‘Citizen control’: Venezuela’s rulers get by with a little tech help from China

‘Citizen control’: Venezuela’s rulers get by with a little tech help from China

by WorldTribune Staff, November 19, 2018 Venezuela has unveiled a new smart-card ID to track its citizens. The card is manufactured by Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. The ID card, known as the “carnet de la patria,” or “fatherland card,” transmits data about citizens to government computer servers, Reuters reported on Nov. 18. The report, […]

CNN’s Kirsten Powers damns all white women who voted for Trump: ‘That makes you racist’

CNN’s Kirsten Powers damns all white women who voted for Trump: ‘That makes you racist’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 19, 2018 In a panel discussion which aired on Nov. 16, CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers said that all white women who support President Donald Trump are “racist.” Appearing on “CNN Tonight” with host Don Lemon, Powers, referring to white women who back Trump, said: “They’ll say, ‘Well, I’m not racist. […]

Socialism on the rise amid widespread ignorance about communism’s human toll

Socialism on the rise amid widespread ignorance about communism’s human toll

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct The American education system needs to do a better job of teaching U.S. students about communism and socialism, a report by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation said. “The American public lacks a serious understanding and education regarding socialism and communism,” the foundation said in a statement reinforced by the […]

Taiwan’s ‘nightmare scenario’: Think tank weighs post-2020 contingencies

Taiwan’s ‘nightmare scenario’: Think tank weighs post-2020 contingencies

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct China is preparing for an invasion of Taiwan “from a 360 degree perspective” which includes a “Fifth Column” of pro-China supporters living on the self-ruled island who would back a Chinese invasion force in the post-2020 timeframe, analysts say. “It is thinkable if you think about the specific situation of […]

White House sees no ‘military solution’ in Afghanistan; Envoy meets Taliban in Qatar

White House sees no ‘military solution’ in Afghanistan; Envoy meets Taliban in Qatar

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2018 The Afghan Taliban recently held talks with a U.S. envoy as the Trump administration pushes for an end to a 17-year conflict the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff admitted there is “no military” solution for. U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with high-ranking members […]

Republicans going the way of dinosaurs in Charlotte, NC and other large cities

Republicans going the way of dinosaurs in Charlotte, NC and other large cities

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2018 Shifting demographics have relegated Republicans to the endangered species list in metropolitan areas in red states. One notable example is Charlotte, North Carolina. “The ground is shifting beneath” urban Republicans, Eric Heberlig, a political scientist at UNC Charlotte told the Charlotte Observer. Statewide, the North Carolina Democratic Party broke […]

Tim Allen: ‘Liberals have a very small window of sense of humor about themselves’

Tim Allen: ‘Liberals have a very small window of sense of humor about themselves’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2018 Tim Allen, star of the hit Fox sitcom Last Man Standing, said his job is to make people laugh, no matter how they feel about the Trump administration. “It’s funny to make fun of people that are full of themselves,” Allen said in an interview with Indie Wire. “Liberals […]

Radical candidates funded by leftist billionaires made strong electoral showing

Radical candidates funded by leftist billionaires made strong electoral showing

by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2018 The fact that leftist candidacies in Florida and Georgia which “would have been unthinkable” just 10 years ago made strong showings on Nov. 6 proves that “the formula for changing America being pushed by powerful progressive billionaire donors George Soros and Tom Steyer is not only feasible but gaining ground by the day,” […]

Analysis: Money, not a ‘wave’, drove the midterm elections

Analysis: Money, not a ‘wave’, drove the midterm elections

by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2018 The 2018 midterms “weren’t a populist wave … they were an angry tantrum by wealthy blue state donors who used their money to buy local elections as payback for having their views ignored in 2016,” a columnist wrote. “The most expensive midterm elections in history paid off for Democrats. […]