The Afghan government collapsed in the summer of 2021 after nearly 20 years of U.S. efforts to plant a democracy on soil where it could not flourish. Amid the chaos, the United States evacuated around 80,000 Afghans to staging areas outside Afghanistan in Operation Allies Refuge (OAR). The second stage, bringing Afghans to the United […]

Authored by Christina Comben via CoinTelegraph.com, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin declared 2026 to be the “year we take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty,” starting with his own devices.  In a Friday post on X, he laid out the software changes he has made to reduce reliance on data-hungry, centralized platforms. The “two major changes” to the […]

from the propaganda-works dept If you’re not aware, America’s unholy alliance between U.S. corporations and the right wing grifter economy has an elaborate public messaging and manipulation system that continues to demonstrate its influence and power. The latest case in point: K Street policy and lobbying firms appear to have leveraged a bunch of right […]

Authored by Jonathan Turley, This year, there has been a race to the bottom as Democratic politicians fuel the rage in our streets against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. That continued this last week when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz again rushed to judgment after a shooting, adding that the public should not treat Border […]

Testimony Before the Religious Liberty Commission Written Statement of Jason Bedrick Research FellowCenter for Education PolicyThe Heritage Foundation September 29, 2025 Thank you, commissioners, for the opportunity to speak with you and for all the great work you are doing on behalf of our country. May the Lord bless the work of your hands. As a […]