Weekly Foreign News Debrief for July 30, 2016

Please thank Eric for this foreign news update! *** **China** Russia and China join forces for South China Sea Naval Exercises To be held in September, the upcoming naval exercise shall be conducted in the territory illegally claimed by China … Continue reading

The CO2 Response: Territorial Micturatings (For the Kids) (Updated)

It’s been almost two months since President Obama talked about going to Alaska, where he melted a glacier with his heat vision or whatever, so we were about due for another climate talk. He started out this week’s address by … Continue reading

David Brooks Drops Some Immigration Hooey

Warning: lengthy rant ahead… Today, the New York Times has a column by “conservative” David Brooks titled “Talent Loves English” in which he writes about immigration. He started by mentioning the Magna Carta and “Anglo-Saxon” a couple of times. He … Continue reading