The New York Times claims “a private conservative group’s involvement at the State Department has alarmed veteran diplomats and congressional Democrats who say it has established a worrisome degree of influence.” Eric Rubin, a retired diplomat of more than 40 years who recently led the mainstream State Department American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), wrote it […] The post Why I Joined the Ben Franklin Fellowship appeared first on The American Conservative .
The New York Times claims “a private conservative group’s involvement at the State Department has alarmed veteran diplomats and congressional Democrats who say it has established a worrisome degree of influence.” Eric Rubin, a retired diplomat of more than 40 years who recently led the mainstream State Department American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), wrote it “functions as the equivalent of a Communist Party cell in Soviet government ministries.” Some are even trying to out and doxx members who wish to remain anonymous. It’s the controversial Ben Franklin Fellowship (BFF ). The fellowship is a DC-based nonprofit founded by former American diplomats, bringing together active officials (including Christopher Landau,…Open
America can’t tackle big problems if the “I got mine” mentality prevails. The post To Reduce the Debt, Revive the Spirit of Sacrifice appeared first on The American Conservative .
America’s debt topped 100 percent of our national GDP last month, marking a grim milestone for the nation. “We’re headed toward uncharted territory,” Marc Goldwein, senior vice president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, told the Wall Street Journal . “There’s no magic of 100 percent vs. 99 percent, but it’s a scary place to be.” The disturbing news wasn’t greeted with much concern. Upon reflection, that’s not very surprising. The debt has been increasing exponentially for years without the average America feeling the effects. People simply don’t care about it much anymore. With the exception of some libertarians in Congress and at think tanks, it’s been a long time since even conservatives…Open
Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.
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Biden allowed a Cuban Air Force pilot to stay here and apply for permanent residency. It turns out that the pilot, Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, served in the Cuban military at the same time that Fidel and Raul Castro ordered them to shoot down humanitarian rescue planes searching for people fleeing the communist regime.
Starmer's approval levels are sinking, and his party is debating the best way for his to remain at the party's helm even as a succession battle comes into focus.
Probe finds vast majority of SPLC resources embedded in state, local and other educational entities are publicly posted on their websites. Smithsonian tells 10-year-olds to fight white privilege.