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In 1952, Britain was nearly bankrupt. Its great imperial possession India had declared independence, and other parts of the empire were being slowly dismantled. Yet the country still had pretensions to great-power status. It was, after all, still the third-largest economy in the world. “We’ve got to have this thing over here, whatever it costs. […]
England’s greatest, weirdest living author lives in a terraced house in Northampton, where he worships a snake god in the basement. Alan Moore revolutionized the comics industry in the 1980s with Swamp Thing, in which a nearly forgotten character was turned into an exploration of the United States’ environmental and historical horrors and glories, and […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” That is not how other world leaders and CEOs see it. If Trump follows through on his proposal to impose 60 percent tariffs on China and 20 percent on other countries, the potential for disruption and chaos is significant. But beyond […]
(ANALYSIS) The Religion Guy’s answer: The Archbishop of Canterbury, whose position has a 1,427-year history, is a major figure in world Christianity as head of the Church of England and, because of that, in modern times is also the spiritual leader of the international Anglican Communion. This branch of Christianity encompasses some 85 million members […]
Weekend Plug-in 🔌 Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Subscribe now to get this column delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. HOUSTON — Finally, I scooped David Duncan — and with news involving his own church. Duncan, who […]
The company, which offered annual memberships to pet-friendly social spaces, said it has hit an unexpected funding crunch and must immediately close its doors Dog owners in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other Northeast cities were left stunned yesterday when Bark Social, a fast-growing startup that runs a network of pet-friendly social clubs, said it would abruptly […]
Millions of Americans are preparing to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, with the Transportation Security Administration anticipating possibly record-breaking air travel in the coming week. For those making their way to the airports, the sight of moving walkways is a staple across the country, helping passengers move through oftentimes expansive terminals at a quicker pace. […]
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Brazil hosts the G-20 leaders’ summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Guyana, and a sexual misconduct scandal rocks Chile. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Donald […]
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has laid out plans to fire government employees after she was picked to lead a subcomittee of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. “I come from a business background and have successfully run a construction company my entire adult life. In the private sector, if you’re not doing a good […]
This brings us back to the heart of the Condon commentary. I came into Catholic media in 2018, pretty much the week the McCarrick scandal broke. … I spent my first year in journalism wondering how, how something as big as McCarrick could play out in plain sight for so long and go unchallenged. And, as a […]