China’s Climate Magic Trick: Moving the Carbon Goalposts

Factory complex with tall smokestacks releasing dark plumes into a hazy, yellow-tinted sky (air pollution)

China pretends to comply with green mandates, but it can never get rid of its red communist habits. Looking behind the statistics on carbon compliance, one finds that China is cooking the books. Indeed, with a mere stroke of a pen, Beijing has managed to conjure a statistical loophole roughly equivalent to … Read more

Why Suds Matter in a Pint of Beer

Why Suds Matter in a Pint of Beer

Serving a beer without foam is a mild tragedy, akin to handing someone an espresso stripped of its crema. Not everyone understands why suds matter. In fact, many drinkers view foam as an enemy—a cynical trick bartenders use to shortchange them on the actual liquid. Yet this fluffy, protein-rich network of bubbles … Read more

How to Stop the Great British Wealth Exodus

How to Stop the Great British Wealth Exodus

As a major financial center, Britain once welcomed wealth from across the globe with open arms. However, that golden narrative is now unraveling as liberal politicians attempt to fund socialist programs with other people’s money. In the United Kingdom (U.K.), wealth remains in motion, but it’s not coming in; it’s leaving. Following … Read more

Are There Any Atheists Left in Ukraine’s Foxholes?

In 1917 at Fatima, Our Lady called Russia a scourge but also foretold its immense potential for a spiritual turnaround. Fast-forward to today, and Vladimir Putin’s attempt to demoralize Ukraine has ironically become the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church’s greatest cause for conversion in a century. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv notes … Read more

Phones Don’t Have a Place at the Table in Some Restaurants

Phones Don’t Have a Place at the Table in Some Restaurants

The dinner table was once a sacred space. The dining room was a domestic sanctuary where families and friends gathered to share meals, exchange ideas, and occasionally argue over politics and religion. Children learned first principles, manners and valuable life lessons from their parents that are rarely taught elsewhere. Today, however, this … Read more

Why Is Russia Afraid of the Internet?

Faced with a war-weary public and a steadily collapsing economy, the Kremlin has found a new enemy to fear: The Internet. It has every reason to be frightened. Pro-Kremlin lawyer Ilya Remeslo, a man previously known for his harsh critiques of democratic activists and his unwavering support for the war in Ukraine, … Read more

Are We Smoking Away Our Sanity?

Are We Smoking Away Our Sanity?

The scientific evidence is mounting. Marijuana use is not harmless and can permanently impair the mind. The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), for example, has published a long-term study that cuts through the smoke surrounding the debate over marijuana use. Researchers have found a clear link between heavy, long-term cannabis use, particularly … Read more