Is Steve Witkoff Undermining Ukraine?

This post was originally published on here A leaked phone call suggests United States presidential envoy Steve Witkoff is contacting his counterparts in Russia on how to best approach President Donald Trump with Russia’s position for a peace deal. The call happened October 14; Bloomberg published a transcript of the call on November 25. Witkoff…

Britain’s Billion-Dollar Fish Disco

This post was originally published on here Britain has some of the highest electricity costs in the world. This week, we learned a startling reason why: fish discos. It’s an insane example of a nation known for sumptuous manor houses and world-leading bridge, dam, canal and railway construction being paralyzed by pettifogging bureaucracy. Hinkley Point…

Germany Is Back to Coalition Chaos

This post was originally published on here German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s honeymoon is over. He came to power promising bold, decisive reform. He quickly transformed the German military and promised the country’s most sweeping reforms in a generation. The nation waited to see what revolution would follow. It is still waiting. A Soaring Military Merz…

Why Millionaires Are Fleeing Britain

This post was originally published on here Tax increases of £30 billion will hike Britain’s taxation rate to an all-time high of 38.3 percent of gdp in five years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced today. Benefits will rise with inflation; pensions, faster than inflation. Meanwhile, tax thresholds will remain fixed—so working people will see their spending…

Is Sharaa’s Syria Coddling Terrorists?

This post was originally published on here Terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (pij) has been building its capabilities in Syria, Israeli public broadcaster kan reported yesterday. kan says pij has been muscling up its armed wing, the al-Quds Brigade, in and around Palestinian refugee camps near Damascus. pij reportedly favored Syria for this purpose because…