Month: June 2022

US Ramping Up Military Posture in Europe With Permanent Base in Poland

The United States will create a new permanent army headquarters in Poland and deploy additional land, air, and sea forces across the length and breadth of Europe in response to threats from Russia, President Joe Biden said on June 29. “I’m announcing the United States will enhance our force posture in Europe and respond to…


US Ramping Up Military Posture in Europe with Permanent Military Base in Poland

The United States will create a new permanent army headquarters in Poland and deploy additional land, air, and sea forces across the length and breadth of Europe in response to threats from Russia, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. “I’m announcing the United States will enhance our force posture in Europe and respond to the…


Supreme Court Upholds Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protecting Veterans

Texas violated a federal anti-discrimination law protecting veterans by refusing to rehire a former state trooper after he was injured in the Iraq War while serving as a U.S. Army reservist, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on June 29. The Biden administration previously urged the court to reject the case, but switched sides during oral arguments…


Supreme Court Decision May Force Young Women to Confront Sexual Reality

Commentary Thanks to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, young women are confronting some basic truths about men and women that feminism has denied for the last half-century. Like other left-wing movements, feminism is based on a denial of reality (or, if you prefer, on lies). The best-known example is the feminist insistence that, except…


Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Boost Defence Spending to Counter Russia Threat

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure from senior Cabinet ministers and military chiefs to boost defence spending in response to the renewed threat posed by Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The prime minister, who will call on allies to invest more to modernise European defence at the NATO summit in Madrid, has…


Tampon Shortage: Yet Another ‘War on Women’

Commentary BEAVER, Pennsylvania—If you were looking to purchase tampons here at the Beaver Super Market along Third Street, the city’s Main Street business district, the manager says there has been a shortage for a while. When he does get them in, they are gone by midday. He is not alone. A visit to several larger…


Sandra Oh, Donovan Bailey Among Dozens Appointed to Order of Canada

Film and TV actress Sandra Oh and track champion Donovan Bailey are among dozens of performers, athletes, advocates and experts newly named to Canada’s highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointees to the Order of Canada on Wednesday, touting luminaries in fields including film, music, science, politics, business, academics, sport and culture….


Best of Treasures: Piece Likely Intended to Be a Picture Frame Is Exuberant, Uncommon

By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson From Tribune News Service   Dear Helaine and Joe: I am wondering if you can help me identify this piece. It is marked “Meriden Quadruple Silver Plate” on the back. I would like to know the approximate age and anything else you can tell me. I have searched the…


G-7 Takes Aim at China Over Unfair Trade Practices, Human Rights, Ties With Russia

The Group of Seven (G-7) criticized the Chinese regime on June 28 over its unfair trade policies and human rights abuses. The G-7 leaders also urged Beijing to drop “expansive maritime claims” in the South China Sea and press Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine. At the end of the three-day summit in the…


NATO Invites Sweden and Finland to Join in Midst of Russia-Ukraine War

NATO’s leadership formally invited Sweden and Finland to become members of the military bloc on Wednesday after Turkey’s president signaled that he wouldn’t block their bids. “Today we have decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO, and agreed to sign Accession Protocols,” NATO said in a declaration following meetings in Madrid,…