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Author: Andy Corbley

He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About
Political Economy

He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About

May 30, 2025

Mass uncertainty surrounds the near term future of US-Asian trade, so much so that businesses in some economies including…

65% of Israelis Agree that God’s Command to Exterminate Amalek Applies to Palestinians, 80% for Ethnic Cleansing
War

65% of Israelis Agree that God’s Command to Exterminate Amalek Applies to Palestinians, 80% for Ethnic Cleansing

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

A poll by Penn State University has found that two thirds of Israelis support extermination of the Palestinians in…

Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects
Coffee Break Reads

Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

Is Finland Really the Happiest Country? New Global Flourishing Study Find Indonesians Are Most Fulfilled
Human Sciences

Is Finland Really the Happiest Country? New Global Flourishing Study Find Indonesians Are Most Fulfilled

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

A new measure of global mental wellbeing was recently released through a series of papers from Harvard University and…

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass
World News

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass

May 19, 2025

On Wednesday, WaL explored whether Pope Leo XIV could, more than any other pope before him, have a unique voice in…

America’s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts
Space

America’s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts

May 14, 2025May 19, 2025

Story at a glance… NASA is seeing flagship missions stall from lack of funding at the same time the…

Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?
Foreign Policy

Could the First American Pope Reduce His Home Country’s Militarism?

May 13, 2025

Days after the shock announcement from the Vatican that the first American pope in history had been elected, Chicago’s…

Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer
Travel

Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer

May 12, 2025

The effects of President Trump’s stricter border controls, immigration, and even censorship policies may have had a direct impact…

Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones
Coffee Break Reads

Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

Nuclear Powers Fire on Each Other: India Bombs Deep Inside Pakistan, Loses Jet in the Attack
War

Nuclear Powers Fire on Each Other: India Bombs Deep Inside Pakistan, Loses Jet in the Attack

May 7, 2025

With a series of missiles and warplanes, India has struck “terrorist targets” inside Pakistan’s Punjab state, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir,…

Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria
Foreign Policy

Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria

May 5, 2025

Another of what may become many in-theater confrontations between Turkish and Israeli militaries inside Syria took place on Sunday…

Investigation Claims Interior Dept. Permitting Controversial Eagle Sacrifices in America’s National Parks
Policy

Investigation Claims Interior Dept. Permitting Controversial Eagle Sacrifices in America’s National Parks

May 3, 2025

Extraordinary reporting published by Animal Wellness Action and written by fish and wildlife reporter Ted Williams shows that, by…

Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing
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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

May 1, 2025May 3, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs
Foreign Policy

Trump’s “Golden Dome” Is a Scam: Just Look at the Pentagon’s Other Future Weapons Programs

April 30, 2025

Chinese military technology includes hypersonic glide cruise missiles, a working prototype 6th generation warplane, and a reliable indigenously-built, stealth-capable…

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman
War

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman

April 29, 2025

Story at a glance…  Strikes from Yemen’s Houthi government resulted in the loss of a US F/A-18 fighter jet,…

Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah
Coffee Break Reads

Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

400 US Troops to Remain in Syria After Upcoming “Relocation” to Kurdish-Controlled Areas
War

400 US Troops to Remain in Syria After Upcoming “Relocation” to Kurdish-Controlled Areas

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

An upcoming relocation of US forces will see the majority or all of the remaining soldiers and supplies in…

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB
Political Economy

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB

April 23, 2025

In major eastern financial news, the Shanghai Gold Exchange could soon be delivering specific products to overseas partner warehouses…

Nowruz in Karakalpakstan Brings Out the Best of a Multi-Ethnic Non-Nation
Culture

Nowruz in Karakalpakstan Brings Out the Best of a Multi-Ethnic Non-Nation

April 21, 2025

A month ago today, I was fortunate enough to accidentally have my travel plans coincide with the biggest festival…

Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb
World News

Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb

April 20, 2025April 21, 2025

According to results published in a Chinese military-science journal last month, chemists have detonated a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb that…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

Julien Torres July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

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