The inspectors general have a circle of unaccountability

March 19, 2025

The inspectors general have a circle of unaccountability

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s offensive against federal waste, fraud, and abuse has exposed the antics of agencies whose acronyms had previously been known to few people, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development, with its slew of transgender and diversity programs, and the National Institutes of Health, funder of sex changes for […]

The time for Trump to resume his rebuild of the Middle East is now

Will President Donald Trump finish the job in 72 hours of shock and awe? Iran’s war against the West, primarily against the United States and Israel but also against every country aligned with either the “big Satan” or “the little Satan,” began almost as soon as the shah of Iran was toppled by its first […]

To cut waste, eliminate failed UN peacekeeping operations

United Nations officials remain in a panic about President Donald Trump’s budget cuts. For decades, the United States talked about reform and even took aim at its contribution to the U.N.’s budget, but most administrations used a scalpel. More populist politicians recommended taking a cleaver to U.N. bloat. Trump’s team comes armed with an axe in […]

How real is the Democratic outrage over Chuck Schumer?

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is facing criticism from his fellow Democrats over his decision to side with Republicans on keeping the government open. “I think there is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said. “This is not just about progressive Democrats. This is across the board. The entire […]

Maybe Democrats should try listening to men

The Democratic Party is still trying to process why it lost the 2024 presidential election. Unlike in 2016, when the consensus was that Donald Trump only won because of Russian interference, the Democratic Party seems to realize that its brand is suffering, particularly among young men. David Shor, the head of data science at the […]

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Rich country or developing, China is not your friend

Whether you are a wealthy first-world country or a developing nation, China has proven to be an untrustworthy partner that only looks out for itself while exploiting the trust of those willing to work with it. An acid spill from a dam holding acidic waste from a Chinese copper mine in Zambia has contaminated a […]

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