Journalists claim women in wartime have to deal with stereotyped media portrayals. Talk about oppression. “I spent my life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless, but not men.” —The GodfatherUkrainian men are on the front lines. So are Ukrainian women. You haven’t heard as much about the latter, however, not…Continue Reading
Cathy O’Neil’s thought-provoking narrative focuses on those affected by shaming and social stigma. The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation, by Cathy O’Neil (Crown: 2022), 272 pages.Cathy O’Neil is a brilliant mathematician, erstwhile MIT prof and Wall Street quant, and former regular on the Slate Money podcast. All this is to say that…Continue Reading
Instead of subjecting yourself to mask mandates and TSA pat-downs, consider taking a road trip instead. The Biden administration may ultimately do away with the federal aviation mask mandate set to expire on April 18, though it is clearly looking for an excuse not to. But what the mandate has revealed about airlines’ attitudes towards…Continue Reading
Disney’s goal, backed by hundreds of billions of dollars and foisted on a captive market, is the goal of all social progressivism: the erasure of sacred boundaries. People from the Walt Disney Company participate in the annual LA Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California, on June 9, 2019. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) This past…Continue Reading
CAIRO — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan — when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk — began at sunrise Saturday in much of the Middle East, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring.The conflict cast a pall over Ramadan, when large gatherings over meals and family celebrations are…Continue Reading
GENEVA — The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin.“Putin is a war criminal,” Carla Del Ponte told the Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview published Saturday.In interviews given to Swiss media to mark the release of her…Continue Reading
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would make a renewed attempt to evacuate residents from the war-torn port city of Mariupol on Saturday, after citing “impossible” conditions a day earlier. Its teams were “on the move” from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol, a spokesman told The Post early Saturday. Roughly 100,000 people remain trapped…Continue Reading
LONDON — The prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.K. has reached record levels, with about 1 in 13 people estimated to be infected with the virus in the past week, according to the latest figures from Britain’s official statistics agency.Some 4.9 million people were estimated to have the coronavirus in the week ending March 26,…Continue Reading
At least six journalists — Ukrainian and foreign correspondents — have been killed while working to document Russia’s war on Ukraine, now in its second month. Their deaths highlight the risks journalists face as they seek to inform people around the world from the hard-hit conflict zone.Here are their stories.Return to menuThe International and European…Continue Reading
Bottom club Birmingham City avoid defeat for just the third time this Women’s Super League season as Everton fail to break them down at St Andrew’s Stadium. MATCH REPORT: Birmingham 0-0 Everton Watch live coverage from the Women’s Super League as Leicester City face Arsenal on Sunday 3 April from 12.15 BST on BBC Two.…Continue Reading
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