by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2017 A New York congressman is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to investigate an Iranian government-controlled foundation’s funneling of millions of dollars to U.S. universities, including several in the Ivy League. The Alavi Foundation has distributed more than $50 million in grants since its foundation in 1973, including […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Normally we would be coming down hard on the side of newspaper owners in any argument; they are after all running the business where we make our living. But we are finding it a little hard to choose sides in a struggle between three of the wealthiest men […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2017 The Fairfax County (Virginia) School Board last week voted to rename J.E.B. Stuart High School. The board voted 7 to 2, with two abstentions, to change the name. The school, located in Falls Church, was named after the Confederate general when it opened in 1958. Critics of the vote […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2017 North Carolina’s legislature has passed a campus freedom of expression bill that will prevent college administrators from disinviting speakers some on campus find objectionable and disciplines those who “shut down” the speech of others. The Restore Campus Free Speech Act passed the NC House 80-31 with 10 Democrats voting […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Susan Smith, Fairfax Free Citizen Donald J. Trump, our recently elected 45th President, possesses what is commonly known as a larger than life personality. He has an accompanyingly-sized sense of humor, with sparks of outrageousness in it, and he does, as we say, shoot from the hip on occasion. Put this […]
Special to WorldTribune, by Brittany Jennings, July 28, 2017 Women are now arming themselves. You could call it the new feminism. In Chicago for example, women are joining gun clubs and learning firearms safety after an uptick in the ongoing epidemic of violence. As of July, Chicago has had 1,557 shootings and 369 people have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 27, 2017 The NAACP is leading African-Americans astray on the abortion issue, the largest African-American pro-life group in the U.S. says. Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., assistant to the national director of the Life Education and Resource Network, said nearly 1,800 black babies are killed in the womb each day with the majority […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2017 As honorary head of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), President Donald Trump on July 24 did something his predecessor never had – speak at the annual BSA Jamboree. The jamboree drew about 35,000 Scouts from the ages of 12 to 18 to the latest event, held in Glen […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2017 The February release of the feature film “Gosnell” will, through the box office, give conservatives a chance to influence a portion of the culture that is dominated by liberals. “We’re hoping to shake up Hollywood with that movie coming out,” John Sullivan, co-producer of the film, told attendees at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Republican voters have been betrayed. For over seven years, GOP congressional leaders vowed to repeal Obamacare. They claimed Republicans needed to control the House, the Senate and the presidency to achieve this. The electorate awarded them all three branches of government. The result: failure. Last week Senate Majority Leader […]
