The poll, which was released on Sunday, found that 86% of Democrats have received at least one Covid-19 dose, while only 45% of Republicans have done so. A further 7% of Democrat respondents said they’re likely to be vaccinated against the virus, suggesting as many as 93% will eventually get …
Read More »I fear that the sustained and unreasonable attacks on white people in America may become cyclical and spiral out of control
A trip to Washington, DC would not be complete without a visit to the National Archives Rotunda, a grandiose building on Pennsylvania Avenue where the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights – the fundamental documents on America’s founding – are on public display behind bulletproof glass. The …
Read More »A gadget tax to fund the arts? Just how self-obsessed and tone deaf have these celebrity actors and artists become?
I know it’s really hard for the self-obsessed at the epicentre of the world’s most self-obsessive industry to grasp this simple fact but, honestly, ladies and gentlemen of the stage and screen: the world does not revolve around you. You’re really not all that important, in the grand scheme of …
Read More »With vaccines widely available in Russia, dying of Covid-19 has become optional. So why are so many intent on making that choice?
News emerging from the country paints a mixed picture. Some of it is good, some of it is harrowing and, taken together, it all raises troubling questions about the attitudes of Russians and their overall relationship with the state. First, though, the good news. In a speech on Tuesday, the …
Read More »Debate has become yet another casualty of Covid-19, we must relearn the ability to argue, but then smile and shake hands
I learned my love of debate from my father. An elite champion orator, he argued his way through his Michigan high school and into Marquette University. He led the college debate team to tournament wins across the country before graduating into professorship and becoming the team’s coach. Along the way, …
Read More »US sanctions become blessing in disguise for Iran’s energy sector
Shortly after the US Department of Justice announced on Monday that two million barrels of impounded Iranian oil had been sold for $110 million, a pair of suspicious fires broke out affecting Iranian infrastructure. The first, striking the country’s biggest warship, the IRIS ‘Kharg’, eventually caused the vessel to sink …
Read More »‘Shot heard ’round the world’: El Salvador aims to become first nation to adopt bitcoin as LEGAL TENDER, may set global precedent
A bill enabling El Salvador to recognize bitcoin as legal tender will be submitted to the country’s Legislative Assembly next week, President Nayib Bukele said in a video message that was shown on Saturday at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. Bukele’s political party has firm control of the congress. …
Read More »Ex-UFC’s Gonzalez books bare-knuckle debut to become latest MMA pin-up to cross over to brutal promotion (PHOTOS)
As revealed on Tuesday, former UFC and Invicta FC flyweight Gonzalez will do battle with Charisa Sigala at BKFC 18. The event will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on June 26, and features no fewer than four title fights from lightweight up to heavyweight …
Read More »Germany pumps $10 billion in hydrogen in bid to become global leader
Germany will provide $9.72 billion (€8 billion) to the 62 projects it has selected to reduce emissions in the transportation, steelmaking, and chemicals sectors. Germany wants to become a global leader in hydrogen technology, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said, noting that the investment announced today is a step toward making …
Read More »Left for dead? The European left has become Covid-19’s latest victim, as paranoia and fear see right-leaning sentiments surge
Public health officials tell us the lingering effects of Covid-19 include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, brain fog, insomnia, heart palpitations, pins and needles, depression, tinnitus and earaches. Nowhere on this list do they mention a chronic aversion to the ideology of the left. But thanks to the latest …
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