NYTIMES (Chrystia Freeland) - Remember When ‘Blame Canada’ Was a ‘South Park’ Joke?
It would be a grave mistake for Americans to treat their place in the world as an afterthought.
NYTIMES (Ségolène Le Stradic) - Amid France Wildfires, Some Residents Help Firefighters Contain Blazes
With firefighters stretched thin, volunteers put themselves at risk, using water tanks, hoses and tractors to hold back flames from villages and farms in southwestern France.
NYTIMES (Zane Irwin) - As Communities Unite Against Europe’s Wildfires, Politicians Trade Blows
Spain’s center-left accused conservatives of underfunding the disaster response, while critics of France’s government decried delays.
ABCNEWS - Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of the more influential politicians in the United States, will be eulogized in Washington
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - 'He's bored': Banfield has theory on Kohberger plea reversal push
"You can't just say, 'I was cheated. I didn't get it.' You can't do that," Banfield said.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - The Lingering Miasma of Marxism
No matter how many times it’s defeated, the politics of resentment always has an audience. The post The Lingering Miasma of Marxism appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Lingering Miasma of Marxism No matter how many times it’s defeated, the politics of resentment always has an audience. TakiMag Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Marxists are an insidiously clever bunch. They know that the power they want can never be achieved via the ballot box, so they decided long ago to spread left-wing cultural ideas about the evils of Western society by winning over and corrupting the youth. The greatest of philosophers, Socrates, was put to death under the same charge. That accusation was definitely a false one, but Socrates happily drank the poison, although some…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Andrew Day) - As Netanyahu and Zelensky Visit Trump, Their Wars Converge
Warnings about World War III suddenly seem much less melodramatic. The post As Netanyahu and Zelensky Visit Trump, Their Wars Converge appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs As Netanyahu and Zelensky Visit Trump, Their Wars Converge Warnings about World War III suddenly seem much less melodramatic. Photo by ODED BALILTY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Last month I wrote about some disturbing links between the wars in Ukraine and Iran and the specter of a perilous American conflict spanning Eurasia and the Middle East. This weekend brought a new development on that front: The two wars started converging into a perilous American conflict spanning Eurasia and the Middle East. On Saturday, Ukraine said it had struck ships transporting Iranian-linked military cargo in the Caspian…Open
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Center for Security Policy) - Report: Hold the line on enrichment
A new nonproliferation standard for Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East nuclear fuel cycle
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The United States faces two nuclear questions in the Middle East that have quietly fused into one. The first is whether Iran, after years of escalation, concealment, and enrichment far beyond any civilian need, will be permitted to retain a domestic enrichment capability under a negotiated ceiling. The second is whether Saudi Arabia will receive American civil-nuclear cooperation on terms that permit — or leave the door open to — sovereign enrichment and reprocessing. These are not separate files. Iran sets the precedent; Saudi Arabia is the test case; the rest of the region is watching. The proper American position is not simply no bomb. It is no sovereign fuel-cycle pathway —no domestic enrichment and no…Open
NYTIMES (Li Yuan) - He Served China’s Police State of Xinjiang. He Says It Imprisoned Him, Too.
After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.