Month: July 2022

While Ukraine Burns, Turkey Ponders a War With Greece

Commentary Turkey has been preparing a major military gamble to restore the plummeting prestige of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who—unless he can produce a miracle—could be swept from office within a year. Right now, there is little he seems willing to do about Turkey’s economic crisis. Inflation in Turkey reached a 24-year high of 78…


40 Percent of US Workers Weighing up Quitting Their Jobs: Report

Roughly 40 percent of workers in the United States are contemplating quitting their current jobs in the next three to six months, according to a new report from the global management consulting firm, McKinsey and Co. The firm surveyed more than 13,000 people across the globe, including 6,294 Americans, between February and April, to find out what is…


Parents Across the Board Support School Choice, Politicians Should Take Heed: Education Policy Expert

Corey DeAngelis, national director of research at the American Federation for Children (AFC), says parents across party lines share the sentiment that political candidates should advocate for parental rights and school choice, or face defeat in the November midterm elections. In an interview for NTD at FreedomFest 2022, DeAngelis said school choice is popular and politically advantageous,…


Sexual Assault Probe Underway for Canada’s 2003 World Hockey Junior Team

Canada’s 2003 men’s world hockey junior team is under investigation for alleged group sexual assault, after similar accusations were made against the 2018 world hockey junior team. Hockey Canada said in a statement on July 22 that it learned about the alleged group sexual assault in 2003 after it was contacted for comment a day earlier by…


Does the Biden Administration Emulate the Chinese Communist Party’s Methods?

Commentary In its hybrid war against the United States, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been pursuing a number of intertwined goals aimed at world economic dominance in all spheres: trade, policy, legal, technology, etc. For it is economic dominance that undergirds geopolitical and military dominance, as well as its penultimate goal: world leadership in…


Video Investigator Gary McBride on a Marathon Hunt for January 6 Secrets

DALLAS—After a 30-hour stint investigating the minutest details of January 6 video evidence, Gary McBride had to take a break for some sleep. McBride often fights off sleep when he gets engrossed in his detailed analysis of thousands of hours of video footage from the unrest at the U.S. Capitol. To say he is focused…


New Applicants Wait for Approval to Run in UCP Leadership Race as Deadline Passes

Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) has confirmed five candidates for its leadership race following the July 20 application deadline. Travis Toews, Danielle Smith, Brian Jean, Rebecca Schulz, and Rajan Sawhney are all official contenders to replace outgoing leader Jason Kenney. The leadership race began on May 19 and will run until Oct. 19, when the UCP…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (July 22)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $1.65 to $94.70 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September delivery fell 66 cents to $103.20 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 7 cents to $3.22 a gallon. August heating oil fell 13 cents to $3.46 a gallon. August natural gas rose 37 cents to…


5 Tips for Real Estate Investors Who Want to Protect Themselves From a Market Crash

Article by Xavier PRETERIT Each country in this world has had its real estate crisis, depending on the market situation. For example, in the United States, there was a real estate crash in the 2000s, and the prices started to fall in 2005-2006. Some investors were seized by panic and had to sell their property at a big discount….


Ex-White House Testing Czar Says Biden ‘At Risk’ After Contracting COVID-19

Former White House COVID-19 testing chief Brett Giroir weighed in on former President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 diagnosis, saying that the president’s advanced age puts him “at risk” of severe symptoms. A report issued Friday by the physician to the 79-year-old president (pdf) said that Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday night…