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OpEd: Are Calls for Decolonization a Cloak for Violence?

The reason that so many US college students and 20-somethings support Hamas’s violence against Israel is because of “Decolonization.” Read my editorial in today’s Moscow-Pullman Daily News to hear all about it.  My 2002 master’s thesis delved into applying the Christian Just War theory to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I’ve become deeply familiar with its

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OpEd: The Crisis in Modern Journalism

In today’s Op-Ed in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, I respond to Nathan Alford’s column about the demise of print media.  Some was unavoidable, but much was and is totally avoidable. In his Sept. 30 column, Moscow-Pullman Daily News Editor and Publisher Nathan Alford delved into the newspaper’s challenges in navigating the evolving media landscape. He

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Chicago News Crew Robbed At Gunpoint While Reporting On String Of Robberies

You just cannot make this up.  Today in “too sad to be ironic” news, a Chicago television news crew doing a report on a string of robberies this week wound up getting robbed at gun point themselves by three armed men wearing ski masks.  A reporter and photographer for spanish-language station Univision Chicago were filming around

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The Rise of the BRICS

From Statista:  Over the past two decades, the world has witnessed a profound shift in the global economic and geopolitical landscape, as the rise of the BRICS nations has introduced a growing counterweight to the traditional dominance of the G7. Starting on Tuesday, leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in Johannesburg, South

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Top US Food Imports By Origin Country

The U.S. is a major producer and exporter of food products, but did you know that it’s also one of the world’s largest food importers? As Visual Capitalist’s Govind Bhutada details below, due to seasonality and climate, some foods can’t be grown on home soil, at least enough to fulfill consumption demands. Indeed, many familiar

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Retrospective Approval of JFK Rises to 90%; Trump at 46%

I have to wonder if this is the RFK Jr. effect.  STORY HIGHLIGHTS Kennedy’s retrospective approval rating reaches 90% for first time Most former presidents rated positively by majority of U.S. adults Ratings of Kennedy, George W. Bush, Nixon improve modestly since 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — John F. Kennedy remains the most highly rated former

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