[ad_1] George Blake has just died in Moscow at the age of 98. Had he been of any other nationality than British, he would not have been allowed to die peacefully in his bed. There has been no other traitor quite so fatal as Blake, not even the notorious Kim Philby. Employed by British intelligence

[ad_1] Democrat-run states and cities have declared themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants and implemented various policies to thwart ICE law enforcement activities. This includes everything from refusing to honor ICE detainers to the Mayor of Oakland, California, issuing a public warning about planned enforcement actions by ICE. Leaders were hopeful these policies would prop up

[ad_1] Tesla’s Gigafactory construction site in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, December 8, 2020 (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters) The Financial Times: Elon Musk’s meteoric rise may have seemed unstoppable in 2020, but the humble sand lizard has put the brakes on Tesla’s plans for a €4bn electric car factory in Germany. A German court has forced the tech

[ad_1] Willie Mays, the “Say Hey Kid,” smiles while a student sits with the World Series trophy in New York, January 21, 2011. (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters) I have an Impromptus column today, which begins with a note on “red” America and “blue” America. This note, while serious, becomes an ode to Cracker Barrel. (And

[ad_1] Students walk past Princeton University’s Nassau Hall in Princeton, N.J. (Dominick Reuter/Reuters) Talk in Washington about wiping out student loan balances for Americans who borrowed to go to college ought to appeal to someone like Megan Arnold, the author of today’s Martin Center article.  In it, she describes in detail how her college decisions

[ad_1] California is extending its regional stay-at-home order indefinitely. I’m amazed at what we don’t know and refuse to learn during this pandemic. It is sunny and in the mid-60s in California right now, during a pandemic that transmits more easily indoors, especially among people with vitamin D deficiencies. Meanwhile California has spent portions of

[ad_1] A Congressman-elect from Louisiana died from coronavirus complications just days before the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The family of Republican Luke Letlow confirmed that the 41-year-old died on Tuesday. “The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time,” said

[ad_1] The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI were warned a year ago that Anthony Warner, the man suspected of carrying out the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Tennessee, had been “building bombs in the RV” he kept at his home, according to a report. What are the details? According to The Tennessean, an

[ad_1] A video of Boston Dynamics’ “family” of robots dancing to “Do You Love Me” from The Contours is circulating the internet, and social media reactions indicate that many humans are not at all comfortable with the machines’ advanced abilities. What are the details? On Tuesday, tech CEO Reza Zadeh tweeted a video showing BD’s

[ad_1] Bill O’Reilly told Glenn Beck that the mainstream media’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election was — and continues to be — “disgusting.” He said he doesn’t think the media even wants to know what really happened in November, and he believes the partnership between the media and the far left poses a “danger

[ad_1] It’s been quite the year, and today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Jim discuss its boldest political moves, worst campaign moments, most memorable sports games, and everything in between. They also talk about their hopes and fears for the world in 2021. Listen below, or subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts,

[ad_1] Japan’s then-State Minister for Foreign Affairs (now State Minister of Defense) Yasuhide Nakayama speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 19, 2015. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) The Japanese government is worried about Beijing’s designs on Taiwan — and perhaps also the incoming Biden administration’s willingness to meet the challenge. Reuters reports: “We are concerned

[ad_1] President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited $900 billion COVID relief bill Sunday night. The news gained praise from millions of Americans who have lost income and business owners looking for a way to stay afloat due to government-imposed coronavirus restrictions. One of the biggest names to offer a massive “thank you” for the bill

[ad_1] There are two kinds of Chinese media: the actual, state-run media that answers to the Chinese Communist Party, and the U.S. and other Western media that rent themselves out to the CCP’s interests. This story focuses on the former. Axios reported earlier this month that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.)

[ad_1] Stacey Abrams’s voting rights organization was called Fair Fight. You may think this means she wants free and fair elections that follow the law passed by duly elected legislators. You would be wrong. She worked tirelessly to implement fraud-ridden processes like drop boxes and to remove signature matching requirements. Abrams’ group accomplished all this

[ad_1] Russia has reported millions of COVID cases but has maintained a low mortality rate that has caused international observers to raise questions about the nation’s official pandemic reporting. This week, new data from Moscow revealed that the country’s COVID death count is actually three times higher than previously reported, Sky News said Tuesday. What

[ad_1] A Chinese flag behind razor wire at a detention facility for Uyghurs in Yengisar County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang (Greg Baker/Contributor/Getty Images) We hear a lot about “reckonings” these days. But surely something has to be done about the atrocious human-rights abuses in China that appear to include slave/forced labor for the benefit of American

[ad_1] Remember the Hunter Biden laptop story? The story that the Big Tech and media giants censored before the election because it would hurt their candidate, Hunter’s dad, Joe Biden? Remember when Twitter censored The New York Post’s account because it claimed the explosive business memos, photos of a drug-imbibing Hunter, and boudoir photos, some

[ad_1] Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming speaks during a news conference in London, England, August 15, 2019. (Simon Dawson/Reuters) Toeing Beijing’s line up through the end of his assignment, Liu Xiaoming — China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom — will soon be stepping down. The move was announced last week at a session of

[ad_1] White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany fired back at CNN anchor Jake Tapper after he said that he would not have her on his show because she lies so much. Tapper made the comments on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” with Brian Stelter on Sunday. McEnany replied from her official social media account. “This is a

[ad_1] Hilaria Baldwin, the wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has been hit with a barrage of accusations claiming that she has embellished and even falsified aspects of her heritage, with several critics comparing her to Rachel Dolezal, the white woman notorious for falsely claiming to be African American for years. What are the details? The

[ad_1] On Monday, a panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-N.Y.) COVID-19 orders placing strict limits on houses of worship in hot spots. The 2nd Circuit panel agreed with the Supreme Court that Cuomo’s order likely does not satisfy the high standard of strict scrutiny and

[ad_1] For some reason, the corporate media and global foundations believe Bill Gates has the answer for everything. They listen to him talk about epidemiology and vaccines. I am not sure becoming a billionaire by stealing someone else’s operating system and requiring outside help to build it makes you an expert in either of these

[ad_1] A woman foiled an alleged carjacking attempt when she pulled her own gun against the suspects, which included three teens and an 11-year-old. The alarming incident unfolded about 7:30 a.m. Saturday in Wentzville, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The victim said that she was sitting in her vehicle when she was approached by

[ad_1] (Regis Duvignau/Reuters) So, Boris Johnson and his team have pulled off a last-minute deal with the EU. Tactically, that’s no small achievement, but whether it is a good deal (under the circumstances) won’t be clear for a while (the devil will be in the details), although I have no doubt at all that the