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[ad_1] By all conventional measures, America is losing the war with Iran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has survived the U.S.-Israeli regime change effort, and it seems as though the hardline factions in Iran have been empowered. They also maintain their stockpiles of drones and missiles, while the U.S. is running dangerously low on crucial munitions. Perhaps the most tangible sign of strategic defeat for the U.S. comes in the form of destroyed bases. Throughout the conflict, Iran has dealt severe blows to U.S. bases across the region, resulting in 18 troops having been killed and over 600 sustaining…

[ad_1] Despite being subjected to one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in modern history, the Islamic Republic of Iran has thus far failed to yield to any of the United States’ demands. There has been no regime change; no compromise on enrichment or the nuclear issue more broadly; no acceptance of conventional disarmament or an end to the so-called “axis of resistance;” and no let-up of Iran’s chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz. And that, a July assessment by America’s intelligence community reportedly says, is unlikely to change.  According to a recent article in the Washington Post, our own…

[ad_1] Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Every major spiritual and moral tradition carries a similar invitation: Treat others as you wish to be treated. Love your neighbor. Protect the vulnerable. Refuse unnecessary suffering. It is remarkable that across continents, centuries, and cultures, humanity has repeatedly arrived at this same moral insight. Jesus called it the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. Rabbi Hillel described it as the essence of the Torah. The Prophet Muhammad taught that faith is incomplete until we desire for others what we desire for ourselves. The Buddha urged compassion toward all beings. The Mahabharata placed…

[ad_1] Mamdani wants ID for city-run grocery stores-but opposes it for voting. See how this contradiction is exposing a glaring flaw in liberal arguments against Voter ID. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Martin is being excoriated, but he’s taking on the consultant class, building a strong grassroots operation, and raising tons of money. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Justice Kavanaugh has used the phrase “interim docket” to refer to the Supreme Court’s emergency rulings, as they often set the interim rule while the issue percolates in the lower courts. Sometimes that “interim” can last years. Such is the case with Griffin v. HM Florida-ORL. A Florida law prohibited restaurants from showing “adult live performances.” A federal district court judge  issued a universal injunction against the law that applied to the plaintiff, Hamburger Mary’s, as well as non-parties. Back in October 2023, Florida asked the Supreme Court to limit the injunction to Hamburger Mary’s. Justices Thomas, Alito, and…

[ad_1] The U.S. government continues to demonstrate its knack for pursuing remarkably foolish foreign policies that have terrible consequences. Many thought that President Trump was going to rectify this problem, at least somewhat. After all, he promised to shut down the Ukraine War as soon as he moved into the White House, if not before he did! Moreover, he said no more forever wars, no more wars in pursuit of regime change. But Trump has failed. Not only did he fail to end the fighting in Ukraine, but he has also twice gone to war against Iran – the 12-Day…

[ad_1] There is little doubt that Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, wants her country to play a more active and assertive role in regional security affairs. She also favors adopting a more hardline posture toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC). A key question remains, however: whether international allies, Japan’s political elite, and a majority of the Japanese public are willing to follow that course. Recent developments suggest that support for Takaichi’s China hawkism is beginning to wane. Although she had been in office for only a few months, Takaichi gambled by calling a snap election for early February 2026.…

[ad_1] On August 11, 2025, Donald Trump ordered the Secretary of Defense to mobilize the D.C. National Guard to combat what he claimed was “an epidemic of crime in our Nation’s capital,” even though earlier that year, the D.C. United States Attorney’s office had announced that crime there was at a 30-year low. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, violent crime in the city had declined by 26% during the previous year. Although the Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision holding that the President lacked the authority to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago over the objections of the state’s governor, D.C.…