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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Peru Looks to Kick Presidential Problems in Upcoming Election

The country has had four presidents in the past four years. The post Peru Looks to Kick Presidential Problems in Upcoming Election appeared first on The American Conservative .

Latin America Peru Looks to Kick Presidential Problems in Upcoming Election The country has had four presidents in the past four years. Elections are rapidly approaching for the Republic of Peru, which will go to the polls on April 12 to select its next government. The South American country has been languishing under a series of persistent challenges in recent years, including pervasive corruption, rampant crime, disappointing economic growth, and continuous political instability. The result has been a chaotic and unstable government: No Peruvian president has served out a full term since 2016. In the past four years, Peru has had four presidents, and since 2018 it has gone through eight heads of state. The last elected president, Pedro…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jude Russo) - The United States Is Already Headed for a Forever War

The current war is already collapsing into a “mowing the grass” strategy. The post The United States Is Already Headed for a Forever War appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The United States Is Already Headed for a Forever War The current war is already collapsing into a “mowing the grass” strategy. Let’s all give a hand for Marco Rubio, secretary of state, favored champion of the White House, and all-around cretinous worm. The Amazing Plastic Man—the adjective refers to his flexible principles, not his increasingly inflexible face—was hitting the airwaves this Monday morning to articulate the latest version of what the Trump administration regards as its war aims. Excuse me, military operation aims; President Donald Trump has figured out the One Weird Trick around constitutional checks on executive war powers. You just have to use the right words! “Well, the war is—this…Open

NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández, Kiuko Notoya, Hisako Ueno and Kentaro Takahashi) - When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That

Experts use artificial intelligence to analyze data, plus thousands of crowdsourced photos, to forecast the prized flowers, which are a multibillion-dollar attraction.

NYTIMES (Adam Goldman, Eric Schmitt and Michael D. Shear) - Offensive vs. Defensive: On Iran, the Distinction Matters for Britain’s Leader

As the United States expands its armada of warplanes on British soil, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is trying to defend Britain’s interests while keeping the country out of war.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Illinois Gov Pritzker touts state for international business, GOP leader pushes for lower taxes

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is open to foreign investment, but the Illinois House Republican leader says the governor must lower taxes to grow the economy.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Justice Department sues Minnesota over civil rights violations regarding girls sports

"The Trump Administration does not tolerate flawed state policies that ignore biological reality and unfairly undermine girls on the playing field," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement.

NYTIMES (Madeleine Ngo) - TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order

A memo that President Trump signed on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to pay T.S.A. officers did not specify whether they would be paid on a regular schedule.

JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - 'Woke pseudoscience': NIH awards new funding to transgender mice experiments after DOGE cutoff

Funding for UC San Diego study had been reinstated under court order last summer, but budget period ended and NIH was under no legal obligation to issue new award, anti-animal testing watchdog says. FOIA lawsuit filed.