Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s announcement that she would leave her current congressional seat behind and compete for Florida’s 20th Congressional District has triggered one of the most intense confrontations between black and Jewish political forces in recent years. The district, situated in Broward County and reliably Democratic, has served as a cornerstone of black political power...

There are many ways to compare size of economies. The most common method is the nominal GDP, based on exchange rates of different currencies. By this standard, the US has the largest economy of the world at US$30.5 trillion in 2025, approximately 50% bigger than China’s US$19.4 trillion. Another popular measure is the Purchasing Power...

America’s 2025 National Security Strategy calls for gaining control of the world’s oil trade. Toward this end, Donald Trump’s Oil War aims at depriving Iran, Iraq and its neighboring OPEC countries of their sovereignty over whom they may sell their oil to, just as he has done to Venezuela. There is no remorse for the...

Vladimir Putin used a phrase during the closing session of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) that I think most non-Russians missed or ignored. He said, “Work, Brothers.” First, let me explain the context for Putin saying this. Zelensky published an open letter to Putin that I, and many others, believe was timed deliberately...

Israel’s +972 Magazine reports that the Israeli military establishment has launched a training program designed to “influence public consciousness” around the world, with courses aimed at training hundreds of operatives per year in strategies for “actively disrupting or manipulating the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of target audiences.” Citing a leaked Defense Ministry tender, +972 reports...

Not least because I was 12 years old, the Bicentennial festivities felt very different from this year's 250th birthday celebrations for the United States. This being America, commercialization was inevitable — everything was red, white and blue and was official whatever of the shindig. Overall, though, 1976 was a nonpartisan affair despite being an election...