Pentagon Developing New War Concept in Response to Threat From China and Russia
WASHINGTON, DC – February 21, 2019 Earlier this month, US Naval Chief Admiral John Richardson appealed to Washington for an offensive against Russia and China. During an Atlantic Council conference, he accused Russia of blockading the Azov Sea and strengthening its military and naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean. According to Richardson, Russia and China use the fleet for the aggressive seizure of land, seas and power, thus Richardson believes that for the US, “it’s time to strike first,” according to Business Insider. Richardson is not the only general who says...
Oregon Man Can’t Get Back to Normal After Being Wrongfully Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse
In 2017, Josh Horner was found guilty of sexually abusing a child. Sentenced to 50-years in prison – essentially the rest of his life – he only served 18 months after the Oregon Innocence Project looked into his case and found multiple errors, which resulted in his exoneration. Even though he received numerous apologies, his previous life is ruined. The National Registry of Exonerations tells the story of 42-year old Josh Horner who was wrongly convicted of sexually abusing a child by a non-unanimous jury – a practice every state but Oregon has banned – and sentenced to l...
NYC Commission on Human Rights Outlaws Hair and Hairstyle-Based Discrimination
On Monday, the New York City Human Rights Commission released new guidelines protecting New Yorkers from being discriminated due to their hair texture or style. The guidance gives New Yorkers the right to “maintain natural hair or hairstyles that are closely associated with their racial, ethnic or cultural identities” and classifies any attempt to single people out based on their hair or hairstyle as racial discrimination. The protections apply to everyone but were prompted largely by what the commission calls “racist stereotypes that black hairstyles are unprofessional....
Check Your “Privilege List”: New York School Gives Points for Being White, Male, or Straight
A New York public high school recently gave students in one class a “privilege reflection form” that’s turning more than a few heads. Thus, if you are an overweight black blind gay transgender woman from the Middle East and are planning to become a “scientist,” you’ve got zero chance of being among the “privileged” few… Saratoga Springs High School students have recently been asked to score their “privilege status” based on a variety of factors using a special “privilege reflection form,” which raised concerns among parents worried about the assignment’s underlying messag...
To Account for the Wall: Why States Are Suing Trump
WASHINGTON - February 21, 2019 A coalition of sixteen US states has filed a lawsuit against Trump's administration over his declaration of a national emergency to unlock funds for the US-Mexico border wall. The Congress refused to finance the Trump project, so he resorted to a state of emergency. Congress later granted him $1.375 billion for the barrier construction--less than a quarter of the $5.7 billion he requested. Trump's declaration, under the National Emergencies Act, aims to allow him to take some $6.1 billion from Title 10 funding for the armed forces. This wo...
China vs. America Are Confucian China and the Christian West Destined to Clash?
WASHINGTON, DC – February 20, 2019 Today, the US and China are vying for global leadership. The US sees booming China as the main problem of its own security. China considers many US actions to be aggressive. However, these two largest world economies continue their mutual cooperation as usual. Why can't they just “divorce” - break ties with each other or destroy one another? Do these two giants share enough core values to manage a peaceful balancing of power, and can they avert the dreaded Thucydides Trap? The ongoing trade war is just one front of an expanding all-ou...
Global Cooling: New Generation No Longer Has the Basic Instinct
CALIFORNIA - February 20, 2019 According to a fundamental article from the authoritative the Atlantic, there’s something strange with the love lives of those of the new generation, at least in developed countries. All circumstances would seem to suggest that there should be a flourishing of universal, free, and carefree love for the younger generations. Take, for example, the relatively young American Millennials (born in the early 1980s and after) and Generation Z (born in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s). The percentage of those who believe that to enter into an intimate r...
“M”, “F”, “U” or “X”: Airlines to Provide New Gender Options on Passengers’ Tickets
In a move to be more “inclusive” to the transgender community, some airlines are planning to add more gender options for their ticketed passengers. Air travelers in the U.S. will soon be able to select gender options other than “male” or “female” when booking their flights. The shift toward more inclusive gender options comes after two major trade organizations, Airlines for America (A4A) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), adopted more inclusive international standards for all fliers. Moreover, from June 1, A4A and IATA will allow member airlines to...
Failure of French Special Services’ provocation against Russia
Central African Republic – February 20, 2019 As the Federal News Agency (FAN) recently found out, a special media operation to slander Russia, which began on February 12, was based on a fake interview with a former member of one of the Central African Republic gangs associated with the French Special Services since the beginning of the civil war in that country. The data gathered by FAN correspondents proves that Mahamat Nur Mamadou lost a finger not as a result of torture, but as the special services were preparing an operation to evacuate him to France. In mid-February...