AMERICANGREATNESS (Lipton Matthews) - Depopulation Won’t Save the Planet
In recent years, a quietly radical idea has gained traction in certain environmental circles: stop having children. Some members of Extinction Rebellion in the UK […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Roger Kimball) - No News Is Good News—Except When It Isn’t: Labour’s Rout, MAGA’s Surge, and Iran’s Slow Surrender
For more than 20 years, Robert J. Lurtsema (1931–2000) hosted a classical music radio show on the Boston station WGBH. He typically began the show […] Source
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Nationwide battle over redistricting escalates
The fight to redraw the nation’s congressional maps is escalating as Virginia asks its own Supreme Court to pause the ruling that struck down a new map Democrats had counted on.
NYTIMES (Molly Jong-Fast) - Molly Jong-Fast on Her Mother, Erica Jong, on Mother’s Day
I’m realizing that a sort of gooey sitcom resolution is not in the cards for my mother and me.
NYTIMES (Yanzhong Huang) - An Emboldened New China Spells Trouble for Trump
We are entering a more perilous era where China no longer sees U.S. strength as something to fear.
NYTIMES (Muktita Suhartono and Lauren DeCicca) - Red Card or Black Card? The Conscription Lottery in Thailand.
The draft, which is mandatory for men, is a deeply divisive issue in the country. But volunteer enlistments have soared amid a surge in nationalism and a sluggish economy.
HUFFPOST - A Fragile Ceasefire Holds As U.S. Awaits Iran Response
Attacks Friday cast doubt on the tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.
STRIPES - US strikes alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, killing 2 and leaving 1 survivor | Stars and Stripes
The Coast Guard was notified and began a search and rescue operation for the survivor. At least 193 people have been killed in the U.S. campaign.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - Skylab crews reported unexplained lights, 'reddish object': UFO files
Although Skylab anomalies have been discussed previously, the documents released Friday are considered new to the public.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Mason Letteau Stallings) - A Durable Coalition: Social Conservatives and Antiwar Voters
The alliance is not only ideologically congenial, but electorally valuable. The post A Durable Coalition: Social Conservatives and Antiwar Voters appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics A Durable Coalition: Social Conservatives and Antiwar Voters The alliance is not only ideologically congenial, but electorally valuable. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images) The administration is not popular . After being elected on a platform of avoiding unnecessary wars, President Donald Trump and the GOP made the decision to risk a global recession and a potential Democratic sweep in the midterms by starting a war in the Middle East. Predictably, the Republicans are now the electoral underdogs and need to do some hard thinking about the future of the party and its policies. One potential…Open