Amidst opposing messages from Russia and Ukraine about the fighting overseas, one response echoes through the U.S. Many people are heartbroken, including the “Crying Karens” who one comedian called out for sharing their distress without doing anything about it. Straight Arrow News contributor Jordan Reid looks at the criticism and offers avenues for action. The…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender to Soviet forces to rally support for his war in Ukraine. May 9 is Victory Day in Russia and Putin is drawing comparisons between World War II and his current invasion during annual celebrations.  During a speech in Moscow’s Red Square, President…

If Ukraine is going to win this battle with Russia, we are starting to see just how it will happen. We’ve learned that the U.S. is apparently helping Ukraine target Russian generals. In addition, more powerful and precise weapons are reaching Ukraine’s front lines. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan believes this combination of intelligence…

Updated on June 1, 2022 from Peter’s “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter: Private insurance companies, crews, captains, and port workers are simply refusing to cover, load, unload, and give harbor to Russian ships and Russian goods. While the EU is putting together another (the sixth!) sanctions package that will touch on some of these issues, the…

Russia’s military realizes the Ukrainians are not welcoming them in as liberators, and that’s prompting a change in Moscow’s strategy. The Russians are now focused on complete obliteration of all civilian infrastructure. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan outlines the resulting refugee crisis and how the average citizen can help. It’s inhumane by really any…

Ukraine is putting up a good fight against the Russians, particularly with help from the U.S., according to recent reports. However, that does not mean that Ukraine is likely to outlast the Russians. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan believes–despite some historic defeats for the Russians–the Russians will overwhelm the Ukrainians. Back in 1853 to…

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry announced on Twitter that 18 aircraft from China’s People’s Liberation Army flew into its air defense zone. The ministry said aircraft included six Chinese J-11 fighters, six J-16 fighters and two H-6 bombers. The bombers, accompanied by a Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, flew to the south of Taiwan through the Bashi Channel. The…

Updated on June 1, 2022 from Peter’s “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter: It’s taken Europeans months to hammer out an agreement and a timeline–with plenty of caveats–but replacing your largest oil supplier overnight is a considerable feat. But EU leaders came out over the weekend announcing that a general framework had been reached, seeing most of…

The United States has been giving Ukraine real-time battlefield intel that directly helped Ukrainian forces kill many of the Russian generals who have died in the Ukraine war, according to a report from the New York Times. Ukraine has previously claimed to have killed at least 12 Russian generals. The report declined to say if…

Travel experts project summer 2022 will be a hectic time for the airline industry, which is still recovering from COVID-19. Here’s how it may impact travelers’ summer itineraries. Increased demand “People really, for the last 18 to 24 months, [have] been stir crazy not going anywhere,” Ted Bradpiece, president of a Los Angeles-based travel agency,…