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Ed Feulner: The Quartermaster of American Conservatism
He has left us a rich heritage indeed. Source link
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A Pathway to Amnesty
This latest attempt at comprehensive immigration reform is a cure worse than the disease. Source link
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What the Cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” Means
Nothing to see here! CBS’s cancellation of “The Late Show,” an institution so basic to the texture of our rapidly thinning common…
Business
FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency's drug program, the latest in a…
Business
Citi joins Goldman in asking junior bankers to reveal if they accepted other jobs
Citigroup’s move echoes steps by other investment banks to dissuade analysts from leaving after short stints Citigroup is asking its new…
Business
Singtel unit prices S$160 million in fixed-rate notes at 2.726%
Singtel Optus, a wholly owned subsidiary of the telecommunications giant, on Monday (Jul 21) priced S$160 million in fixed-rate notes due…
Politics
Russiagate Re-Revisited: Gabbard Urges DOJ to Prosecute Obama Officials
The director of national intelligence makes a frivolous argument. Source link
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The First Time America Went Beard Crazy
A stroll through the Presidential-portrait wing at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, D.C., is, among other things, a game of…
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The Sleazy, Unsettling Sounds of Mk.gee
Earlier this summer, the singer and guitarist Mk.gee played two sold-out shows at the Stone Pony, a rock club just off the boardwalk in…
Politics
Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral’s “Journeys”
“We are appalled by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the current American Administration,” said Sergio García Sánchez, the Spanish artist…
Business
Banks pull down Australian shares from record high
Australian shares fell on Monday (Jul 21) to their worst session in more than three months, retreating from a record high scaled in the…
Business
Life atop China’s car market is starting to look shaky for BYD
LIFE at the top is proving complex for China’s leading automaker, and there are fresh challenges on the horizon. BYD’s monthly sales have…
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Feulner remembered as man who built Washington's conservative mind
Edwin J. Feulner Jr., who died Friday at the age of 83, was mourned as a pivotal figure in the rise of the conservative movement, a key…
Business
Silver shines bright amid gold pauses
WHILE gold may have dominated headlines over the past year, surging to as high as US$3,500 per ounce in April 2025, it has since entered a…
Politics
Trump is losing 75% of federal cases challenging his executive actions
President Trump has tamed Congress and largely defanged the federal bureaucracy as he pursues his vigorous second-term agenda, but federal…
Business
Tokenize Xchange to exit Singapore after being denied digital payment token licence
All 15 employees of Tokenize Singapore will be laid off by Sep 30 but some may be offered work in the company’s international operations…
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Europe Is Extinguishing Itself
It’s not just that European nations aren’t having children. They’re increasingly preventing the children they do have from being born.…
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Ed Feulner, 1941–2025
His passing is a loss for the movement he did so much to build. Source link
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Can Dave Hurwitz Save Classical Recording?
Hurwitz, however, is undaunted by such matters. For one thing, he is not troubled by the notion that children will be lost to classical…
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Next-Level Vietnamese at Bánh Anh Em
As always with great new restaurants these days, getting a table is a bit of an investment, though Bánh Anh Em takes the fundamentally…
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The Price of Occupation
On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hidden in the cargo hold of a dairy truck, rode into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where…
Business
Bevy of Chinese mega listings propel Hong Kong to top global exchange in H1 2025
A parade of China’s mega listings in Hong Kong since the turn of the year has helped restore some of the shine to the city as the world’s…
Business
Reit ETFs see 40% AUM growth in past year as S-Reits regain appeal
Over the past 12 months, Singapore-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen more than S$300…
Politics
Trump administration imposes limits on Mexican flights and threatens Delta alliance in trade dispute
The Trump administration imposed new restrictions Saturday on flights from Mexico and threatened to end a longstanding partnership between…