NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - The World Must Not Forget About the Genocide in Sudan
The longer the fighting drags on, the greater the chance that regional instability will spread.
REDSTATE (Jerry Wilson) - When Our Loss Is Heaven's Gain
ABCNEWS - South Carolina's next steps after senator's death
Sen. Lindsey Graham's death has sparked a political scramble in South Carolina
NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández) - Japan Is Building a New Intelligence Agency With Help From the West
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Democrats Can’t Kick the Trans Obsession
Unpopular below-the-belt issues are liable to dog the Dems in coming elections. The post Democrats Can’t Kick the Trans Obsession appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture war Democrats Can’t Kick the Trans Obsession Unpopular below-the-belt issues are liable to dog the Dems in coming elections. I watched the New York Pride Parade on livestream. The parade is a major event in NYC, attended by well over a million people. Today, 11 years after Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage, the movement that once celebrated equality alongside most Democrats looks very different. The near-complete embrace of trans rights as seen in the parade, especially as it affects children, is likely to harm the Democratic Party in coming elections. (FYI, I’ll use the word “gay” as shorthand here for…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - Perfection’s Prison
Too much disorder makes life a hell—but what of too much order? The post Perfection’s Prison appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Perfection’s Prison Too much disorder makes life a hell—but what of too much order? My computer’s wallpaper shot, the picture that comes up whenever I turn the computer, changes regularly, at whose or what’s instigation I know not, but certainly not at mine. I suppose that it—or is it they?—must have some inkling of my taste, for never does anything visually offensive to me appear. Recently, a panoramic view of the Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber came up. The town was picture-perfect: not a parked car in sight, nor (come to think of it) any human being, human beings being so messy. At first I took the…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Steven Tucker) - Andy Burnham’s Northern Kingdom
A simple guide for confused Americans. The post Andy Burnham’s Northern Kingdom appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Andy Burnham’s Northern Kingdom A simple guide for confused Americans. TakiMag (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Looking at British politics right now, this magazine’s American readership must be mightily puzzled. In Andy Burnham, the UK is about to get a new Prime Minister whose entire justification for leadership is that he hails from Manchester—the capital of “the North.” What, you may be asking, is “the North” (other than “that bit above the South”)? A central theme of this island’s politics is that there exists a yawning gap between England’s northern and southern halves.…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press) - Oil prices jump and Asian shares slip as US and Iran carry out airstrikes
BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.9% to $78.96 per barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude oil added 4% to $74.26 per barrel. Prices for both types of crude oil recently [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press) - US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait said Monday morning its air defenses were firing as Iran retaliated over U.S. airstrikes targeting it. Kuwait’s military issued the statement, without immediately saying if there was any damage or casualties in the tiny Mideast nation. Kuwait repeatedly has been targeted by Iran. Bahrain twice has sounded its [...]
NYTIMES (Jeanna Smialek) - It’s the Scent of Manure to Most, but ‘the Smell of Money’ to Them
The Netherlands has been trying to figure out what to do with manure it can no longer use thanks to environmental rules. Volatile fertilizer costs may help.