Month: April 2022

Trump Says Relationship With McCarthy Not Damaged by Call

Former President Donald Trump says his connection with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was not damaged by the release of a call that showed McCarthy saying he would recommend Trump step down from office if impeached after the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he was not happy…


Indonesia to Suspend Exports of Cooking Oil to Tackle Domestic Shortage

Indonesia will ban the export of cooking oil and its raw materials from April 28 to tackle domestic shortages and control surging cooking oil costs, President Joko Widodo said Friday. “I will monitor and evaluate the implementation of this policy so [that] availability of cooking oil in the domestic market becomes abundant and affordable,” the…


Theater Review: ‘The Little Prince’: A Search for Meaning

NEW YORK—When one enters the massive orchestra section of the Broadway Theatre, the expectations of a coming spectacle are all around, from not-quite-distinct images moving about the stage curtain, ceiling, and floor of the venue, to the somber yet stirring musical tones, courtesy of composer Terry Truck. For all its promise, what’s presented only partially…


Soil-Friendly Farming Produces Healthier Food

New research shows how regenerative farming practices—soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and plant diverse crops—affect the nutritional content of the food. Results of the preliminary experiment, which included 10 farms across the US, show that the crops from farms following soil-friendly practices for at least five years had a healthier nutritional profile…


Exercise and Acute Respiratory Infections: Might Regular Exercise Help Protect Us?

Among the rapid changes that swept in with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was a new enthusiasm for exercise. During the first lockdown, my husband, who spent much of his career working on strategies to get the nation exercising, looked on in astonishment at each person striding past our window, kitted out for a walk, and…


What Is COVID Injection Fatality Rate?

Dr. Pantazatos is not shy at all about sharing his analysis, and he is also tremendously graceful and humble when presenting it. Story at-a-glance Dr. Spiro Pantazatos is a researcher at Columbia University who recently co-authored a study on “vaccine-induced fatality rate” His initial reaction to the COVID pandemic was 100% mainstream, and it was…


Russia-Ukraine War Accelerates Collapse of China’s Belt and Road Global Strategy

Over the past ten years, China’s Communist Party (CCP) has strategically relied on its $4 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to boost its image and influence with at least 149 countries to date. But success has eluded its efforts, and the BRI strategy may be doomed as a result. Consider for example the CCP’s…


Sugar on the Brain

We crave sweetness, but it’s clear that too much leads to suffering. Large-scale studies show that excess sugar consumption can significantly raise the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Our chronic inflammatory reaction to sugar is one factor behind the proliferation of disease in the body, but the mind also suffers from this inflammatory…


What Is Resistant Starch?

Starch is another name for complex carbohydrates used by the body for fuel. Resistant starch is exactly what the name implies — complex carbohydrates that “resist” digestion. This type of starch travels from the small intestine undigested to the large intestine where it provides fuel for the good bacteria (microbiome) that live there. When resistant…


Disney Has Lost $34 Billion in Value Since Embarking on Culture War With Florida

Disney’s market cap has shrunk by nearly $34 billion since the company expressed its full-throated opposition to a Florida law banning instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools for kindergarten through third grade. Florida lawmakers in March passed HB 1557, dubbed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was signed…