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You might have heard about the Le Behemoth Corporation. The company has been in the news almost every day these days. Le Behemoth is headquartered at 345 Park Avenue, New York City, a posh Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. The company has 32 regional branch offices in the United States. In 2016, the company raked in 14 […]

As a teenager growing up in the Bronx in the 1960’s, the realities of the drug culture were rampant. Tragically, the get-high society was so widespread, that hearing of a drug-overdose, or drug-influenced fatality, was commonplace. Everything old is new again. The alarming reality in contemporary America is that a drug culture, fueled by the […]

Various media reports have reported that the United States intelligence agencies wiretapped Paul Manafort from 2016 to 2017, including during his brief stint as campaign manager of Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016. The snooping was reportedly authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). When asked if the conversations between Trump and Manafort were picked […]

If there were statues to Aung San Suu Kyi outside of Burma, they would be surrounded by angry crowds seeking to pull them down. Her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, which critics want revoked, now seems as meaningless as that awarded to President Barak Obama. And even Jean Chretien’s former Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000) has […]

Following decades of oppression, on Aug. 25, insurgents of the Muslim Rohingya minority attacked Myanmar police at 30 of their posts across Rakhine state under the banner of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, which emerged during the past year and is funded from Saudi Arabia. The attacks unleashed a horrific response from the military and […]

As detailed on the official U.S. Army website, “the Army, as one of the three military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force) reporting to the Department of Defense, is composed of two distinct and equally important components: the active component and the reserve components.  These reserve components are the United States Army Reserve and the […]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the famous Chinese classic that very few Chinese nationals do not know by heart, where loyalty and allegiance, trust and betrayal, national strategy and military tactics, and grand wisdom and street smart are played out in vivid details in this 14th century novel. While this historical episode took place […]

On Sept. 15, North Korea launched a ballistic missile that flew over Hokkaido, Japan. This is the second time a North Korean missile passed over Japan’s airspace. Less than two weeks ago, North Korea claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb, representing a major leap in Pyongyang’s nuclear capability. If you are the president […]

I have had the privilege throughout my career to be involved with policing initiatives that forge iron-clad partnerships with the community. These partnerships, standing on the pillars of trust, respect, ethics, and character, are the heart of public safety in American communities. These pillars ensure transparency, accountability, and legitimacy for both the police and community […]

Current German Chancellor (German title for prime minister) Angela Merkel appears to be auditioning for an “Iron Angela” sobriquet. The first female chancellor in German history, Merkel has held the position for three terms. Although under some political pressure earlier in the year with her party absorbing a series of defeats at lower levels, she […]

Angela Merkel’s re-election as Germany’s chancellor for the fourth time on September 24 is important for Germans, Europeans, and many democratic nations around the world, partly because of regional and other international misfeasance by Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Strobe Talbott, President Bill Clinton’s leading adviser on Russia, observed, “Chancellor Merkel is the most steadfast custodian of […]

The Trump administration announced last week that it intended to wind down Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order signed by former President Barack Obama in 2012. The DACA program won’t be shut down immediately; instead, the administration has given Congress six months to find a legislative solution. Under DACA, approximately 800,000 people […]

Hurricane Harvey pounded southeast Texas hard. The storm inundated the City of Houston with almost 52 inches of rain, killing at least 70 people and displacing more than a million. According to the weather forecast firm Accuweather, Harvey could be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history with a price tag of US$190 billion, […]

Policing is critical to American society and must perpetually stand on the pillars of ethics, trust, collaboration, and moral courage. When these principles are honored, police-community unity is forged, and America’s way of life is protected from discord, lawlessness, and turmoil. Yet, one would be oblivious, irresponsible, and naïve to miss the challenges policing in […]

Turning their backs on the human rights principle of voluntary informed consent memorialized after World War II in the Nuremberg Code,  health authorities in France and Italy are fast-tracking involuntary vaccine mandates for school-age children. In Italy, millions of Italians have been demonstrating since June, protesting the infringements to parental rights. On July 28, industry-beholden Italian legislators voted 296-92 to pass a one-size-fits-all law […]

Research indicates that HPV vaccines may be leaving us more vulnerable to high-risk cancers.

Nearly three weeks after widely condemning President Donald Trump’s statements on Charlottesville, media organizations and politicians are now saying the same things he said about the far-left Antifa extremist group. Following the tragic events in Virginia, which saw dozens of people injured and one woman killed by a neo-Nazi sympathizer, Trump condemned the violent acts […]

Some vaccines have been shown to be contaminated with glyphosate.

Commendations are in order for all assisting with the unimaginable, relentless, and heart-wrenching devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Their sacrifices are of extraordinary significance to America and to the alleviation of human suffering. The heart of America is wounded by this catastrophic event.  Compassion, moral courage, and collaboration are the principles that must unite us and […]