Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailPrime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson’s landslide win represents a major shift in British politics that has taken place over the past five years. Since the 2015 election and the 2016 Brexit vote, British voters have turned their political parties on their heads. Working class voters have moved …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailBoris Johnson has led the Conservatives (Tories) to their strongest win since 1987 on a pro-Brexit platform. Voters not only endorsed Johnson’s policies, they issued a clear rebuke to Labour and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Scottish and Irish nationalism is also on the rise. Prime Minister Boris …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailThe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has been indicted in three cases accusing him of corruption. In essence, these charges allege that he did or offered favours for several media companies in exchange for gifts in the form of “positive” coverage. The indictment alone could see …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailWhen he took office, President Trump inherited a mess in Syria. His administration worked diligently to defeat Islamic State (ISIS), which had grown into an international terrorist pseudo-state that threatened US interests. Upon completing that project, he began to pull back, in keeping with his campaign promise …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailIn recent years, the proponents of Climate Change have begun to sound more and more like a religious cult than a political pseudoscientific movement, as they have in the recent past. Like any millenarian movement (a group anticipating the end of the world), they scold everyone that …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailIsrael’s recent election on Tuesday continued the ongoing political deadlock. Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has not lost the election nor has he entirely won it. The leaders of the Blue and White Party are hopeful that they can lead the next government, but this is unlikely. How will …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailAlthough a hard deadline looms, Brexit’s fate remains as uncertain today as it did on June 23rd of 2016, when a majority of British voters decided to depart the European Union in an unprecedented national referendum. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken equally unprecedented steps to bring …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailProtests in Hong Kong have become riots in recent days as unrest escalates. Hong Kong police have tried to disperse the protestors gently. The Hong Kong government has handled the affair incompetently. Protestors are concerned about a bill proposing extradition of prisoners to the Chinese Communist government, …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailThe Conservative Party (Tory) leadership race has concluded. Brash and unapologetic Boris Johnson won the contest. As the new Prime Minister names his cabinet and sets his policy what can we expect from the Boris Johnson government? Boris has supported Brexit (the United Kingdom departure from the …
Facebook Twitter Google+ EmailIn 1940, over a year before the United States formally entered the Second World War, Congress passed the Two Ocean Navy Act. The act and its predecessors in 1934 and 1938, foresaw the need for a stronger investment in naval aviation, aircraft carriers, and submarines. This visionary …
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