Op-Ed: How U.S.-China ‘competition’ could lead both countries to disaster

On at least one important topic in Washington, bipartisanship is very much alive: China.Most Democrats with influence on American foreign policy, and their Republican counterparts, concur that China is now the biggest national security threat the United States faces. They see conflict between the two countries becoming more probable, with Taiwan the likely catalyst. President…Continue Reading

Behind Americans’ continued fascination with JFK assassination…

On Nov. 22, Showtime will broadcast Oliver Stone’s new documentary, “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass,” in which the director makes an on-screen pilgrimage to Dealey Plaza. Earlier this month, a faction of adherents to the extremist ideology QAnon descended on the same site in the vain hope that John F. Kennedy and his son…Continue Reading

Ghislaine Maxwell family files complaint at UN over detention…

In the complaint, Ghislaine Maxwell’s siblings said she had been subject to “unfit, degrading treatment”.Geneva: Relatives of Jeffrey Epstein’s former lover Ghislaine Maxwell, who goes on trial in the US next week, have complained to the UN that her detention is illegal, lawyers said Monday.The 59-year-old British socialite could spend the rest of her life…Continue Reading

QANON remains in Dallas, awaiting Jr.’s arrival…

Weeks after they first gathered near Dealey Plaza, dozens of believers in the furthest fringe of the QAnon conspiracy theory remain in Dallas, expecting long-dead John F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal himself in the city where his father was assassinated and usher in the reinstatement of Donald Trump as president.While their beliefs are patently absurd,…Continue Reading

Politics Podcast: What The Two Parties Should Be Thankful For

On Friday, the House narrowly passed the Build Back Better Act, which if enacted into law would allocate approximately $2 trillion to tackle the social safety net, health care and climate change over the next 10 years. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses what the future of the bill might…Continue Reading