There’s no way around it — crab legs are a luxurious food. But you don’t need to go to a fancy brunch buffet or high-end seafood restaurant to enjoy this sweet, tender shellfish. You can cook crab legs at home with ease for a romantic evening in. (Or you can cook them just because.) There are…
Biden Has Not Given a Media Interview in 100 Days
On Friday, President Joe Biden reached a unique milestone by not conducting a sit-down interview with any media outlet for 100 consecutive days. The last time Biden participated in a sit-down with the press was when NBC news anchor Lester Holt talked to him on Feb. 10. Though the president has held several press conferences…
UK Tory MP Claims Sex Offender Imran Ahmad Khan ‘Did Not Get Fair Trial’
A former justice minister has reiterated his controversial defence of ex-Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage boy, arguing the disgraced politician did not get a “fair trial.” Last month, Conservative MP Crispin Blunt removed a post from his website and Twitter feed in which he had claimed Khan…
UK Ministers Voice Opposition to Windfall Tax
Two Cabinet ministers on Saturday voiced their opposition to imposing a one-off windfall tax on the profit of oil and gas companies to help address the cost-of-living crisis. Ministers have so far resisted the push from Labour and the Liberal Democrats to introduce the levy, which would add another 10 percent to the corporation tax…
Book Review: ‘Burning Ground’: A Time Traveler’s Escape From Tragedy Into Romance and Yellowstone History
“Burning Ground” by D.A. Galloway is part time-travel, part travelogue, part historical fiction, part romance, and part survival guide. The book is many things and therein lies its positives and its negatives. The book begins in 1971 with an immensely tragic moment for the protagonist Graham Davidson and his family. Tragedy multiplied becomes the basis…
WHO Warns Monkeypox Could Accelerate as Cases Spread to Switzerland, Israel
Israeli and Swiss officials on May 22 confirmed monkeypox cases as the World Health Organization has warned that the virus could accelerate during the summer months. Both nations said in their respective statements that they identified at least one infected person who had recently traveled. Israel said it was investigating other suspected monkeypox cases. “This…
WHO Warns Monkeypox Could ‘Accelerate’ as Cases Spread to Switzerland and Israel
Israeli and Swiss officials on Sunday confirmed monkeypox cases as the World Health Organization warned that the virus could accelerate during the summer months. Both nations said in their respective statements that they identified at least one infected person who recently traveled. Israel said it is investigating other suspected monkeypox cases. Israeli Health Minister Nitzan…
Top Putin Adviser Warns of ‘Global Famine’ by the End of This Year
A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that a “global famine” may start by the end of 2022 because of grain shortages caused by the conflict in Ukraine. “It is important that in the conditions, for example, of a global famine that will occur closer to autumn, by the end of this year…
Here Are the 90+ ‘Equity’ Plans Taxpayers Are Now Funding Across the Federal Government
Under the Biden administration, more than 90 federal agencies have pledged their commitment to equity by adopting action plans that put gender, race and other such factors at the center of their governmental missions. The Equity Action Plans, which have received little notice since they were posted online last month following a document request from…
Even Karl Marx Opposed ‘Free’ College: Here’s Why
Commentary Few things get progressives more excited than “free” stuff: free health care, free housing, free college. Evidence for this could be found in The New York Times on May 19, where an article was published under the headline “Should College Be Free?”, which pointed out that surging tuition costs are making college less affordable…
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