The Other Afghan Women  —  In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. … Late one afternoon this past August, Shakira heard banging on her front gate.  In the Sangin Valley, which is in Helmand Province …

In red California, Trump's lies about a rigged election echo among recall supporters  —  Looking to oust the governor?  Ed Brown has just the right merch for you.  —  Camouflage Recall Newsom hats and Recall Newsom masks.  He's got Recall Newsom yard signs.  A stack of Recall Newsom pamphlets.

Strange New Disrespect  —  The ideology beneath an abortion position that nobody likes.  —  1. Strange New Disrespect  —  Welp, the “strange new respect” I had garnered from certain corners of the progressive interwebs was bound to circle back around to “strange new WTF Tim” at some point. …

Why can't we mandate anything?  —  For Americans who are fully vaccinated, organized political resistance to vaccination mandates is infuriating.  Such resistance continues to ravage communities, disrupt commerce, overload hospitals and generate an appalling toll of needless illness and death.

Threats & Leaks: New Documents Show Just How Crazy the Georgia Recount Fiasco Got  —  While the Georgia secretary of state's office was fending off calls from then-President Donald Trump to find votes, officials were also dealing with bomb threats.  —  Back in January 2021 …

Labor's surprising winning streak  —  “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”  —  On this Labor Day 2021, let's apply Mark Twain's famous quip to America's labor unions.  —  News about organized labor is always headlined by sad accounts about declining union membership.

Arizona GOP Hired Anti-Vaccine Vote Conspiracist ‘Dr. Shiva’ For Sham Election Audit  —  Failed Senate candidate Shiva Ayyadurai has claimed he invented email and that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a “deep state” operative.  —  Newly released records relating to the Arizona GOP's partisan audit …

U.S. evacuates 4 more Americans out of Afghanistan, official says  —  WASHINGTON — The United States facilitated the safe departure of four American citizens by overland route from Afghanistan on Monday, a senior State Department official said.  —  The news came while Secretary …

Covid Deaths Surge Across a Weary America as a Once-Hopeful Summer Ends  —  Cases are starting to fall in some hard-hit Southern states, but nearly half of Americans are not fully vaccinated, allowing the Delta variant to persist.  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A summer that began with plunging caseloads …

Whatever Happened to the Journalistic B.S. Detector?  —  At some point the journalistic injunction, “If your mother says she loves you, check it out” became “If it fits the Narrative, don't bother to check it out.”  —  Rolling Stone — which really ought to know better by now …

Biden Seeks to Shift Focus to Domestic Issues After Afghanistan Exit  —  White House plans to spend September pushing for passage of the president's agenda, as he faces falling poll numbers  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden is seeking to press his legislative agenda and redouble efforts …

Republicans in crosshairs of 6 January panel begin campaign of intimidation  —  House leader Kevin McCarthy threatened retaliation against tech companies that share records with the committee  —  Top Republicans under scrutiny for their role in the events of 6 January have embarked on a campaign …

Pro-Kremlin trolls target news website comments, researchers say  —  A major operation to influence public opinion saw comments posted on Western media articles in support of Russian interests, according to new research.  —  Cardiff University's Crime and Security Research Institute found …

Can Progressives Be Convinced That Genetics Matters?  —  The behavior geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden is waging a two-front campaign: on her left are those who assume that genes are irrelevant, on her right those who insist that they're everything.  —  Until she was thirty-three …

Labor Board Rebukes Union for Threatening Worker  —  A federal labor agency ruled against a local subsidiary of the Communications Workers of America after it threatened a worker who requested to resign his membership—dealing a blow to the Biden administration, which attempted to squash the case.

Melania Trump Reportedly Wants Nothing To Do With Supposed 2024 Campaign  —  The former first lady is telling friends she has no interest in a return to the White House, according to CNN.  —  Former first lady Melania Trump is reportedly telling friends she doesn't want to return to the White House ― …