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People keep asking when World War III will begin. They're asking the wrong question. Europe is already acting as if it were at war. The politicians in Brussels would never allow peace because the sovereign debt crisis requires an external enemy. Every week, another European government announces increased military spending, another…
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The battle over American comfort The Trump administration delivered a decisive blow to what conservatives have long called the “Green New Scam” on July 2, 2026, when the Department of Energy announced it would permanently end federal mandates forcing Americans to buy underperforming home appliances in the name of energy efficiency.…
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What in God’s name has occurred to our youth? Not all of them, not yet – but the affliction is spreading fast. What contagion has taken hold? I could name a dozen, but the one that troubles me most – and the one that flows from all the others – is the loss of depth. By that I mean the quiet abandonment of any real pursuit of meaning,…
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President Trump has unilaterally declared the United States the “guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the right to charge a 20% toll on all cargo passing through. He says we are “taking over” the waterway and will act as a “guardian angel” – and get paid for it. This is not just illegal under international law; it is a…
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Five years after the start of the coronavirus crisis, reports are reaching us from Italy that once again call into question the official narrative of the pandemic. American journalist and documentary filmmaker Del Bigtree travelled through Milan, Bergamo, Rome, Venice, and Sardinia to present his film An Inconvenient Study. But instead of…
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Spain’s National Security Council added Palantir Technologies to a blacklist of companies prohibited from bidding on new government contracts, according to officials familiar with the decision. The move, announced recently, cited risks to domestic security and data sovereignty, as reported by government sources. Palantir, a…
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The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) voted on June 26 to approve a mandatory reading list for public school students that includes stories from the Bible, expanding conservative efforts to incorporate Christian teachings into classrooms. The Republican-controlled board passed the measure by a 9-5-1 vote, according to multiple…
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On a quiet morning at Aarhus University's research station in Flakkebjerg, Denmark, rows of wheat plants stand with their roots submerged in clear water. Postdoctoral researcher Purna Kumar Khatri arrives daily, weekends included, to check them and adjust the pH drop by drop. This meticulous routine is part of a larger story about how…
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Scientists have discovered that the Chinese money plant hides a remarkable geometric system inside its leaves, revealing that nature may solve complex problems using mathematical rules similar to those found in computer science and city planning. People often see meaningful shapes and patterns in random elements. Maybe you have…
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Texting while driving. Bullying people on virtual communication networks. Passing off AI-generated work as one’s own. That may seem like a random list of 21st-century vices. But I'd argue they're all examples of the loss of one particular virtue: sophrosyne. An ancient Greek concept, sophrosyne – pronounced “suh-fros-uh-nee” – is…
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