Category Archives: In the News

A Shout Out to Bernie Sanders: Always for the People

If you’ve been following the news lately, it’s hard not to notice a familiar, persistent energy driving the national conversation. Bernie Sanders is everywhere. At 84, the Vermont Senator isn’t just “staying involved” – he is leading rallies, drafting landmark … Continue reading →

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The Holocaust, the Orphanage, and the 2026 Warning: The Sovereignty of the Soul

The history of the Holocaust is often told through numbers – six million dead, 1.5 million of them children. But numbers are easy to deny, and statistics are easy to ignore. One antidote to erasure is the story of the … Continue reading →

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The Senate’s Vote on Israel Arms Sales: A Defining Choice Between War and Accountability

Today isn’t just another procedural vote in Washington.It’s a moment of clarity. The U.S. Senate is deciding whether American tax dollars will continue to fund weapons used in the destruction of Gaza and the West Bank. At the center of … Continue reading →

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Trump Omni-Presidency: Power Above Law and Faith

This is no longer about winning elections. It is about removing every authority that is not named Trump. Over the past week, a pattern has emerged.Clear. Deliberate. Deeply destabilizing. A multi-pronged assault on the country’s moral, religious, and legal foundations … Continue reading →

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The $1.5 Billion “Coincidence”: When National Security Becomes a Market Bet

The traditional image of insider trading is a mahogany boardroom and a frantic, late-night phone call. But as of April 2026, the frontier of corruption has shifted. It has moved from the New York Stock Exchange to the smartphone in … Continue reading →

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The Snap Back: Hungary Just Changed the Global Equation

Hungary’s 2026 election was never just a local vote.It was a live experiment in the durability of modern “illiberal” systems – and tonight, that experiment reached a definitive conclusion. After 16 years of rule, Trump and Putin ally Viktor Orbán … Continue reading →

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Planet Earth: You Are a Crew

This week, as Artemis II returned from a journey that carried four humans farther from Earth than any in history, mission specialist Christina Koch brought back something more important than data. She brought back a fundamental truth. Looking back at … Continue reading →

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No, the answer isn’t more testimony. It’s the Epstein files.

Melania Trump has recently called on Congress to hold public hearings on the Epstein case and allow survivors to testify under oath. That sounds, on the surface, like a gesture toward accountability. But it misses the point entirely. We do … Continue reading →

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The Cost of ‘Consistency’: What Philz Coffee Is Really Removing

Let’s talk about the cost of a cup of coffee. Not the $6 Mint Mojito. The cultural price. This week, Philz Coffee – born in San Francisco’s Mission District – sparked backlash after confirming it would remove Pride flags and … Continue reading →

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The 8:00 P.M. Threat: When Rule Breakers Become World Breakers

It is April 7, 3:00 PM ET. In five hours, at 8:00 PM ET, the ten-day deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz expires – and with it, President Donald Trump’s promise to release “all Hell.” In previous … Continue reading →

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