Midterm elections go one of two ways. They’re either a validation of the sitting president or they’re a repudiation. Historically, they’ve almost always been a repudiation. The 2026 midterms are…

In January 2006, ABC’s John Stossel’s brutally honest documentary, “Stupid in America,” first aired. At the time, he referred to it as “a nasty title for a program about public education, but…

Long before most beachgoers arrive, Vice President JD Vance was already deep into a punishing training session alongside some of the military’s most elite operators.  The vice president spent 90…

I’ve been shocked that Americans are in such a grump mood as reflected in all the public opinion polls. What a paradox: at the same time we have peace and prosperity: including more income, more wealth,…

The back-and-forth between former MSNBC host Joy Reid and Turning Point USA president Erika Kirk intensified after AmericaFest 2025, with Reid using her platform to double down on sharp personal and political…

"You know how I feel..." The post ‘Feeling Good’: the vital importance of Nina Simone’s classic hit first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Our Gift to You This Holiday Season

by Matthew Piepenburg, Von Greyerz: December means many things: A year coming to an end, a time for reflection, a time for looking ahead. A time for family and friends, and of course, a time for holiday belly-expansion. However, what many may have missed this December is that it was the month the paper markets […]

At a landfill on Majuli, which is said by many to be the world’s largest riverine island, a cluster of ungainly birds peck at garbage. Here, on the river Brahmaputra in the northeast Indian state of Assam, these animals stand over four and a half feet tall, bald and with a strange orange pouch on their necks. And while it’s fair to say they would probably never win an avian beauty contest, the greater adjutant storks (Leptoptilos dubius) play a crucial role in Assam’s wetlands by consuming decaying organic matter, helping in nutrient recycling and promoting ecosystem health. The post The ‘Stork Sisters’ Saving a Species on the Brink appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

His pole vaulting days may be behind him, but even at the age of 80, Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan is still in demand