Authored by Jonathan Turley, It has been 157 years since the last ship taking convicts from the United Kingdom landed in Australia.  Now, in a crushing historical irony, Australia is contracting with the small Pacific island of Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals who the courts have ruled cannot be imprisoned indefinitely. The court rulings show how our allies […]

David French and Sarah Isgur speak with Nico Perrino to discuss the origin story of Advisory Opinions and the few free speech issues where they disagree with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (⁠FIRE⁠). —Origin story of Advisory Opinions —Disagreements between FIRE and AO —Why FIRE doesn’t editorialize on the content of speech —Limits of presidential power —Free speech, […]

American Eagle shares surged in premarket trading in New York after the clothing retailer reported second-quarter revenue that exceeded Wall Street consensus estimates, as tracked by Bloomberg. The stronger-than-expected results were primarily driven by buzz around the “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans” ad campaign launched in July. “The fall season is off to a positive start. Fueled by […]

Authored by RFE/RL Staff via OilPrice.com, The IISS warns Europe faces gaps in air defense, long-range missiles, and intelligence that could cost up to $1 trillion to address. A U.S. defense review may cut American troop presence in Europe by up to 30%, shifting focus to Asia-Pacific. European leaders are pledging billions in new defense […]

Earlier this week, we laid out a case why the coming Sept 9 Preliminary Benchmark Announcement of labor market revisions could shock the Fed, and force a jumbo 50bps rate cut similar to last year for one simple reason: the revision could be just as big as last year, and as Powell explained, the massive 818K […]