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In 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) lost nearly $1 billion to fare evasion — the act of using public transportation without paying the required fare…
In the 2024 Presidential election, Trump took New Jersey by surprise: the previously reliably blue state suddenly saw tight margins, with the Democratic candidate barely eking…
In 1893, British diplomat Sir Mortimer Durand drew a line on the South Asian map. Durand signed an agreement with Afghan ruler Amir Abdul Rahman Khan,…
Last week, Melania Trump announced a partnership with the Republic of Korea, the first country to join her international coalition “Fostering the Future Together.” “Fostering the…
To say, as I would, that Stephen Miller is unlikable, or that he is a detestable, draconian sort of man, is a statement so trite that…
Amid extreme party polarization in the United States, there’s one foreign policy tool bridging representatives from across the aisle: economic sanctions. Democrats favor the policy because…
When Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister in October 2025, she wasted no time signaling her priorities. Within days of taking office, she…
Everywhere you look, brands promise a greener world, flaunting the words “sustainable,” “eco-friendly,” and “natural.” Green vocabulary has trickled down into everyday marketing language that…
“Spare me the moral high ground at this particular moment in American history,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom during a press conference last week. Coming…
“We want more babies, to put it very nicely,” Trump said in a recent White House announcement of a deal with the pharmaceutical company EMD…