The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.
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Heavy-handed efforts to coerce change in Cuba are liable to backfire. The post Cuba and the U.S. Are Bogged Down in History appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Cuba and the U.S. Are Bogged Down in History Heavy-handed efforts to coerce change in Cuba are liable to backfire. Murals of Che Guevara and posters of Fidel Castro proclaiming the Cuban Revolution’s success remain a common sight on the streets of Havana. The Cuban regime’s commitment to anti-colonial internationalism is equally visible, evident for instance in schools named after the Angolan liberation movement and memorials dedicated to Fidel’s anti-apartheid friend, Nelson Mandela. It is a country frozen in its revolutionary past and nostalgic for the Cold War days when the small island nation punched far above its geopolitical weight. The streets of Cuba reflect this…Open
State of the Union: The FTC’s case accused Walmart of misleading workers about pay. The post Walmart to Pay $100 Million in Driver Pay Settlement appeared first on The American Conservative .
Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million in a settlement surrounding allegations that it deceived delivery drivers about pay, per a Thursday Federal Trade Commission press release. The case was brought by the FTC and 11 states against Walmart. The FTC alleges that Walmart, since 2021, made false claims to workers in its Spark delivery network. According to the FTC, the company misled drivers about how much they could make in base pay and tips. “Labor markets cannot function efficiently without truthful and non-misleading information about earnings and other material terms,” stated the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection director, Christopher Mufarrige. Walmart has stated that it will pay drivers affected by the allegedly…Open
Illegal immigration is fueling another wave of crimes against women. The post The UK’s New Grooming Gang Scandal appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The UK’s New Grooming Gang Scandal Illegal immigration is fueling another wave of crimes against women. UK Special Coverage In borderless Britain, it seems as if barely a day goes by without some monstrosity being committed by a migrant who should never have been in the country in the first place. The world is now familiar with the ongoing scandal of Britain’s predominantly Pakistani rape gangs. Yet what is also unfolding right now is a wave of brutal sexual violence committed by illegal arrivals, often asylum seekers from Afghanistan. Take the case of Afghan national Ahmad Mulakhil,…Open
A settlement would stabilize Europe and enable U.S. retrenchment. The post Why Trump’s Right to Pursue Russia–Ukraine Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Why Trump’s Right to Pursue Russia–Ukraine Peace A settlement would stabilize Europe and enable U.S. retrenchment. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) The debate in Washington over Ukraine peace talks has, since negotiations began in earnest after the August 2025 Anchorage summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, largely centered on feasibility concerns: Are the sides dealing in good faith and is there a viable path to a settlement? Lost in all the posturing over optics and narrative control is a clear sense of why the administration has worked around the clock to…Open