Not smart enough to know ‘we are dumb’: Study charts decline in literacy, intellectual curiosity

Not smart enough to know ‘we are dumb’: Study charts decline in literacy, intellectual curiosity

by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2019 “Observe the habits of travelers. In subway cars, on airplanes, and on buses, passengers once passed the time by reading newspapers, magazines, and books. Now they check social media, play video games, and text,” a columnist noted. The current environment “reflects a less literate, intellectually-curious population. In many ways, […]

Alyssa Milano calls him ‘has been F-lister’ after Jon Voight praises Trump

Alyssa Milano calls him ‘has been F-lister’ after Jon Voight praises Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2019 Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight recently released a video in which he referred to President Donald Trump as “the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.” Blimp Award winner Alyssa Milano responded by slamming Voight, tweeting: “Now I understand why Republicans like to discredit actors and our political views. Stay in your […]

Recalling the spirit of sacrifice that made this nation great

Recalling the spirit of sacrifice that made this nation great

Special to WorldTribune.com, May 27, 2019 By John McNabb The following Memorial Day reflection, was originally published on May 28, 2018. When I think about this day, I think about something of a rarity in our country today — sacrifice. America today is all about “me”. The politicians and bureaucrats, celebrities, social justice warriors, identity […]

UPenn survey: Racial prejudice has significantly declined in Trump era

UPenn survey: Racial prejudice has significantly declined in Trump era

by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2019 A new study has found that anti-black and anti-Hispanic prejudice has declined since President Donald Trump took office. The results defied their expectations, the researchers said. In the study, University of Pennsylvania sociologists Daniel J. Hopkins and Samantha Washington set out to measure the effect of Trump’s election on […]

Speak no evil: Propaganda may be China’s most successful strategy

Speak no evil: Propaganda may be China’s most successful strategy

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Communist China is currently holding more than one million ethnic Uighur Muslims in prison camps. Supreme leader Xi Jinping is committed to rampant espionage against American citizens and companies and the kidnapping of critics from foreign countries. Mao Zedong caused the deaths of 50 million of his fellow Chinese. Despite […]

Sweet Home Alabama! Political earthquake deals blow to liberal imperialism

Sweet Home Alabama! Political earthquake deals blow to liberal imperialism

Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Alabama may have just made history. The state has passed the most restrictive abortion law in the country. It bans all abortions during any time of a woman’s pregnancy. The only exception is if the life of a mother is in danger. Otherwise, no other exceptions — even in […]

Trump revolution opening door for conservatives to reclaim culture

Trump revolution opening door for conservatives to reclaim culture

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2019 After being all but shut out during 8 years of the Obama administration, interns from conservative and Christian colleges are landing plenty of spots in the Trump administration, a columnist noted. “Schools such as Liberty University, Patrick Henry College, and Hillsdale College have seen a significant increase in students […]

Gallup poll: Americans carrying the weight of the world, stressed to the max

Gallup poll: Americans carrying the weight of the world, stressed to the max

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 Americans are among the most stressed-out people in the world, with 45 percent saying they often felt worried a lot and 22 percent saying they felt a lot of anger, a new Gallup poll found. “Even as their economy roared, more Americans were stressed, angry and worried last year […]

‘Damn Yankees’ sacrifice Kate Smith tradition to political correctness

‘Damn Yankees’ sacrifice Kate Smith tradition to political correctness

by WorldTribune Staff, April 19, 2019 Kate Smith’s 1939 recording of “God Bless America” is no longer to be played during the seventh-inning stretch at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Yankees said they made the decision after learning Smith, who died in 1986, had also provided vocals for songs with what have been described […]

Judge in transgender case: Girls have no rights to ‘visual bodily privacy’

Judge in transgender case: Girls have no rights to ‘visual bodily privacy’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2019 While allowing a lawsuit to proceed against an Illinois school district which allows transgender students to use the facilities of their choice, a federal judge threw out the student-plaintiffs’ argument that they have the right to “bodily privacy,” saying that right refers to physically being touched by others, “not […]