Month: April 2021

Montana Governor Signs 2 Election Integrity Bills, Democrats Sue Claiming ‘Voter Suppression’

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, has signed into law two election integrity bills—one that tightens voter ID requirements and the other eliminating Election Day registration—prompting Democrats to sue, claiming “voter suppression.” House Bill 176 moves the deadline for late voter registration to noon on the day before Election Day, while Senate Bill 169 restricts acceptable IDs to…


Australia Tears Up Belt and Road Deals with Beijing

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Marise Payne on Wednesday night officially tore up Victoria’s controversial Belt and Road (BRI) deals with Beijing, saying they were not consistent with the national interest. Payne exercised recently granted powers under Australia’s Foreign Relations Act to axe four deals in total, all between the Victorian state government and foreign regimes,…


Taming the Nettle: A Romanian Springtime Tradition

Grandma’s vegetable garden, in a village called Crangeni in the Muntenia region of Romania, runs downhill toward a wetland formed by the thinning stream of the Calmatui River. It’s flanked by two diamond hole wire fences, while the marsh is a natural boundary. Some minute rills that flow into the river form a small pond…


Stewed Nettles (Mâncare de Urzici)

This is the dish Grandma called “spring’s blessing.” It is common all over Romania, with different variations. Romanians often debate over methods of preparing it, but they all agree upon serving it with polenta. Sometimes fried eggs find their way onto the plate, too, draped over the bed of green nettles. The dish tastes a…


Nettle Soup (Ciorbă de Urzici)

Springs are often rainy in Romania, and this warm soup makes quite a delightful companion when the skies are gray. Although not as common as nettle purée, the soup is still a Lent favorite in many households. Again, recipe variations aren’t uncommon across Romania. Non-vegans or people who aren’t fasting serve it with a dollop…


Portland Rioters Smash Windows at Starbucks, Attack Police Officer

Rioters in Portland in the wake of the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial started a fire and attacked businesses late Tuesday. Video footage and photographs showed two Starbucks in the downtown area damaged. An Antifa symbol was spray painted on one of the broken windows. Antifa is a far-left, anarcho-communist network that has members in…


Arizona AG Urges State’s Democratic Senators to Oppose Court-Packing Proposal

Arizona AG Mark Brnovich wrote a letter to two Democrats on Tuesday, urging them to reject a proposal to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 seats.


When Knighthood Was in Flower: A Brief History of Chivalry

In my adolescence, my friends, my brother, and I often pretended to be knights. Our shields were metal trashcan lids, and our swords were sticks or scrap lumber with hand guards held in place by screws. Around the woods and fields we’d charge, pretending to fight the bad guys, rescue damsels in distress, and win…


Police Officer Fired for Donating to Kyle Rittenhouse

Lt. William Kelly, a police officer in Norfolk, Virginia, was relieved of duty on Tuesday for an anonymous donation to Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager charged with the fatal shooting of two men during protests in August 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. City of Norfolk Manager Chip Filer accepted the recommendation of Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone to…


Super League Collapses After the 6 English Clubs Withdraw

LONDON—The Super League collapsed before a ball was kicked in the European breakaway competition after being abandoned by the six English clubs, leaving the Spanish and Italian participants stranded. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Tottenham throughout Tuesday evening deserted the proposal to launch a largely-closed midweek competition amid an escalating backlash from…