After Taking Maduro, Washington Starts Rewriting Venezuela Policy
In a historic shift following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the United States has dispatched a diplomatic delegation to Venezuela to begin exploratory talks on restoring formal relations between the two nations. On Friday, a small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security personnel traveled to Venezuela …
Meta Bets on Nuclear Power to Feed AI’s Explosive Energy Appetite
Meta is making one thing unmistakably clear: artificial intelligence isn’t just a software race anymore—it’s an energy race. This week, the Facebook parent unveiled a sweeping nuclear-power strategy that would position it as an anchor customer for both new reactor development and expanded output from existing nuclear plants across the …
America’s Food Freedom Revolt Just Took a Major Step
In a decisive vote that could reshape how Americans think about food regulation, the New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed HB396 by a wide 214–119 margin, legalizing the in-state sale of custom-slaughtered red meat directly from farmers to consumers. At the heart of the bill is a simple but …
Internet, phone lines cut out after protests spread across Iran
Iran’s government moved to sever internet and phone access across large parts of the country as anti-government protests spread from Tehran into smaller cities and rural towns, a step widely seen as an attempt to blunt coordination and limit images of unrest reaching the outside world. The demonstrations intensified after …
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, 50 YEARS AGO… A FIGHTING IRISHMAN stands with ISRAEL at the UNITED NATIONS
50 years have passed since November 10th, 1975, when the United Nations ratified Resolution 3379 declaring “Zionism is racism and a form of racial discrimination.” I am forever haunted by the memory of that night, for it was the 37th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of the Crystals” – the …