Human Rights Watch to Open Jordan Regional Office

(Amman) – Human Rights Watch will open a regional office in Amman, Jordan, in February 2023, in a move to intensify its advocacy on key human rights issues across the Middle East and North Africa, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has operated a separate Jordan country office in

REVIEW: The Psychology of Totalitarianism

Belgian psychologist Mattias Desmet published his book The Psychology of Totalitarianism in June 2022. The book brings attention to the need to understand our own psychology in this time of global crisis. It outlines the process of mass formation by which the masses find themselves to be hypnotized members of

Unconditional Surrender

I know I am beating a dead horse here, but I am still fuming about The Atlantic article from October 2022. How dare they?! I am also a bit perturbed by all the folks prematurely declaring victory over this totalitarian abomination. I know many of you who read my work

New Laws Allow Pharma to Make All Decisions for Patients

STORY AT-A-GLANCE In the U.S., 1 in 5 prescriptions is written for an off-label use.

10 Annoying Behaviors of a Snob: Do You Have One in Your Circle?

There are many annoying and frustrating behaviors of a snob.

Davos Globalists Hype Companies Spying on Workers' Brain Waves

At the World Economic Forum, the annual gathering of globalist elites in Davos, Switzerland, a presentation hyped brain wave monitoring technology to allow employers to detect how hard their employees are working, whether they get distracted, and even if they have “amorous feelings” for coworkers. “You can not only tell

The Patrushev Oversight

In a recent interview with Russian media, Nikolay Patrushev, an intelligence officer who is the former director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and the current secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, spoke about the nature of power in the West. In keeping with the previous address of

The World is Far More Corrupt than You Feared

The BBC doesn’t really do ‘news’ any more.

Might Flu Shots Increase COVID-19 Pandemic Risk?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Could a “perfect storm” be brewing, ready to be unleashed this fall? If the regular infiuenza season ends up converging with a resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks, or even a new SARS-CoV-3, the results are anyone's guess at this point. Confounding matters is the possibility that infiuenza vaccination may

Google Tests AI Products in Scramble to Catch up to ChatGPT

Tech giant Google is asking its employees to test various potential ChatGPT competitors in a scramble to catch up to the AI software, which analysts say has the potential to significantly disrupt the internet search market. Paul Buchheit, the creator of Gmail, has predicted that ChatGPT — which is likely to

Burundi: Journalist’s Conviction Violates Free Speech Rights

The conviction of the Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye on charges of “undermining the integrity of the national territory” on January 2, 2023, violates her rights to free speech and to a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said today. The High court of Mukaza sentenced her to 10 years in prison

The Dam of Lies Surrounding COVID Lab Leak Is Breaking

STORY AT-A-GLANCE In January 2022, House Oversight Committee Republicans released a batch of emails sent to and from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

India Seeks to Produce Homemade American GE Jet Engines

The Biden administration on Tuesday rolled out a plan called the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET), which includes a proposal for India to begin producing military jet engines designed by General Electric. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Indian National Security Adviser

49 Senate Republicans Move to Scrap Biden ESG Retirement Rule

Forty-nine Senate Republicans and Sen.Joe Manchin (D-WV) unveiled a resolution that would eliminate President Joe Biden’s ESG investing rule, which may politicize 401(k)s.

Oklahoma Demands Answers from Financial Institutions over ESG Policies

Oklahoma state Treasurer Todd Russ sent a letter, first seen by Breitbart News, to numerous national financial institutions, including fund managers and banks, demanding answers to a questionnaire asking who is “boycott[ing] energy companies” in Oklahoma and should be placed on a blacklist. The companies will have 60 days