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9 Leaders Reveal What Their Biggest Doubters Told Them – and We’re Glad They Ignored it

Published February 9, 2018

What do people like Jay-Z, J.K. Rowling, Oprah Winfrey, and Arianna Huffington all have in common? They did not let their failures stand in the way of achieving their goals and became some of the most successful business people and entrepreneurs of all time. RELATED: Keanu Reeves Has Been a Secret Charity Badass for Years […]

Was A Little-Known Investment Strategy Responsible For The Week’s Crazy Market Volatility?

Published February 9, 2018

In the wake of the anomalous market volatility that shook Wall Street this week, some investors are pointing to a little known risk-centric investment strategy as the primary cause. Risk parity funds, first used by the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, differ from more traditional portfolio management strategies in that asset allocation is not […]

Clinton ‘Hatchet Man’ Shopped Trump Dirt Earlier Than Previously Believed

Published February 9, 2018

Clinton insider Cody Shearer obtained information from an unidentified foreign source A government source claims he peddled dirt on Trump prior to the 2016 election Shearer’s involvement in the Russian collusion saga is a strange twist Cody Shearer, a longtime Clinton insider, was peddling dirt on President Donald Trump as early as Aug. 2016, two […]

Clan Fighting in South Sudan Leaves 15 Dead

Published February 9, 2018

At least 15 people have been killed and several others injured during clan fighting in South Sudan, a government official and witnesses say. The fighting, in the Kolynyang area of Jonglei state’s Bor South county, began Wednesday and continued into Thursday, said witnesses who hid in the bush. State officials said they had dispatched soldiers […]

Belen Aldecosea, Texas student, flushes pet hamster down toilet after being turned away by Spirit

Published February 9, 2018

A Texas State University student said she was forced to flush her emotional support animal down an airport toilet after Spirit Airlines blocked her from bringing the pet on her flight. Belen Aldecosea, 21, told the Miami Herald that she verified with Spirit Airlines that she could bring Pebbles – a pet dwarf hamster certified […]

Nancy Pelosi calls budget deal a ‘good bill,’ but won’t vote for it

Published February 9, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday there are many good elements in the two-year budget deal struck this week, but confirmed she plans to vote no. “It’s a good bill,” Mrs. Pelosi said, adding that the process has been unfortunate. “I’m pleased with the product,” she said, while also confirming she will not vote […]

Memo to Dan Rather: Shut Up About Memos

Published February 9, 2018

Old liberal media liars never fade away. They just rage, rage against the dying of their dinosaur industry’s light. I’m looking at you, Dan Rather. After years of trashing alternative media, which exposed the veteran CBS News reporter’s monumental Memogate fraud in 2004, Rather has joined the ranks of pajama-clad online broadcasters. The 86-year-old grandfather […]

North Korea shows off its military might ahead of Olympic Games

Published February 9, 2018

The winter Olympics may have been dubbed the “peace games” but North Korea has left little doubt it remains a force to be reckoned with. On the eve of the competition it staged a massive show of its military strength – an annual event usually held in April. With tensions still high over its nuclear […]

Transgender Ideology Is Riddled With Contradictions. Here Are the Big Ones.

Published February 9, 2018

People say that we live in a postmodern age that has rejected metaphysics. That’s not quite true. We live in a postmodern age that promotes an alternative metaphysics. As I explain in “When Harry Became Sally,” at the heart of the transgender moment are radical ideas about the human person—in particular, that people are what […]

Trump approval rating tops Obama’s at same point in presidency

Published February 9, 2018

President Trump’s approval rating in one of the major daily tracking polls has improved significantly and is now higher than President Barack Obama’s on the same date of his first term. The Rasmussen Reports daily survey released Thursday shows that Mr. Trump’s approval rating is at 48 percent, statistically tied with his disapproval rating of […]

Blu-ray reviews: ‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ & ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’

Published February 9, 2018

A pair of recent Blu-ray releases spotlight the challenging lives of the creators of two classic pop culture characters. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, rated R, 108 minutes, 2.39:1 aspect ratio, $34.99) – Director Angela Robinson offered a window into the complex life of Wonder Woman’s famed creator in a […]

Georgetown University tells state attorneys general how to curb ‘Unite the Right’ rallies

Published February 9, 2018

Every state in the country has laws on the books that they should use to limit right-wing rallies from getting out of hand, a Georgetown University study urged Thursday. The school’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection said states can use laws prohibiting private militias and paramilitary activity to head off rallies like last year’s […]

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