In Moscow, Xi shows Europe he expects a poodle not a partner

May 12, 2025

In Moscow, Xi shows Europe he expects a poodle not a partner

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have created a major opportunity for China to gain leverage over Europe. Recognizing the opportunity Trump has gifted him, Chinese president Xi Jinping recently waived sanctions on European Union parliamentarians and exchanged celebratory letters with EU leaders on the 50th anniversary of EU-China political relations. Xi hopes to dangle investment and […]

James Lankford has learned nothing on immigration

For some reason, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) did a little media tour this week trying to rehabilitate his image on immigration after President Donald Trump has conclusively shown that despite what Lankford said all last year, no new legislation was needed to secure the southern border, all we needed was a new president who had […]

A myopic threat to Catholic priests to break the seal of confession

Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a source of fascination and scorn from those outside these faiths. The belief that priests are wellsprings of damaging and compromising information […]

Draymond Green’s legacy: Dirty plays and race-baiting

The worst thing about the Golden State Warriors advancing in the National Basketball Association playoffs is that we must be subjected to the dirty plays and race-baiting of Draymond Green. Green picked up his fifth technical foul of the playoffs after intentionally striking Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the face. In just nine playoff games, Green […]

Black Mirror Season 7: When Netflix critiques itself (and charges you for it)

“Pregnancy costs extra; it’s $90 per month.” This line from the latest season of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone-inspired sci-fi anthology on Netflix, succinctly captures the show’s persistent knack for extrapolating unsettling trends in modern technology. Season 7, featuring a star-studded cast, including Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, and Awkwafina, grapples with everything from pesky subscription […]

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The unthinkable: An American pope

It was long assumed that an American pope was an impossibility. Vatican insiders would dismiss the idea of a pope from the world’s preeminent superpower as completely out of the question and barely even worth a thought. That was until around 7 p.m. Rome time on May 8, 2025, when Cardinal Dominique Mamberti emerged on […]

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