Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore We live in a strange world. John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, helped provide the energy that powered the American century beginning in the early 1900s. Today, his grandchildren spend the billions of dollars that he donated to the Rockefeller Foundation to attack the same oil and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Russia has suffered a stunning political setback from the United Nations as Vladimir Putin pursues his ruthless attack against Ukraine. The diplomatic rebuff came amid Moscow’s widening military aggression on Ukraine which has created widespread civilian casualties and triggered a tragic refugee exodus from the East European country. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Stephen Moore To quote a screaming John McEnroe: You cannot be serious! Last week, the Biden administration requested another $30 billion for COVID relief programs. Yes, I know that these days, $30 billion is a rounding error in the $6 trillion federal budget. But isn’t that precisely the problem? But, as […]
Special to WorldTribune, February 28, 2022 Commentary by Larry Ward First, I don’t view Russian President Vladimir Putin as a hero or victim, but as a pawn. Western intelligence agencies puppeteered Putin into invading Ukraine. So, how did KGB Putin get outplayed by the West? Sure, Putin once lived and breathed spy vs. spy, but […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Vladimir Putin has rolled the dice. And now he has moved militarily on Ukraine. Significantly, shortly after the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Putin began his dismemberment of Ukraine in the Donbas then Crimea. Washington watched but did little. It appears that the Russian despot is following the same […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Dennis Prager Canada is leaving the Western world. In terms of all-encompassing government, suppression of dissent and the denial of fundamental human rights to many of its citizens, Canada is now more similar to Cuba than to any free country. Canada may eventually return to Western civilization, but as of this writing, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2022 A veteran foreign correspondent who specialized in Asian geopolitics passed away on Feb. 17, 2022. Sol W. Sanders, born in 1926, was a columnist for WorldTribune.com, before retiring in 2019. His last columns dealt with the surge of U.S. energy independence under President Donald Trump, the growing threat of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com SWAMP WATCH By Bill Juneau Like a worn out and tarnished penny, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman has reemerged on the Washington stage, and now is looking for money. He and his lawyers have filed a federal lawsuit against former President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and Trump’s oldest son, Donald, and two […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler For nearly a decade now, China’s “Belt and Road” commercial infrastructure initiative (BRI) has been expanding globally. Usually, and most notably, countries which sign up are poor or unduly dependent on Beijing’s largesse and bulging coffers. Places like Burma, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have willingly joined the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Michelle Malkin Idaho is one of the top five reddest states in America — for now. The majority of its citizens are rock-ribbed conservatives, pro-life, pro-law-and-order and devoutly Christian. Voters have chosen Republican presidential candidates every year there since 1952 (with the exception of 1964). But while the mainstream perception might […]
