Emigre columnist Lev Navrozov, 88, sought to awaken American minds

Emigre columnist Lev Navrozov, 88, sought to awaken American minds

Special to WorldTribune.com Longtime WorldTribune.com and New York Tribune columnist Lev Navrozov died in New York on Jan. 22, his son said. ” The Orthodox priest who came to the hospice to administer the last rites could not do so, as one must repent one’s sins and the dying man was unconscious, but truth to […]

Germany’s Merkel readies her pitch for early Trump meeting

Germany’s Merkel readies her pitch for early Trump meeting

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel is doing her homework on President Donald Trump in preparation for her first meeting with the new U.S. leader, according to German news reports. Merkel, who is running for a fourth term in Germany’s fall elections, is said to have already drawn red lines, including […]

Key link in Women’s March was one man: George Soros

Key link in Women’s March was one man: George Soros

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 Organizers and commentators hailed it as spontaneous and non-partisan, but a little digging by a former Wall Street Journal reporter found that the Women’s March on Washington was just another anti-Trump event. What set it apart was the extent of the support from leftist billionaire and Hillary Clinton backer […]

Iowa state universities may be hit with ‘Suck it up buttercup’ bill

Iowa state universities may be hit with ‘Suck it up buttercup’ bill

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 To all delicate snowflakes on public college campuses who need a safe space or a pony to pet to contemplate the reality known now as President Donald Trump, an Iowa lawmaker has a message: “Suck it up, buttercup.” Republican state Rep. Bobby Kaufmann says he will introduce a “suck […]

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis makes his entrance

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis makes his entrance

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 The Pentagon during the Trump administration will be “devoted to gaining full value from every taxpayer dollar spent on defense,” Secretary of Defense Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis said on Jan. 20. Mattis sent a letter to Department of Defense employees almost immediately after being sworn in. “It’s good […]

CNN analyst: Women’s march ‘wasn’t about women’

CNN analyst: Women’s march ‘wasn’t about women’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 The Women’s March on Washington really wasn’t about women at all, a CNN analyst said. “It’s not about women, it’s about liberalism,” Bakari Sellers said of the Jan. 21 march. Sellers and Concerned Women for America CEO Penny Nance had been arguing about the inclusiveness of the march when […]

Trump world: What The Donald inherits

Trump world: What The Donald inherits

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Chaos, Conflict and Crisis are some of the words describing the combustible global situation the new American President Donald J. Trump inherits from his predecessor. Far from a stable world order, Donald Trump is entering a complex foreign maze in which he must decipher, decode […]

Obama leaves U.S. $9.3 trillion deeper in debt

Obama leaves U.S. $9.3 trillion deeper in debt

by WorldTribune Staff, January 20, 2017 The United States is $9.3 trillion deeper in debt after the presidency of Barack Obama, according to data released on Jan. 19 by the U.S. Treasury. The increased debt incurred under Obama equals approximately $75,129 for every person in the United States who had a full-time job in December. […]

Trump inaugural ceremonies features 26 religious leaders, multiple prayers

Trump inaugural ceremonies features 26 religious leaders, multiple prayers

by WorldTribune Staff, January 20, 2017 The inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States will feature 26 religious leaders and a record six prayers as part of the ceremonies. Trump was to be sworn in using both his own Bible, a gift from his mother, and the Bible used to swear […]

Iran deal negotiator on Trump vow: ‘We will have our options’

Iran deal negotiator on Trump vow: ‘We will have our options’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 20, 2017 Iran is “not worried at all” that the U.S.’s new president will follow through on his vow to “rip up” the nuclear deal. “We are not going to be wary of what Trump does and we will have our options,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Jan. […]