Guatemala First to Follow US Embassy Move to Jerusalem
Guatemala on Tuesday said its decision to follow the United States in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem was a “sovereign” matter that should not affect ties with other countries. “These are Guatemala’s foreign policy and sovereign decisions,” the country’s Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel told a news conference, as quoted by AFP. “In any […]
The Difference Between How Conservatives, Liberals Define Patriotism
A new poll by the American Culture Faith Institute uncovered some interesting—and perhaps worrisome—trends when it comes to how Americans think they can properly support their country. The study found that Americans think patriotism is generally in decline, but we can’t even agree on how to define it, let alone settle on whether it’s generally […]
Companies Announce Bonuses, Raises Following Tax Reform Legislation Passage
Multiple businesses are announcing bonuses and benefits for their employees due to Congress’ passage of Republicans’ tax reform bill. ATT announced it will give a special $1,000 bonus to over 200,000 ATT U.S. employees and invest $1 billion in the economy, and Boeing announced a $300 million investment. “On behalf of all of our stakeholders, we applaud and […]
Trump Administration Releases Final 2017 Report on Incarcerated Illegal Immigrants. Here’s What It Found.
More than 1 in 5 of all federal inmates in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons are immigrants, as of the end of the fiscal year 2017, a federal report released Thursday said. The report also found that 94 percent of confirmed foreign-born inmates in federal incarceration were in the country illegally. The Justice Department and […]
Bolton: UN Budget Cuts ‘Real Opportunity’ for Trump Admin
Former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton Tuesday applauded cuts to the United Nations budget, saying they are a “real opportunity” for President Donald Trump’s administration to rethink the United States’ share of what it contributes to the world agency and possibly even pulling out of the U.N. Human Rights Council. “There are plenty of parts of […]
In Updated Charts, What 8 Seniors’ Tax Bills Will Be With Tax Reform
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act when signed into law will mean tax cuts for most Americans. Nevertheless, change—even good change—can bring about uncertainty. Retirees may be the most concerned about what the new tax legislation will mean for them, as most rely on relatively fixed incomes. But in fact, the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
Merry Christmas from Syria’s Aleppo, free of ISIS and Al-Qaeda
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Free People Can Take Pride in Churchill’s ‘Darkest Hour’
Can great individuals affect the affairs of man? If they can, then Winston Churchill is certainly one of the greatest among them. In many ways, the new movie “Darkest Hour” is the perfect prelude to this summer’s much acclaimed “Dunkirk,” and not just in a literal sense, since “Darkest Hour” takes place just before that […]
5 killed as bus intentionally crashes into underground passage in Moscow
Five people were killed by a bus that crashed down the stairs of an underground passage in western Moscow, police said. The driver of the bus was taken into custody. The driver whose bus crashed into a pedestrian underpass in Moscow on Monday was acting with malicious intent, one of the passengers claims. At least […]
Supreme Court Tellingly Rejects Lower Court Roadblock to Elimination of DACA Program
On Dec. 20, in an unsigned, four-page opinion, the Supreme Court struck down a lower court order that severely burdened efforts by the Trump administration to end the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has shielded certain younger illegal aliens from deportation. This is good news, a helpful sign that the Supreme […]
Trump Administration Releases Final 2017 Report on Incarcerated Illegal Immigrants, Here’s What It Found
More than 1 in 5 of all federal inmates in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons are immigrants, as of the end of the fiscal year 2017, a federal report released Thursday said. The report also found that 94 percent of confirmed foreign-born inmates in federal incarceration were in the country illegally. The Justice Department and […]
