Today we’re sharing a free advance chapter from Kill Switch: The History of How Viruses Shaped Humanity and Led to COVID-19 by Dr. Richard Burt — a sweeping historical investigation of how viral epidemics have redirected civilization, rewritten policy, and set the stage for the global response to COVID-19. This …

A Swedish court refuses to deport rapist Yazied Mohamed, an Eritrean refugee convicted of sexually assaulting 16-year-old Meya Åberg, ruling that the rape “did not last long enough” to constitute an “exceptionally serious crime” that would justify removal from the country. Mohamed, now 18, assaulted Åberg in a pedestrian tunnel …

An anti-ICE teacher endorses armed protest in Los Angeles after a violent clash between federal agents and an illegal immigrant left two people hospitalized. Ron Gochez — a Los Angeles high school teacher and spokesperson for the activist group Unión del Barrio — told reporters that ICE agents “are not …

A new undercover investigation has raised fresh questions about 8(a) SBA contracting fraud after a contracts manager at ATI Government Solutions was recorded describing how the company uses tribal ownership to secure no-bid federal awards and pass most of the work to subcontractors. ATI, on paper owned by the Susanville …

Former FBI Director James Comey has moved to dismiss the James Comey indictment, arguing in new court filings that prosecutors only brought the case after sustained public pressure from former President Donald Trump. Comey’s attorneys allege the indictment—filed just ahead of the statute of limitations—shows impermissible retaliation based on Comey’s …