Who was most upset about the U.S. government shutdown? ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis

Who was most upset about the U.S. government shutdown? ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON – Koreans may not believe it, but the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics are not uppermost on the minds of Americans. In fact, no one in the upper reaches of the U.S. government, including President Trump, is worrying about whether North Korea is using the Games to drive a […]

What is the ‘Deep State’? Former CIA official warns it is a ‘real thing with names and faces’

What is the ‘Deep State’? Former CIA official warns it is a ‘real thing with names and faces’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2018 The “Deep State” is not only real, but because it “thinks it knows better” than President Donald Trump and the voters who elected him it has become something the country “should fear,” a former CIA official and a former science adviser to President Ronald Reagan said in a joint […]

How neo-Stalinist EU is eliminating freedom, Christianity and civilization? Count the ways

How neo-Stalinist EU is eliminating freedom, Christianity and civilization? Count the ways

Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy International courts have been turned into leverage for destruction of national democracies by the totalitarian system. In late December, the European Commission announced punitive measures against Poland using the so-called “nuclear option”, Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty. The reason was the decision of Warsaw to limit the power […]

Macron shocker: France ‘probably’ would have voted to quit EU

Macron shocker: France ‘probably’ would have voted to quit EU

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2018 France likely would have followed the UK’s lead and voted to leave the European Union if a referendum were held, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Asked during an interview with the BBC if France would have backed “Frexit” if given the chance, Macron said “Probably, in a similar context. […]

Costly Obama Presidential Center runs into mounting opposition from U. of Chicago faculty

Costly Obama Presidential Center runs into mounting opposition from U. of Chicago faculty

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2018 The Obama Presidential Center will cost Chicago taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and “will not provide the promised development or economic benefits to the neighborhoods” in which the proposed center will be near, more than 100 University of Chicago faculty members said in an open letter posted online. […]

Is Russia the top threat to U.S. security? No, it’s still China

Is Russia the top threat to U.S. security? No, it’s still China

Special to WorldTribune By Miles Maochun Yu, Hoover Institution Editors’ note: The following, published originally on Jan. 29, 2016, is still relevant two years later. A significant portion of our national security establishment, painstakingly built up during the Cold War, has accepted the assumption that when it comes to threats from sovereign states, Russia, not […]

‘Is this the KGB?’ Lawmakers call for public release of classified memo on FISA abuse

‘Is this the KGB?’ Lawmakers call for public release of classified memo on FISA abuse

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Lawmakers are calling for the immediate public release of a classified memo they say shows senior Justice Department and FBI officials abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in investigating the Trump campaign. Rep. Ron DeSantis, Florida Republican and a member of the House Judiciary Committee member, tweeted: “The […]

Released emails reveal Clinton had clear awareness of security issues with her private server

Released emails reveal Clinton had clear awareness of security issues with her private server

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Newly released documents from the State Department show then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had detailed knowledge of security issues with her private server and was warned about “overseas” and other issues concerning her emails and her personal BlackBerrys, a government watchdog group reported on Jan. 19. An email from […]

The Senegalese and us: Peace Corps experience was instructive for idealistic volunteer

The Senegalese and us: Peace Corps experience was instructive for idealistic volunteer

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 The “greatest gift” one volunteer received from serving in the Peace Corps was realizing how much she “loves and treasures America more than ever.” “I take seriously my responsibility to defend our culture and our country and pass on the American heritage to the next generation,” Karin McQuillan wrote […]

Court hearing reveals ‘additional suspects’ under investigation in Las Vegas massacre

Court hearing reveals ‘additional suspects’ under investigation in Las Vegas massacre

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2018 Las Vegas police are still investigating and could charge “additional suspects” in the Oct. 1 attack that claimed 58 lives, a Las Vegas police department lawyer said during a court hearing on Jan. 16. “Without naming names, there are potential charges against other people, because of the ongoing investigation?” […]