Anthony Dolan, Speechwriter Who Gave Reagan ‘Evil Empire,’ Dies at 76
As a conservative presidential speechwriter, he also relegated communism to “the ash heap of history.” Earlier, he won a ...
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The Chinese Neocolonial Empire
"China has entered an 'Age of Sarcasm’. Anywhere outside of state-sponsored parties, entertainment shows, or the comedies and ...
Remembering Tony Dolan: President Reagan's Chief Speechwriter
Tony Dolan, who died this month at age 76, was a sage to many and a friend to freedom lovers around the world.
Wokeness finds new life south of the border
While woke culture is in retreat in the United States under President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is ...
Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, is in hot water over his company's Panama Ports deal
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s business empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to ...
Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs.
The Hungarian prime minister, who pioneered themes dear to U.S. conservatives, is seeking to tame inflation with methods that ...
Opinion
Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it
(THE CONVERSATION) Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic effort to overhaul the inefficiencies of federal ...
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Trump Focus on Immigrants, War and Empire Mirrors 1920’s Red Scare Era
The new era of Trump authoritarianism is being called by many a new McCarthyism, but that is not a good analogy. It’s looking ...