Big Lie: America’s Chain of Hypocrisy from Slavery to Deportation
Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
From the Blacks they brought in chains to the Blacks and Browns they cage in prisons and the Browns they deport in shackles — for some, America has never been the land of the free… Read more.
Greenland Votes to Reject Trump Imperial Offer
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Greenlanders just did what too many Americans failed to do in 2016: they saw Donald Trump as a bullying snake-oil salesman with autocratic and imperial ambitions — and they rejected his pitch outright. With Tuesday’s parliamentary results, Greenlanders made clear their intent to maintain their colonial ties to Denmark. That’s because they fully appreciate the… Read more.
Serbian Parliament Goes Up in Smoke — But There’s No Fire There
Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Serbian parliament goes up in smoke Earlier this week, Serbian opposition MPs detonated smoke bombs, hurled eggs, and sprayed fire extinguishers in parliament. It looked like a heavy metal concert gone off the rails. Their combustible display left at least three injured. One lawmaker even suffered a stroke and remains in critical condition. Serbian President… Read more.
Harry and Meghan’s ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ Moment at the Invictus Games
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Prince Harry, the self-styled humanitarian and veteran advocate, has mastered the art of performative empathy. But he missed his cue when it came to greeting athletes at this week’s Invictus Games. Because he and Meghan ended up giving the royal wave as they glided past disabled veterans in a golf cart. It was a spectacle… Read more.
Trump Pauses Fake Trade Wars with Canada and Mexico. But China Calls His Bluff.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump has trademarked creating conflicts to solve Trump wasted no time after returning to the White House, reigniting his favorite diplomatic farce: manufacturing crises just to claim credit for solving them. Barely two weeks in, he threatened trade wars with Canada and Mexico, the likes of which the world had never seen. His demand? That… Read more.
Mexico Denies Trump’s Deportation Flights Landing Rights
Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
From Greenland to The Bahamas, Trump is learning that bullying world leaders isn’t as easy as bullying Republican politicians. He campaigned on a promise to end “stupid wars.” But, as always, Trump was projecting. Because to take Greenland, reclaim the Panama Canal, and execute mass deportations, (i.e., forcing countries to accept his deported migrants), he… Read more.
Rubio Is More Trump’s Envoy to Latin America than US Secretary of State
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lil’ Marco not big enough for the job The Senate confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday by unanimous vote. This makes him the first Latino to serve as America’s top diplomat and the first cabinet secretary to be confirmed for Trump’s second term. Except that Rubio’s role appears more about optics than… Read more.