The Vanishing Art Of Presence Authored by Joseph Varon via Brownstone Institute, Medicine is always changing. In my career, I have seen intensive care units go from simple rooms with oxygen, monitors, and clinical intuition to places where artificial intelligence can predict problems before we notice them, bedside ultrasound helps us avoid guessing, and robotic systems help surgeons work with great precision. Telemedicine now lets […]

Trump Signs Orders To Curb Birthright Citizenship, Target Birth Tourism President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday that will restrict automatic citizenship to ​children born in the United States because of commercial birth tourism and several other factors. One of the measures bans birth tourism, the practice of traveling to the United States on a tourist visa with the intention to have a child that is given […]

Judge Says Updated National Firearms Act Violates Constitution Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the registration and approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns in the National Firearms Act (NFA) are unconstitutional. In the case of Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. […]

These Are America’s Fastest-Aging States America’s population is getting older, but some states are aging much faster than others. Using U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by USAFacts, this ranking, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, shows how much each state’s population aged 65 and older grew between 2014 and 2024. Growth in 65-and-Older Populations (2014-2024) The table below ranks every state by the percentage […]

Mexico Bans Fracking In Key Shale Basin By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com Mexico has ruled out fracking in a key shale basin, drawing a line through a resource-rich area even as the country looks for ways to cut its dependence on U.S. natural gas. President Claudia Sheinbaum said hydraulic fracturing will not be allowed in the Tampico-Misantla basin beneath Veracruz and Tamaulipas. The government cited the basin’s dense […]

“The Gift That Keeps Giving”: Five Ways Republicans Benefit From Democratic Socialist Victories Radical leftists and Islamist activists are increasingly converging inside the Democratic Party as Democratic Socialists of America, forming what can only be described as a “red-green alliance.” United by their hatred of America and capitalism, this unholy alliance of far-left radicals is drawing support from migrant voting blocs and […]

The Financial Consequences Of ‘Gray’ Divorce Authored by Anne Johnson via The Epoch Times, Gray divorce refers to divorce among adults ages 50 and over. And although divorce among younger adults has been declining over the past 15 years, according to Pew Research, gray divorce is on the rise. Gray divorce is becoming more common, and its financial impact can last well into retirement. New Africa/shutterstock Although any divorce […]

These Are The States With The Most Empty Homes America faces a housing shortage, yet about 14.5 million homes across the country are vacant. How can both be true? Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by LendingTree, Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld created this map showing the share of vacant housing units in every state. The figures include vacation homes, rentals awaiting tenants, homes for sale, and other […]

Voter Files In Arizona’s Largest County Illegally Obtained In 2020, Records Show Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Voter files in Maricopa County, Arizona, were obtained illegally before the 2020 presidential election, according to records released on Aug. 6 by the White House. Authorities discovered that 633,000 voter files had been exfiltrated from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office just before the […]

Watch: Mamdani Booed Off Stage At Pro-Police Event As 9/11 Backlash Builds New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani got a blistering welcome from Staten Islanders Tuesday night, drowned out by a wall of boos that chased the self-avowed Democratic socialist off the stage in under a minute at a National Night Out Against Crime event. Mamdani had come to Midland Beach to address thousands gathered for the NYPD’s 43rd annual National […]

US Intelligence Assets Said To Descend On Cuba Authored by John Weeks via News.Anti-War.com, Writing in POLITICO on Tuesday, Dasha Burns and Nahal Toosi reported that in recent months the US intelligence community has “sent spies and assets” to Cuba. Specifically, they reported the CIA has increased its presence on the island, which sits approximately 90 miles south of Florida.    Burns and Toosi based their reporting on […]

Investigators Unveil Charges Against Dismissed Ukrainian Ambassador To The US Another top level Ukrainian official has been booted from office over significant corruption allegations, which comes at a moment of a broad shake-up of military and cabinet leadership initiated by President Zelensky. Olha Stefanishyna was dismissed as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States earlier this week, both local media as as Reuters have […]

US Immigration Agency Asks Public To Report Fraud, Anti-Government Activities Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The federal agency that processes green cards, U.S. citizenship requests, and work permits this week called on people to report potential cases of immigration fraud through a newly created portal. In an Aug. 4 post on X, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) wrote that anyone who suspects […]

DeepSeek Resumes $74BN Mega-Raise – Then Warns It’s Jacking-Up Prices Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is looking to raise roughly 50 billion yuan at a valuation of 500 billion yuan (US$74 billion) – while the company warned developers a day later that it’s raising prices. The resumed funding round, first reported by Chinese business outlet Caijing (via The Standard), is expected to be signed by the end of the month, with the process […]

DoorDash Wins Federal Approval To Fly Its Own Delivery Drones Via American Greatness, DoorDash has cleared a major federal hurdle in its push to put drones, not just drivers, in charge of getting dinner to your door. The San Francisco-based delivery company announced July 29 that it received Federal Aviation Administration Part 135 air carrier certification, the same category of authorization commercial airlines must hold to […]

Japan Marks Hiroshima Anniversary Without Naming US, While Shaming Russia Russia is not happy with Japan’s statements regarding the anniversary of the US military’s dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of WWII. Thursday marks the 81st anniversary of the bombing which obliterated the densely-populated industrial city. The Kremlin is accusing Japanese officials of intentionally dropping any mention of just who dropped […]

The COVID Lockdowns Gave America A Glimpse Of Socialism Authored by Mark Gianniny via RealClearMarkets, The next time a candidate promises that greater government control will make life safer, fairer and more secure, Americans should remember 2020. They should remember the closed schools, shuttered businesses, restricted churches, isolated families, arbitrary mandates and government checks intended to compensate people for […]

IRGC Strikes ‘Hostile Targets’ In Hormuz As Iran Declares Oman Deal Bans US Vessels From Strait Summary Explosions heard near Qeshm island – Iran says it struck ‘hostile targets’. Iran parliament reviews draft Hormuz plan banning US- and Israel-linked vessels, oil rises Houthis intensify attacks on Saudi oil shipping in the Red Sea. Yemen fighting escalates amid reports of major casualties. Iran-Oman talks continue as US backs […]

Senate Panel Holds Fauci In Contempt For Refusing To Answer Questions Anthony Fauci has been held in contempt of Congress by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, after he repeatedly refused to answer lawmakers’ questions about funding risky research to genetically manipulate bat coronavirus in Wuhan China, and his role in the ensuing lockdown quagmire that cratered the economy after he was put in charge of […]

Judge Rules Trump Admin Can End Temporary Protected Status For Haitians Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Aug. 5 allowed the Trump administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for an estimated 350,000 Haitian nationals following a Supreme Court ruling. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled that a previous court order that “had stayed the effective date of Department of Homeland Security […]

Bus-Bomb Plot By Marxist ‘Mad Max’ Foiled Ahead Of Trump-Backed Colombian President’s Inauguration Less than a week after Colombian authorities blamed a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group for detonating a truck bomb outside police headquarters in the border city of Cúcuta, injuring 11 officers, security forces intercepted a bus carrying a massive bomb. The local outlet Blu Radio reported that an intelligence operation by the […]

Global Diesel Crunch Deepens As Record US Distillate Exports Race To Supply-Starved Europe US distillate exports surged to a record last week as global supplies tightened. Disruptions across the Gulf area and various surrounding maritime chokepoints, as well as Ukrainian one-way attack drone strikes that have paralyzed portions of Russia’s energy infrastructure, have been a major boon for US refiners and export terminals along the […]

New Mexico Sues DOJ For Unredacted Epstein Files Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, New Mexico is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over unredacted Epstein files, accusing the federal agency of stonewalling the state’s own investigation into alleged crimes at deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The legal action, filed Aug. 5, intensifies a politically charged fight over the DOJ’s Epstein […]

Change Of Plans? By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Brent prices held steady just below the $80-level, as Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s not the Iran-US deal that Trump had been eyeing, but this agreement raises the prospect of more energy flows resuming through the critical waterway. However, Iran has also said that the deal […]

“Threat Against American Interests”: US Halts Michoacán Avocado Inspections, Putting Critical Supplies At Risk The US suspended avocado inspections in Mexico’s Michoacán state after the US Embassy cited a “threat against American interests.” Because Michoacán is Mexico’s largest avocado-producing region and a top supplier to the US market, any prolonged suspension risks disrupting imports and driving supermarket prices sharply […]