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By Eric Brakey Eight years in exile, Edward Snowden dreams of returning home. Only twenty-nine when he saw his country for the last time, Snowden set out—like Paul Revere ten generations before him—on an uncertain journey to warn his countrymen of an unseen threat. Guilty of obeying his oath to the Constitution, he is pursued…
Harry Wilmerding on November 3, 2021 The company behind popular snacks like Oreos announced Tuesday that it would increase its prices to combat the rising cost of inflation, multiple sources reported. Mondelez International, the company behind Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and Sour Patch Kids, is expected to raise prices by up to 7% in the…
Ailan Evans on October 4, 2021 Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down Monday morning, according to outage tracking site Downdetector. Facebook was first reported down around 11:15 a.m., with reports peaking around 12 p.m. with…
Commentator Hugh Hewitt recently asked Dr. Anthony Fauci if he would step down from his position as Director of the National Institutes of Health if it would encourage more conservative Americans to get COVID-19 vaccinations. In an over 18 minute interview with Dr. Fauci, Hewit asked him to address what Fauci claimed are hurtful lies…
Amid the current partisan push by Democrats to provide permanent residency for millions of immigrants, some lawmakers are still doing the thankless work of reaching across the aisle in pursuit of sensible reform. Recently, Senators from across the political spectrum introduced the America’s CHILDREN Act, a bill that allows kids who came to America legally…
Ailan Evans on September 15, 2021 Employers and business organizations are voicing their opposition to the vaccine mandate announced last week by President Joe Biden. “We at Lynden will oppose this aggressively, taking legal action if necessary,” said Jim Jansen, owner of Alaskan shipping and logistics company Lynden. Some employers say they’ll be unable to…
Kendall Tietz on August 25, 2021 Dozens of California students and parents are reportedly stranded in Afghanistan after visiting the country on a summer vacation, the Los Angeles Times reported. At least 24 students and 16 parents from a school district in El Cajon, California, traveled to the country on a summer trip and…
Ailan Evans Several parts of Australia have implemented severe restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus as delta variant cases continue to rise. Law enforcement is authorized to ticket citizens more than 5 kilometers from their homes, set up random checkpoints on roads to ensure compliance and close down non-compliant businesses,…
Kaylee Greenlee on July 27, 2021 Hundreds of anti-communists and Cuban Americans demonstrated in Washington, D.C. Monday to urge the Biden administration to intervene on behalf of citizens against the regime in Cuba. “The only reason that people survive in Cuba is because Americans here are sending them money,” Laura Celdran, 29, told the Daily…
Thomas Catenacci on July 26, 2021 More than 50 major U.S. medical organizations signed a letter urging health care providers nationwide to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for all personnel. Hospitals and other care providers must mandate vaccination among employees due to the recent virus surge and prevalence of contagious variants, according to the public letter signed…