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Soon to be Marquette University freshman Samantha Pfefferle has yet to even step foot on campus, yet she said she is already facing possible dismissal from the school. The threat to cancel Pfefferle’s admission came after she posted a video to her account on the popular social media site TikTok showing her support for President …
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Whitney Port is back in fashion. The star of “The Hills,” who worked on her own Whitney Eve label from 2009 until 2014, has returned to design with a brand-new capsule collection for Rent the Runway, which launched Wednesday. “It’s been six years now, and I’ve just been itching to do this again; when I’m …
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If nothing else, President Donald Trump’s July Fourth speech at Mount Rushmore clarified the battle lines of our culture war. The New York Times called the speech “dark and divisive,” while an Associated Press headline declared, “Trump pushes racial division.” A Washington Post story said the speech “crystallized” the president’s “unyielding push to preserve Confederate …
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Benjamin Franklin pioneered the spirit of self-help in America. With less than three years of formal schooling, he taught himself almost everything he knew. He took the initiative of learning French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He taught himself how to play the guitar, violin, and harp. He made himself an influential author and editor. …
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To know what the Chinese are really up to, read the futuristic novels of Liu Cixin. “We are in the foothills of a Cold War.” Those were the words of Henry Kissinger when I interviewed him at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Beijing last November. The observation in itself was not wholly startling. It had …
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Johnny Depp has a starring role in a real-life courtroom drama in London, where he is suing a tabloid newspaper for libel over an article that branded him a “wife beater.” On Tuesday, a judge at the High Court is due to begin hearing Depp’s claim against The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and its …
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It’s been a really bad last few weeks for the Never Trumpers at the “Lincoln Project” PAC. Not only did the Atlantic do a brutal takedown of their financial activities, but Lincoln Project adviser Rick Wilson’s attempt last month at canceling Domino’s Pizza over a years-old tweet to Kayleigh McEnany backfired big time when others …
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On Thursday, the Labor Department announced the economy had added 4.8 million jobs, which in turn led to unemployment falling to 11.1%. According to many, that is a sign the economy is healing from the woes of the coronavirus shutdown. However, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) insists that it is not enough. During an interview …
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WORLD WAR 3 tensions are at an all time high between China and the UK after the former threatened Britain with “corresponding measures” amid its condemnation of new security laws in Hong Kong. Yet, it isn’t the first time China has issued such a threat, with Beijing warning that it would take “hostile action” against …
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Hong Kong police today made their first arrest under a landmark new security law giving Beijing draconian powers to punish dissent in the city. A man with a ‘Hong Kong Independence’ flag was arrested in Causeway Bay hours after the law came into force and 23 years to the day since Britain returned the former …