Coffee prices, after reaching record highs in 2025 due to poor harvests in Brazil and Vietnam, are now expected to fall sharply as improved weather […]
Month: April 2026
A Bunch of Bad News for the Bennington Battle Monument — And the State’s Troubled VTBuys System
A story published a few days ago by VTDigger sparked my curiosity about the status of the extremely phallic Bennington Battle Monument, which I have […]
If You Want Me to Pay My Taxes
Americans tend to imagine that aversion to taxation is deeply rooted in our national political culture. Not so fast, Vanessa S. Williamson argues in her […]
Europe’s auspicious renewable: Hydro power
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Her new book, […]
How summits of EU leaders became dysfunctional
How summits of EU leaders became dysfunctional Is the European Council unfit for purpose? Plenty of those who have sat around the table believe the […]
Japan’s US$10bn SEA Oil Lifeline Risks Solving Wrong Problem
By: Tim Daiss Japan’s recent offer of US$10 billion in loans to Southeast Asian countries to secure oil supplies comes at a moment of heightened […]
Another American quagmire at Hormuz
There is a certain grim symmetry to watching Washington, in the spring of 2026, once again flailing about in the Persian Gulf — blockading Iranian […]
Lessons for new Apple CEO Ternus in Steve Jobs’s wilderness years
Apple has named John Ternus, its head of hardware engineering, as its next CEO. At the same moment, Apple is paying Google roughly a billion […]
Dems just got an important lesson with massive Virginia win
By roughly three percentage points, voters in Virginia voted for a redistricting plan that will heavily tilt the congressional playing field toward the Democrats. With […]
Even RFK Jr. can’t defend why his FDA is stomping on cancer research: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board tore to shreds the Trump Food and Drug Administration’s move to block lifesaving cancer research — a move so […]
US Wants ‘Unified’ Iranian Proposal For Ending War, No Firm Deadline For Now
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL deliver ongoing updates and analysis.
ADC: Party’s Constitution Not Just A Document But Soul Of Its Collective Aspirationsv
ABUJA – As the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Constitution Review Committee submits its report, the National Chairman of the party, Sen. David Mark, has harped on […]
Nigeria: Why Tinubu Fired Wale Edun As Finance Minister
Premium Times] A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said President Tinubu approved the removal of Wale Edun and […]
TIP Rallies Stakeholders On Girls’ Education, Unveils Girl-Led Scorecard
The Inclusion Project (TIP) recently brought together a wide range of stakeholders for a dialogue focused on how sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) continues to […]
The computer program deciding the level of care for elderly Australians
An algorithm to determine a person’s eligibility for in-home care came into effect in November and has come under fire…See More
UK divers prepare for mine-clearing operations in Strait of Hormuz
LONDON — British military divers are preparing to conduct mine-clearing operations in case they are needed in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Ministry […]
L’UE veut boucler les négociations budgétaires avant la présidentielle française
BRUXELLES — Le président du Conseil européen, António Costa, presse les 27 dirigeants des Etats membres d’avancer sur le prochain budget de 1 800 milliards d’euros […]
US Expands “Economic Fury” Sanctions on Iran as Trump Declares Ceasefire
The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it is expanding its sanctions regime, known as “Economic Fury,” against Iran on Tuesday, escalating the administration’s economic warfare […]
Heritage Foundation Wants to “Save the Family” by Further Undermining Child Care
The Heritage Foundation, author of the Project 2025 roadmap guiding the second Trump administration’s legislative agenda, has a new policy platform chock-full of ideas that […]
“We hit back hard”: Virginia Democrats redistricting plans approved, enraging Trump
Virginians approved a redistricting plan Tuesday that gives Democrats the edge in a gerrymandering race started by President Donald Trump. The redistricting, heralded by the […]