Authored by Joaquim Couto via The Brownstone Institute, There was a time when debates about determinism and free will belonged to philosophy departments and late-night dorm room conversations. They were enjoyable precisely because they seemed harmless. Whatever the answer, life went on. Courts judged, doctors decided, teachers taught, and politicians were still—at least nominally—held responsible […]

President Trump’s Western Hemisphere defense posture, including expanded gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean targeting Venezuela and, by extension, Cuba, is disrupting Venezuela-to-Asia oil flows, a U.S. foreign policy move that has angered Beijing. This friction was indirectly signaled by Chinese state media on Friday, which aired a segment featuring People’s Liberation Army wargaming simulations of […]

Authored by Javier Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), When you leave this earth, you want to make sure your loved ones are taken care of and that you leave behind a cherished legacy. But without a plan, you can leave your family with some serious headaches. That’s why it’s important to take some […]

Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will block any European Union solution that finances Ukraine’s military expenditures, accusing Western Europe of treating Russian and Ukrainian lives as being “worth shit” and of prolonging what he described as senseless bloodshed. In a post on X, Fico said […]

A person of interest connected to the Brown University shooting was taken into custody early Sunday morning at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, according to law enforcement officials. Latest: Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez told reporters he was limited in what he could disclose about the person taken into custody. He said police intend […]

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, One in four British teenagers have resorted to AI chatbots for mental health support over the past year, exposing the chilling reality of a society where machines replace human connection amid crumbling government services.  The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) surveyed 11,000 kids aged 13 to 16 in England and […]

The Department of Transportation is threatening to pull $73 million in federal highway funding from New York after an audit found that half of the state’s commercial trucking licenses were issued to illegal immigrants. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, NY Gov Kathy Hochul “What New York does is if an applicant comes in and they have a work authorization […]

Via Remix News, The vast majority, 83 percent, of respondents to a Mediana survey say next year’s parliamentary election in Hungary could face interference from foreign intelligence agencies. The poll, published by the daily newspaper Nepszava, also indicates that 53 percent of respondents believe Russia might try to influence the upcoming elections, while 49 percent […]