Facing nine years as a political prisoner, WNBA star Brittney Griner has been drafted into a very dangerous tug of war. In what might have been a historic case of the world’s worst timing, WNBA basketball star and olympic athlete Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia shortly before Vladimir Putin…

“Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate have returned to their February pre-pandemic levels,” says the U.S. Bureau of Labor. “Economy adds 528,000 jobs in July as hiring surges despite high inflation,” reported USA Today triumphantly this morning. “US recovers all jobs lost in COVID.” “Total nonfarm payroll employment…

And BuzzFeed is in penny stock territory. What went wrong? “The Press is Already Working Overtime to Elect Trump Again,” announced renowned journalist and writer Matt Taibbi on his popular Substack channel today. “Negative media attention and the martyring effect of Internet censorship are the best friends Donald Trump ever…

“Our visit reiterates that America stands with Taiwan,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday. “This is How the U.S. Will Stand With Taiwan,” wrote Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) for the New York Times on August 3, 2022. In his staunch defense of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to…

The sudden lack of clear battle lines is glaring. It’s the year 2022, in the Age of Information, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s official diplomatic visit to Taiwan has set off a cavalcade of hot-takes, op-eds and sternly-worded tweets. That’s no surprise; almost everything any public personae does these days…

“The amount of attention on me has gone supernova, which super sucks,” lamented Elon Musk last week. “Will try my best to be heads down focused on doing useful things for civilization.” “May you live in interesting times,” is a toast idly tossed around during graduation ceremonies and at the…

Two high-profile resignations over the weekend, and two open resignation letters, offer a rarified glimpse into Chicago’s crisis of violent crime. “State law change means man accused of starting shootout that killed bystander won’t face murder charges,” accused the headline at the Chicago Sun Times on February 8, 2022. “The…

The People’s Republic Army doesn’t need a battlefield to fight a battle. “Chinese invasion of Taiwan may come sooner than expected,” announced Axios yesterday, breaking the bad news many foreign policy experts have warned might be coming. “The Chinese government has repeatedly vowed to take control of the self-governing island…

Da Bears may soon be leaving their historic home in downtown Chicago. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is enduring a barrage a criticism this week for proposing $2.2 billion dollars in spending to upgrade Soldier Field. “Mayor should put a lid on billion-dollar Soldier Field dome plans,” opined the Chicago Sun…