Essex Files: Russia-U.S. Talks Continue Despite Other Countries’ Objections

In a significant development for Russia-U.S. relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin held an extensive meeting with Steve Witkoff, a special envoy appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump, in St. Petersburg on Friday. The nearly five-hour discussion, described as “extremely productive” by Russian investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev, signals a potential thaw in the often-tense relationship between…

Harvard Discovers If You Mess With the Bull, You Get the Horns

The Trump administration has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status. This status allows Harvard to avoid paying income and property taxes, and donations to Harvard provide leftist billionaires with massive tax deductions for charitable contributions. In a flight of hyperbole, former Harvard president Larry Summers said, “Removal of Harvard’s 501(c)(3)…