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Millions around the globe gathered around their TVs beginning Feb. 8 to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics, which are taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, a mountainous… Read More
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Sports Illustrated claims it’s doing charity work by encouraging sexual assault survivors to take their clothes off, leading to larger dialogue about what empowerment means. The media has a lovefest… Read More
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When North Korea announced it would be participating in this year’s winter Olympics in South Korea under a joint flag with the South, it was… Read More
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The Winter Olympic games are well underway in Pyeongchang—giving the media endless opportunities to highlight (in addition to the incredible feats of athleticism) the developing… Read More
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An Iranian drone flying into Israeli airspace Saturday triggered a mushrooming crisis involving retaliatory strikes and counterstrikes in Syria. After its provocative violation of Israeli… Read More
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Intellectual property theft has been a thorn in the side of U.S. companies for decades. China has long been a chief offender here, and continues… Read More
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Any American who ever questions whether the First Amendment is vital to protect free speech should just cast a glance across the Atlantic. Europeans share… Read More
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just wrapped up a multinational journey of Latin America and, by all accounts, the trip was a resounding success. Oddly… Read More
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The Winter Olympics open on Friday with North and South Korean athletes marching together behind a single Korean unification flag, rather than their respective national… Read More
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On Friday night, millions of Americans will unknowingly witness what can only be described as the greatest image rebranding attempt the world has ever seen…. Read More
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China’s official news agency on Jan. 21 criticized the U.S. government shutdown, claiming that it exposed “chronic flaws” in the U.S. political system. China has… Read More
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Human trafficking may be illegal in countries around the world, but the gruesome practice remains alive and well. Contrary to popular opinion, human trafficking is… Read More
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A recent investigation conducted by the Associated Press discovered that Jose David Aguilar Moran, Honduras’ police chief, personally supported narcotrafficking by freeing a cocaine seizure… Read More
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The U.S. government announced on Friday a unilateral arms embargo on the war-torn East African country of South Sudan. The embargo will not end the… Read More
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A growing chorus of critics is demanding the Trump administration get on with the business of reforming the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the vast… Read More
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One of the highlights of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address was a North Korean defector brutalized by the regime who raised… Read More
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The University of Texas at Austin has become the latest North American institution of higher learning to reject the idea of a Chinese Confucius Institute on… Read More
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As a presidential candidate in 2008, Barack Obama asserted that he was a “citizen of the world.” By contrast, during his first address to Congress… Read More
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights called last week for the recognition of same-sex marriage and of proclaimed “gender identity” as a protected category for… Read More
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The White House welcomed Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. It was the second time the… Read More
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Every year, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines publishes a report on the number of casualties caused by land mines—or so it says. And every… Read More
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Nothing is as powerful as the truth. That’s why repressive regimes actively suppress free speech and assembly of their citizens. It’s also why America’s Founding… Read More
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After backing the protesters standing up to the Iranian dictatorship, President Donald Trump will decide next week on whether to again waive sanctions—part of the… Read More
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As American women prepare to put on their pink hats for a second time to protest President Donald Trump on the anniversary of his inauguration,… Read More
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They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. It’s a lesson the U.S. government… Read More
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It has become tradition among North Korea watchers to dissect Pyongyang’s annual New Year’s Day speech for clues of potential policy changes. Each year, some… Read More
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Dramatic images of the protests rocking Iran should be a reminder of how good we have it in the United States and how easy it… Read More
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump both claim to have big red nuclear buttons. Who cares? We shouldn’t. In his New… Read More
