Exit polls reveal 36% Republican turnout, 33% Democrat

In 2022, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy garnered a standing ovation when he addressed the U.S. Congress, invoking a quotation from Franklin D. Roosevelt. In that same year, he made a Grammys appearance from a bunker in Kyiv, urging unity in the fight against Russia. Since Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s prowess as

Monday

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping recently met in San Francisco, marking their first in-person meeting in more than a year. After years of rising U.S.-China tensions, expectations for the meeting were understandably low. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey examined Chinese domestic media coverage of the meeting to identify the hopes,

Nov 20

Tensions are rising on college campuses as pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students clash, increasing calls for heightened security measures and even the resignation of top administrators. Some universities have taken the step of banning pro-Palestinian groups, accusing them of supporting Hamas and openly endorsing the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey

Nov 13

Xi Jinping has greatly expanded his power and authority within China since rising to the presidency in 2013. In similarly authoritarian systems, political disappearances, assassinations, and abductions frequently rise. Throughout 2023, observers have noticed these events playing out in China. Even the most powerful and high-profile Chinese politicians have fallen victim to secretive disappearances and

Oct 2

Economist Paul Krugman recently said that interest payments on U.S. debt won’t be a major concern in the years ahead. The U.S. national debt is almost at $33 trillion, and the interest payments alone on that debt are approaching $500 billion per year. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey disagrees with Krugman and instead urges

Sep 11