Iran’s Houthi proxies target U.S. ships, Red Sea trade routes, consumers

Iran’s Houthi proxies target U.S. ships, Red Sea trade routes, consumers

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 23, 2025 Amidst the unpredictable arc of crisis shadowing the Middle East persists the systemic and sustained merchant shipping attacks in the Red Sea.  The culprits are a shadowy but lethal Iranian proxy force, the Houthis, who use their control of mountainous parts of the Yemeni coast […]

After the disastrous Covid era, why would anyone listen to anything Bill Gates says?

After the disastrous Covid era, why would anyone listen to anything Bill Gates says?

Special to WorldTribune,  March 21, 2025   Real World News Commentary by Christine Dolan In response to the Trump Administration’s dismantling of fraud and waste across federal agencies through Musk’s DOGE team’s efforts, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has been making the rounds in Washington, D.C. lobbying President Donald Trump, his National Security officials, his Chief […]

Where have you gone Dennis Prager? Story of an unlikely friendship

Where have you gone Dennis Prager? Story of an unlikely friendship

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder, March 20, 2025 Last November, Dennis Prager, the longtime nationally syndicated radio host, author, lecturer and founder of PragerU, fell and suffered a serious spinal injury. He underwent an operation and, as of several weeks ago, was unable to move his arms and legs and unable to speak and […]

Main St. has his back: Bet on Trump

Main St. has his back: Bet on Trump

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Wayne Allyn Root, March 18, 2025 This commentary is a joint effort by two veterans of business and investing. We’ve both been in the business of making money, starting businesses, running businesses, raising money and investing money for over 80 combined years. And we both agree that President Donald Trump’s […]

Taliban’s dark rule in failed state Afghanistan: Opium prices soar, women lose rights

Taliban’s dark rule in failed state Afghanistan: Opium prices soar, women lose rights

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 16, 2025 The darkening rule of the Taliban regime over Afghanistan continues to dim prospects for Women’s rights as well as any chances for the war-torn country to overcome an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. Currently more than 50 percent of the population, some 23 million people in this […]

Soak the rich: Tax endowments of largely tax-free elite universities

Soak the rich: Tax endowments of largely tax-free elite universities

Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore, March 11, 2025 Republicans are searching for ways to “pay for” their tax cuts. Democrats want the rich to pay more tax. Here’s a solution that should make everyone happy. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith is suggesting a tax on the $840 billion college endowments. These […]

Ukraine-U.S. dust up in review: All sides benefited: The war has been a travesty

Ukraine-U.S. dust up in review: All sides benefited: The war has been a travesty

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 7, 2025 LONDON — A made for TV political smackdown in the White House between two uneasy allies, a flood of recriminations, followed the incendiary face-off during the high stakes meetings between President Donald Trump’s team and the visiting Ukrainian delegation. The fear that the pending Ukrainian […]

Memo to the post-Biden DOJ: All roads lead to Obama

Memo to the post-Biden DOJ: All roads lead to Obama

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Wayne Allyn Root, March 4, 2025 All roads lead to Barack Obama. He is the shot caller. He is the communist traitor behind everything bad that has happened to America, the U.S. economy and President Donald Trump. [As explained in earlier columns,] I believe it all started at Columbia University. […]

Germany’s election; Conservative victory but…

Germany’s election; Conservative victory but…

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 28, 2025 Another major country has flipped politically to the conservative column. After three years of a drifting center-Left coalition government, voters elected the conservative (small c)  Christian Democratic Union CDU in Germany’s parliamentary elections. Yet what was expected to be a massive win for the likely […]

The sidelining of Europe: Allies brawl over ending the Ukraine war

The sidelining of Europe: Allies brawl over ending the Ukraine war

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 20, 2025 Three years into Russia’s war against Ukraine, there seems to be a chance for peace. But this political intermezzo may be as fleeting as the approaching Spring weather to soon sweep the steppes yet at the same time remains a worthwhile window of opportunity for […]