Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 5, 2024 This year has turned out be the time of major elections; Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, European Union, Pakistan, Russia, soon the United Kingdom and in November the United States. And now India, probably the world’s most populous country, has just finished national elections for parliament, […]
S A T I R E In the wake of last week’s controversial conviction of Donald Trump, the term “banana republic” keeps being thrown around in reference to the United States. But what is a banana republic, and how do you know if you’re living in one? [The no-longer-satire site Babylon Bee offers some clues]: […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore, June 4, 2024 The Biden administration has spent tens of billions of dollars on green energy, yet last year the U.S. and the world used record amounts of fossil fuels. That would seem to be prima facie evidence that this “great transition” to renewable energy has so far been […]
Special to WorldTribune, June 3, 2024 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. Let’s deal with this first. There is no “planet parade” spectacle! Friends and relatives may be asking you about the incredible “Planet Parade” they’ve heard is happening in the sky. Some internet and “news” outlets are calling it the third great celestial spectacle of this spring after the […]
Special to WorldTribune, June 2, 2024 Mark 10: 1-16 Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them. 2 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man […]
S A T I R E In an outcome that was sure to shake the foundations of the entire country, the first criminal trial of a former president reached its close, as Donald Trump was convicted of being Donald Trump. [Whereas being Donald Trump was previously just an annoyance, it was elevated to a misdemeanor […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Wayne Allyn Root, May 31, 2024 Where are the calls for the immediate resignation of FBI Chief Christopher Wray and Justice Department Chief/Attorney General Merrick Garland? I [fully expected last week] to see headlines announcing either the resignations of this country’s top law enforcement officers or, at the very least, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Juneau, May 29, 2024 Frozen in the eyes and minds of many Americans is the bumbling and fumbling public appearances of President Biden. There were times when on a public stage, the President seemed to be wandering about, ignored by others. At other moments, he seemed to be searching for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 28, 2024 New Caledonia, a remote French overseas territory in the South Pacific, is not often in the news. It’s even less common when you see the truly unexpected cast of characters placing this small island group into an unwanted limelight. The trigger for the recent troubles […]
S A T I R E As the criminal trial involving former President Donald Trump winds to a close, the presiding judge instructed jurors that they don’t have to believe Trump is guilty to convict him. The reminder from Judge Juan Merchan was issued to the jury as closing arguments began, with the judge clarifying […]
