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Donald Trump has said he would "encourage" Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68266447 The implications of this declaration are profound. In an apparently casual way he has asserted...

Prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are the traditional cardinal virtues. Our first record of them is in Plato's Republic written in the fifth century before the Modern Era. I would be inclined to add generosity, kindness and and compassion. Any suggestions for additions to Plato's list...

Rapid reduction in fossil fuel burning urgently needed to preserve liveable conditions, say scientists, as climate damage deepens. 2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin Rapid reduction in fossil fuel burning urgently needed to preserve liveable conditions, say scientists...

Trump has been left off the Forbes Rich List, again. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2023/04/03/trumps-net-worth-plunges-700-million-as-truth-social-flops/?sh=220356184c64 He is not happy about it: “I hereby demand a full apology from the failing Forbes magazine,” the former...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/27/trump-new-york-real-estate-reaction-fraud The empire is crumbling. Once business confidence starts to slide all debts will be called in. It will start with the liquidator selling off assets at a loss thenthe banks will foreclose on their loans...

Trump had lawyers negotiate booking to take place during prime viewing hours on Thursday to get maximum television ratings. Guardian 23.08.2023 How come a suspect gets a say in when he turns up for trial? The judge should be saying "Turn up at my court when you are told. Or you will be...

The Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe said Dominion Voting Systems’ brief requesting summary judgment against Fox News for defamation – and $1.6bn – is “likely to succeed and likely to be a landmark” in the history of freedom of speech and freedom of the press...

Joe Biden has visited the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, defying threats of Russian missile attacks, to announce a new package of additional US weapons supplies worth $500m (£415m), as Ukraine prepares to mark the sombre anniversary of last year’s full-scale Russian invasion. The US president...

Should they suffer any consequences? What sort of sanctions could be imposed? Should it be left to voters to decide at the ballot box?

The House January 6 select committee is considering a criminal referral to the justice department against Donald Trump for obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the United States on the recommendation of a special subcommittee, according to sources familiar...

Republican and Republican-leaning voters dealt the significant blow to the former president’s ego in a survey carried out by USA Today and Suffolk University and released on Tuesday. There was good news for Trump in another poll covering the same time period, by Morning Consult, which gave him...

Incumbent Democrat fends off challenge from Republican Herschel Walker to gain party’s 51st seat The Democratic incumbent, Raphael Warnock, won the Georgia Senate runoff on Tuesday, securing his first full term and delivering a 51st seat to bolster his party’s majority in the chamber. The...

Democrats have kept control of the Senate after the crucial race in Nevada was announced in their favor, cementing a midterms election performance for the party that widely beat expectations. https://www.christianforums.com/forums/news-current-events-articles-required.71/create-thread The...

The Gospels claim: 'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.' According to number of american millionaires at DuckDuckGo there are more than 15 million American millionaire households. I dare say some of them post here. Are...

One in every 200 men alive today is a relative of Genghis Khan. An international team of geneticists has made the astonishing discovery that more than 16 million men in central Asia have the same male Y chromosome as the great Mongol leader. We owe it all to superstud Genghis I don't know what...

Jayland Walker was shot on June 27th, fleeing the police after an alleged traffic offence. His body had 60 bullet wounds. It is alleged that 90 rounds were fired at Walker in the space of a few seconds. A firearm was discovered in his car. No weapons were found on or near the body. Eight...

The Second Amendment states: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Discussion points in the light of recent and current events: 1 What constitutes a 'well regulated militia'? A...

Another rioter has pleaded guilty to violent conduct charges in relation to the January 6th riot, making 250 guilty pleas out of 800 charged. Capitol rioter caught after FBI finds recording of him boasting to Uber driver

Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been removed from North Carolina’s voter roll amid an inquiry into whether he committed voter fraud by registering at a residence he never owned or lived in. The New Yorker, which reported the story last month, said Meadows, a former North...

McConnell Denounces R.N.C. Censure of Jan. 6 Panel Members Senator Mitch McConnell joined a chorus of Republicans distancing themselves from the committee’s action, describing the Capitol riot as “a violent insurrection.” McConnell Denounces R.N.C. Censure of Jan. 6 Panel Members This is a...