When every election is the ‘most important election of our lives’

Another election cycle, another round of hysteria. Let me guess: This is the “most important election of our lives.”

This election night, the media can better explain how results work

It is increasingly important for voters to know how the actual, legally certain election results are determined. And right now, voters are not seeing enough of that information on their screens on election night.

Israel is weaponizing hunger. The US can stop it.

As the U.N.’s leading independent expert on the right to food, I have watched with growing horror over the past 12 months as Israel has weaponized hunger against approximately 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

North Korea troop deal exposes Putin’s weakness

Vladimir Putin is suffering grievous manpower losses as a result of his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine.

America is losing the long game in the Red Sea

America is at war in the Red Sea. It’s tactically winning and strategically losing.

North Korea and Russia: Alliance of the weak

Considerable media attention is directed to reports that North Korea is supplying troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine along with workers. In reality, this is simply the latest step closer between two already-close but weak partners.

Russia’s shadow war against the West is more dangerous than you think

European governments believe an exhaustive list of acts of sabotage were orchestrated by Russia.

Trump, Harris, Zelenskyy — Nobody’s plan will end the Ukraine war

As the outlook in Ukraine darkens, there is growing pressure in Washington for a negotiated settlement. The challenge is that no one has figured out how to turn a deteriorating battlefield situation into a decent peace.

When you come out of a fight or combat, you do a body scan. We should do the same for our minds.

Every time the mission is done, we need to check in with ourselves. When you come out of a fight or combat, you do a body scan. Where am I hurt? What is not right? We should do the same for our minds.

The problem with closed primaries, gerrymandering

There are 435 voting members of the House of Representatives. But few of those districts — 55, to be exact — will be decided on Election Day, according to new data from the nonprofit organization Unite America. That’s because the vast majority of races were effectively decided during the primaries.

Does North Korea’s Kim know about his country’s dark Vietnam War past?

The older advisers of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un may be keeping quiet about a dark part of their country’s past combat history if reports are true he has now deployed troops to assist the Russian war effort in Ukraine.

Space exploration involves business, government — and courage

Space business is growing rapidly. In April 2021, NASA announced SpaceX would construct a lander to take astronauts to the moon for the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972.

More surface warships or more drones? Both, please.

Two seemingly contradictory things can be true at the same time. This is particularly true in warfare, which has a way of turning conventional wisdom upside down in the course of a battle.

What are your children being taught? The answer may surprise you.

Look at schools’ websites, their trainings, mission statements, textbooks, curricula, and yes, even your child’s homework assignments. Corporate America is beginning to turn away from institutional DEI. It’s time schools got back to basics, too.

The hidden reality of Russian nuclear doctrine

With the U.S. presidential election swiftly approaching, the new U.S. administration will have to face significant challenges. In addition to the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, the West will encounter an expanding Russian nuclear doctrine, coupled with Russia’s closer ties to North Korea.

In Lebanon, the US is making it up as it goes along

The United States wants de-escalation along the Israeli-Lebanese border. Yet after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated the conflict with Hezbollah last month, you don’t hear much in Washington about the necessity of a cease-fire anymore.

Veterans face hidden dangers in online learning

The use of third-party contractors in online higher education poses significant risks to veterans, potentially undermining the very benefits meant to support them.

Israel considers US warnings in calibrating new Iran strikes

Israel said it’s weighing U.S. misgivings over a planned counter-strike on Iran, after a report suggesting the government is keeping nuclear and energy facilities off the target list to cap a potential escalation.

Netanyahu tells US that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Biden administration he is willing to strike military rather than oil or nuclear facilities in Iran, suggesting a more limited counterstrike aimed at preventing a full-scale war.