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AIDS in America According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV. Blacks, representing only 13 percent of the population, account for 42 percent of all new infections. Whites, making up 76 percent of the population, account for 25 percent. Latinos, constituting 18 percent of the population,… Read more.
Biden and Xi’s high-stakes agenda The relationship between the United States and China is reportedly at a 40-year low. And China is primarily responsible. China complains that the US is trying to contain its manifest destiny to become the richest and most powerful nation in history. It also accuses the US of imposing punitive tariffs on Chinese… Read more.
The AI genie is out of the bottle On Wednesday morning, [the British] government released a document called the Bletchley Declaration, signed by representatives from the 28 countries attending the event, including the US and China, which warned of the dangers posed by the most advanced “frontier” AI systems. … With Elon Musk and other tech… Read more.
North Korea used love letters to dupe Trump into thinking it was going to get rid of its nukes. Iran used hostages to dupe Biden into thinking it was not going to develop nukes. But North Korea was playing Trump to become an even greater nuclear power. And Iran was playing Biden to continue its… Read more.
Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia leaves Nagorno-Karabakh high and dry America assumed responsibility for the welfare and security of pro-Western Afghans. That’s why it shocked the world when America suddenly fled Afghanistan. Because it left Afghans to the jihadi mercies of the Taliban. That abandonment was as unconscionable as it was shameful. Russia assumed responsibility for the ethnic Armenians of… Read more.
The UN: where words go to die The headline in yesterday’s Financial Times (FT) spoke volumes. It declared: ‘Enfeebled’ UN fights for relevance in divided world: A cold war-style stalemate over Ukraine and Sino-American tensions have left the Security Council at a low ebb Most notably, the FT reported that: For diplomats and UN veterans, the swirl of this week’s General… Read more.
Trudeau accuses Modi of murder Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just shocked the world. He announced that Canada’s security services had “credible evidence” that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered this hit: ON THE EVENING of June 18th Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader whom India considered a terrorist, was sitting in his truck in a… Read more.
The Roman Empire pioneered war as a march of folly. And America is just the latest one to follow Rome’s primrose path. Only that explains it trying to build Afghanistan in its Jeffersonian image. Meanwhile, 9/11 commemorations have become more like boring, ritualized Church services than the solemn occasions they once were. Read more.
I’ve argued for years that annual G20 summits are much ado about nothing. But I’ve always recognized their one politically redeeming value. That used to be the opportunity for the world’s political power brokers to forge collegial relationships. Even that illusion has crumbled. G20 Summit India President Putin is AWOL. But he has been for years. This year, Russia’s genocidal… Read more.
Israel has been a sacred cow in American politics since its founding. Republicans and Democrats have even disagreed on providing millions in food assistance to poor Americans. But they have never disagreed on providing billions in foreign aid to Israel. Criticizing Israel No politician would ever dare criticize Israel. That is, if they have any ambition beyond representing… Read more.
