by Tyler | Dec 31, 2019 | Asia, China, Chinese Communist Party, gun control, Mass Shootings, National Security, Trending
China’s state-run Global Times on Monday used the weekend’s shootings to argue that gun ownership is “out of control” in the United States and mass shootings are “shocking in a U.S. allegedly governed by law.”
by Tyler | Dec 29, 2019 | capitalism, China, Economy, fascism, Franklin D Roosevelt, Marco Rubio, National Security, orld War Two, Politics, rare earth minerals, Trending
Sen. Marco Rubio’s idea of “common-good capitalism” makes obvious good sense, and yet, of course, not everyone agrees. Still, Rubio has started a valuable debate, and if he prevails, the Republican Party—and the United States—will be stronger.
by Tyler | Dec 29, 2019 | China, free speech, National Security, Politics, Russia, Tech, Trending, United Nations
(AFP) — The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, alarming rights groups and Western powers that fear a bid to restrict online freedom.
by Tyler | Dec 28, 2019 | Adel Abdul Mahdi, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Barham Salih, Corruption, Iran, Iraq, Israel / Middle East, National Security, Politics, prime minister, protests, Trending
Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday threatened to resign rather than appoint Asaad al-Edani, currently the governor of Basra, as prime minister. Salih said Edani, who is supported by Iran’s allies in the Iraqi parliament, would be unacceptable to the huge numbers...
by Tyler | Dec 28, 2019 | Airplane crash, airplanes, Asia, Bek Air, deaths, kazakhstan, National Security, Trending
A plane carrying 98 people from Kazakhstan crashed into a building shortly after its takeoff on Friday morning, killing at least a dozen people and injuring over 50 more.
by Tyler | Dec 27, 2019 | aircraft carrier, Asia, Beijing, China, National Security, South China Sea, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Trending
China sailed its newest aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait for the second time on Thursday as it stepped up its claims in the South China Sea, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has announced.
