Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, March 24, 2026 For most of the last 40 years, pollsters have asked voters: Which party do you trust more on health care? The answer has been pretty much the same over this whole period. Voters trust Democrats more, sometimes by a two-to-one margin. When I’ve asked my […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 23, 2026 Many readers probably don’t remember the oil boycotts of 1973 or 1978. These were defining times which helped bookmark the 70’s. Now in the wake of Iran’s closing Strait of Hormuz, by blocking a key maritime route for petroleum shipments, global markets, economies and consumers […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 17, 2026 As the Iran War enters its third week of largely aerial and seaborne combat, there’s laser-like focus on the Straits of Hormuz and the wider Persian Gulf. Iran quite predictably has closed the narrow sea-lane to shipping and thus jolted oil markets from the Middle […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, March 11, 2026 Given the energy disruptions in the Middle East and the topsy-turvy fluctuation in the price of crude oil in recent weeks, here are a few facts about the energy scene. First, “drill, baby, drill” is working. America today is producing more oil and gas than […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 10, 2026 LONDON — Just a year ago, Sir Kier Starmer, Britain’s Prime Minister was being hailed as a statesman for having defused a nasty political dustup between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine policy. A White House showdown threatened to derail American support for beleaguered […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 2, 2026 Darkness at Noon has shrouded Iran for nearly half a century. The Islamic Republic of Iran has tried, and somewhat successfully, to turn back the clock in the once secular and prosperous nation. It has since ruined the economy, disenfranchised women, supported terrorist proxies, and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Allan Wall, March 1, 2026 The Feb. 22 killing of Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, cartel boss of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) provoked a massive retaliation by the cartel.[See El Mencho Killed by Mexican Military; Reprisal Attacks Erupt ] The raid was carried out by Mexican Army Special […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, February 27, 2026 Here’s a depressing but all too predictable headline from The Wall Street Journal last week: “Detroit’s EV Pullback Is Costing $50 Billion.” Yikes. That’s a lot of money for the American auto industry to lose. Once again, we have confirmation of an iron law of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 25, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech “hit the ball out of the park” during the recent Munich Security Conference in Germany. The address provided a policy tour de force which recalled the Cold War, post-communist history and then seamlessly blended the topic into a cohesive […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy, February 21, 2026 And the Piper advanced and the children followed, And when all were in to the very last, The door in the mountain-side shut fast. — The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child’s Story What makes an average individual a law-abiding, sensible, responsible citizen — loyal to […]
