Lebanon’s Gemayel, who lost two blood relatives to Hizbullah: Iran still ‘the big problem’

Lebanon’s Gemayel, who lost two blood relatives to Hizbullah: Iran still ‘the big problem’

Special to WorldTribune.com By John Gizzi, December 8, 2025 The U.S. and Israeli bombings of Iran earlier this year were devastating to its theocratic dictatorship and were key to helping destabilize its proxy force in Lebanon known as Hizbullah. But the goal of a truly free and safe Lebanon will remain elusive so long as […]

Japan PM’s direct, clear comment on Taiwan; Beijing’s bluster finally stymied?

Japan PM’s direct, clear comment on Taiwan; Beijing’s bluster finally stymied?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, December 5, 2025 Beijing has gone rhetorically ballistic over comments by Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a situation threatening Japan’s survival” that thus could trigger a military response. Her statement poses uncharacteristically tough talk from Tokyo at a time […]

Hardly working? Affordability as a cultural issue for some men between 16 and 24

Hardly working? Affordability as a cultural issue for some men between 16 and 24

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, December 3, 2025 Polls show that the age group of Americans most worried about “affordability” are the 20- and 30-somethings. That’s young millennials and Gen Z. Why are they so financially stressed out? One reason things seem so unaffordable to young people is that too many aren’t working […]

Ukraine’s winter of despair amid ‘corrosive’ corruption scandal in its leadership

Ukraine’s winter of despair amid ‘corrosive’ corruption scandal in its leadership

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, November 30, 2025 Ukraine is about to enter the fourth Winter of the Russian war. The fleeting hopes for an American-brokered ceasefire and an end to the hostilities in the grinding conflict seemed to have disappeared as the days grow shorter, the nights grow colder, and the shadows […]

American leaders have called for days of prayer when things were good, bad or ugly

American leaders have called for days of prayer when things were good, bad or ugly

Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, November 27, 2019 During the days of America’s founding, colonies would declare days of prayer when times were bad; days of fasting when times were real bad; and days of thanksgiving when things turned around. …. This is evidence that colonists were not “deists” who believed God set the laws of nature in place and then let everything […]

Gaza’s historic opportunity made possible by American diplomacy

Gaza’s historic opportunity made possible by American diplomacy

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, November 21, 2025 The UN Security Council approved a landmark American-sponsored resolution which just may give long suffering Gaza its final chance for peace and reconstruction. The U.S. resolution enshrines Washington’s 20-point plan for Gaza; the current ceasefire, the establishment of a Board of Peace and backs the […]

Want ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

Want ‘affordability’? Move to a red state

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, November 20, 2025 The buzzword of the month is “affordability,” and based on the election results from New York, New Jersey and Virginia, voters think that’s declining. Democrats think they’ve found a winning issue here to win back the hearts and minds of voters after the Trump sweep […]

Socialism in history and these theaters; Yes, we have seen this movie before

Socialism in history and these theaters; Yes, we have seen this movie before

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, November 13, 2025 On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed. On a very ordinary night thousands of East Germans started crossing the dividing barrier between the communist East and capitalist West Berlin after the East German regime had suddenly opened tightly controlled border crossings. In a matter […]

Letter: Hundreds of billions have been invested in belief Ukraine could win the war

Letter: Hundreds of billions have been invested in belief Ukraine could win the war

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — November 10, 2025 Special to WorldTribune.com Just several weeks ago Ukrainian media outlets reported on significant advances of Ukraine in Pokrovsk sector. The liberation of the village of Kucheriv Yar, covering the territory of only 5 square kilometers, as well as the substantial slowdown of the Russian army in central […]

‘Grande delusion’ in charming, dysfunctional France; Inspector Clouseau, call the office!

‘Grande delusion’ in charming, dysfunctional France; Inspector Clouseau, call the office!

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, November 6, 2025 PARIS — France has faced a tumultuous Autumn. The usual strikes, government shuffles, and sensational events from a high profile daylight heist at the world-famous Louvre Museum, to the imprisonment of a former president, have characterized a disquieting period. Indeed, just a year after hosting […]

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