Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Burma’s military coup d’etat overthrowing the democratically elected government has provided the stage for a new morality play in Southeast Asia. We already know the players. On the one side we see the seemingly virtuous young democracy led by a Nobel Peace Prize laureate being pushed aside by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Massive worldwide economic disruptions and setbacks continue as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, devastating commerce, industry and people’s livelihoods. And even with modest economic gains expected this year in many developed countries, the virus and vaccines to counter COVID will ultimately set the agenda for success or […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner “The enemy is within,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thundered. This is what many leading Democrats and liberals now believe. And who exactly are these enemies? You guessed it: Trump supporters and conservatives. Radical Democrats are planning to wage a domestic war on terrorism, turning nearly half the country into […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler [Note: Google’s algorithms are objecting to some articles about Covid, including this one, for unexplained reasons. Specific comments from credible human sources about the following content should be directed to the editors’ attention.] Look, WHO’s back in Washington’s good graces! Just a day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, […]
FPI / January 25, 2021 Commentary by David Morgan, Asheville Tribune A tsunami is a “series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean,” often caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, which then cause great disruption on land. What we saw in Washington on Wednesday, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The global pandemic has devastated health standards, the economy, and through stress and the undertow of uncertainty and hardships has affected the sanity of citizens worldwide. Lockdowns, arbitrary regulations, school closings are taking their toll on the social fabric. Now as a second wave of the Wuhan Covid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler In a self-congratulatory and hubristic speech to the nation, China’s President and Communist Party supremo Xi Jinping praised the efforts of the People’s Republic to overcome the Wuhan virus and to create a powerful Chinese economy amid global downturns. Chairman Xi boasted that this is “the first major […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Juneau Is there a corner group of Americans — somewhere, or anywhere — who actually support plans by the House of Representatives (The People’s House) to “de-gender” the rhetoric and the written words used by its members. In a spurt of asininity led by the aged and mush-mouthed lady speaker […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Covid-19 changed everything. Our Lives, our Health, the Economy, the Election, and certainly our Future. While the pandemic presents an enduring challenge to the world, events nonetheless move forward shrouded by the continuing health emergency and jolted by lethal socio/economic ramifications. Now, nearly one year into suffering from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk South Korean leadership, by banning defectors from launching balloons wafting leaflets over North Korea, has struck a devastating blow against free speech and freedom of information in both Koreas. The anti-leaflet legislation is inspiring an adverse reaction not only in Seoul but also at the United Nations and in […]
