Ukraine crisis — Brinksmanship to blitzkrieg to . . . ?

Ukraine crisis — Brinksmanship to blitzkrieg to . . . ?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Vladimir Putin has rolled the dice. And now he has moved militarily on Ukraine. Significantly, shortly after the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Putin began his dismemberment of Ukraine in the Donbas then Crimea. Washington watched but did little. It appears that the Russian despot is following the same […]

Not-America: Canada is instead becoming North America’s Cuba

Not-America: Canada is instead becoming North America’s Cuba

Special to WorldTribune.com Dennis Prager Canada is leaving the Western world. In terms of all-encompassing government, suppression of dissent and the denial of fundamental human rights to many of its citizens, Canada is now more similar to Cuba than to any free country. Canada may eventually return to Western civilization, but as of this writing, […]

Sol W. Sanders, 96: Veteran correspondent specialized in Asia

Sol W. Sanders, 96: Veteran correspondent specialized in Asia

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2022 A veteran foreign correspondent who specialized in Asian geopolitics passed away on Feb. 17, 2022. Sol W. Sanders, born in 1926, was a columnist for WorldTribune.com, before retiring in 2019. His last columns dealt with the surge of U.S. energy independence under President Donald Trump, the growing threat of […]

Unashamed: Lt. Col. Vindman is back in DC seeking revenge

Unashamed: Lt. Col. Vindman is back in DC seeking revenge

Special to WorldTribune.com SWAMP WATCH By Bill Juneau Like a worn out and tarnished penny, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman has reemerged on the Washington stage, and now is looking for money. He and his lawyers have filed a federal lawsuit against former President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and Trump’s oldest son, Donald, and two […]

‘Belt and Road’ advances: Beijing fills void in Argentina created by American ambivalence

‘Belt and Road’ advances: Beijing fills void in Argentina created by American ambivalence

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler For nearly a decade now, China’s “Belt and Road” commercial infrastructure initiative (BRI) has been expanding globally. Usually, and most notably, countries which sign up are poor or unduly dependent on Beijing’s largesse and bulging coffers.  Places like Burma, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have willingly joined the […]

U.S. DOJ takes aim at Red State Idaho’s education curricuculum

U.S. DOJ takes aim at Red State Idaho’s education curricuculum

Special to WorldTribune.com By Michelle Malkin Idaho is one of the top five reddest states in America — for now. The majority of its citizens are rock-ribbed conservatives, pro-life, pro-law-and-order and devoutly Christian. Voters have chosen Republican presidential candidates every year there since 1952 (with the exception of 1964). But while the mainstream perception might […]

Should we expect a Sochi replay, this time by China, after Winter Olympics?

Should we expect a Sochi replay, this time by China, after Winter Olympics?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics have averted our attention from a possible geopolitical clash of titans. As the Games progress under a mantle of Covid restrictions, controversy over China’s domestic political repression, and yes, the adrenaline thrill of a global sporting event, military forces are gathering in both […]

Western civilization, except Eastern Europe, is rapidly returning to the Dark Ages

Western civilization, except Eastern Europe, is rapidly returning to the Dark Ages

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Alexander Maistrovoy [Editor’s Note: “God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America,” Otto von Bismark famously said. The author offers the following unvarnished perspective on the post-Trump world in 2022.] Thomas Hobbes is a founder of the modern political philosophy. We can deny his […]

Cost of the greatest government failure in U.S. history: More than World Wars I and II

Cost of the greatest government failure in U.S. history: More than World Wars I and II

Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore The tally for how much the federal government spent to combat COVID-19 is now estimated to be $5 trillion. It is more than the combined costs of World Wars I and II. The Left is celebrating that politicians in Washington saved us. Really? From what exactly? Two years later, […]

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