Hal Brands and Gareth Porter debate the resolution, “The Cold War was a necessary response by the United States to a Soviet and Chinese threat to the global balance of power.” Hal Brands, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, defends the resolution. He has authored multiple books on the Cold War, including The Twilight […]
The state of Florida, which leads the country in partnerships with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is using a nationwide surveillance network of over 40,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras present in over 5,000 communities across the United States to aid in immigration-related arrests.  Public records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel reveal that the […]
What’s America’s role in Israel’s war with Iran? Just asking questions. U.S. forces aren’t directly involved in the war with Iran…yet. But those of us who remember the 2003 Iraq invasion can’t help but be struck by some of the unsettling similarities: A terrorist attack acting as an inciting event a year and a half […]
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released new guidance on “facility visit and engagement protocol for Members of Congress and staff.” “ICE detention locations and Field Offices are secure facilities. As such, all visitors are required to comply with [identity] verification and security screening requirements prior to entry,” it specified. “When planning to […]
Reckless spending has been driving Social Security toward a fiscal cliff. Scheduled benefits will have to be cut by 23 percent in 2033 to keep the program solvent. This is the grim conclusion drawn by the trustees of Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds, who published their annual report […]
Five years ago, Brandon Creighton, a Republican who represents parts of five southeastern Texas counties in the state Senate, co-sponsored a law, Senate Bill 18, aimed at protecting freedom of expression at public universities. This year, Creighton introduced a bill, S.B. 2972, that would dial back those protections. Civil libertarians are urging Gov. Greg Abbott […]
A note was sent home in October 1995 from my daughter’s Los Angeles preschool. The verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial, which had been going on for more than eight months, was expected the next day, and the school was informing parents that they understood if they wanted to keep their children home. While this […]
Press freedom groups are calling for the release of a popular Spanish-language journalist who was arrested last Saturday while livestreaming protests in Atlanta and has since been transferred into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mario Guevara, an Emmy Award–winning reporter, was livestreaming a “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump in the […]
It took a while. But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday, Juneteenth, is today. It celebrates the abolition of chattel slavery in the U.S., marked by June 19, 1865—the day Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed slaves in Galveston, Texas, […]
One of the criticisms of alternative media is that podcasters, social media personalities, and influencers who describe themselves as independent-minded often fail to ask tough questions of their guests or push back when greater scrutiny is warranted. Joe Rogan is frequently cited as an example of this: He platforms provocative guests like Darryl Cooper and […]