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Soviet Influence on US Campus

**College activists at Western universities have adopted a specific vocabulary and ideology reminiscent of Soviet-era propaganda. This ideology was created during the Cold War to support the Soviet Union's goals in the Middle East…

Trump Consumer Protection Plan

Russell Vought, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, took over as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after trying to dismantle it in its first 18 months under the Trump administration. Despite Congress'…

New South Wales Premier Visit

NSW Premier Chris Minns visited India as part of his trade mission and met with young people who had grown up in poverty in Delhi, including a 22-year-old woman named Madhu. Madhu, from a south Delhi slum, was accepted into the University…

Durban Antisemitism Conference

25 years ago, at the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa, a conference meant to combat racism and intolerance instead turned into a platform for anti-Semitic sentiment. Jack Jedwab, who was there as an observer…

Tensions Rise with Iran

US military forces have launched airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route in the Middle East. The strikes were carried out in response to multiple rocket launches by Iran, which…

Abdul El-Sayed's 9/11 Comments

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, is facing scrutiny over his past comments about the September 11, 2001 attacks as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the tragedy. Specifically, El-Sayed has been…

Russia's Aggression in Europe

Russia has been testing NATO's resolve with drone intrusions and missile strikes in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland and the Baltic states, this summer. This has sparked concerns among officials that Moscow may be planning a…

US Tariff Policy

California Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed a willingness to keep tariffs, which could be seen as a surprising move given his previously stated opposition to them. The discussion of tariffs came up in a podcast episode titled "Freed…

US Citizenship Exploitation Scandal

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is targeting a business called Have My Baby in Miami, which allegedly helps foreigners exploit US citizenship laws through birth tourism. The business, led by Dr. Wladimir Lorentz, has been…

Rising US China Tensions

The head of the CIA, William Burns, recently met with officials in Moscow to discuss concerns about Russia's plans for Ukraine. This is not the first time a CIA director has traveled to Moscow for such a meeting; November 2021** was the…

US Defense Industry Growth

Since taking office, President Donald Trump's administration has implemented a strategy to rebuild the US defense industrial base. The Pentagon recently announced new long-term agreements to accelerate production of Tomahawk cruise…

Protests Against Trump Visit

Next month, President Donald Trump will attend the Irish Open at his golf course in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland. In response, local groups such as the Irish Neutrality League and The Irish Anti-War Movement have announced plans to hold…