As Zimbabwe commemorates 45 years of independence, the spectacle of celebration orchestrated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a dilapidated and waterlogged stadium serves as a metaphor for the trajectory of the postcolonial state. The accumulation of rainwater in the cracks of this Midlands venue epitomises not only infrastructural decay but also the consequential runoff from...
We go to Memphis for an update after jurors acquitted three former Memphis police officers of the murder of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black father who died after the officers brutally beat him during a traffic stop in January 2023. The group beating was caught on video, provoking widespread outrage and calls for police reform....
The answer is too easy. It is, of course, Florida. There is a reason why I was an avid supporter of Governor DeSantis in the primaries, and why I resented the MAGA attacks aimed at him when he was running against President Trump. Ron DeSantis is awesome, and even if you think Donald Trump is...
Part of the Series Movement Memos “We need to think deeply about cultivating that mindset of collective survival, of needing to understand each other and work together, even if we don’t like each other, and would never actually choose each other, because this is the ‘us’ we’ve got in an us versus them situation,” says...
In principle, there is nothing wrong with a state legislature and governor officially recognizing new holidays, and while a lot of Americans have a very bad impression of Islam, one can argue that the best way to integrate immigrant groups is to embrace them and incorporate people who are “outsiders” into the larger culture and...
Donald Trump raised the matter of making Canada the US’s 51st state in a March call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader acknowledged. The two men spoke on 28 March, the first week of the Canadian election season, but Carney had not previously shared this detail of the call, according to the...
Sarah Rainsford and Laura Gozzi Reuters The pontiff’s body, laid out in an open coffin, was moved to the church in a formal procession The body of Pope Francis has been moved from his Vatican residence to St Peter’s Basilica to allow the faithful to pay their respects before his funeral on Saturday. The Pope’s...
The New York Times pretended to have a scoop, outlining the major changes coming to the State Department under Marco Rubio. The only problem with the story? It was entirely fake. Well, not entirely. Rubio IS shaking up the State Department; it’s just that in every other respect, the Times got it wrong. Ed wrote...
Oooh, wasn’t I glad to see Ed’s earlier piece on what Marco Rubio announced over at the State Department this morning. Today is the day. Under @POTUS’ leadership and at my direction, we are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department. These sweeping changes will empower our talented diplomats to put America and...
Correction: It is long past time to clean house at the State Department. After decades of bloat turned into authoritarian attempts to quash and suppress dissent and debate inside the US, the need has never been greater for reform that strips the bureaucracy down to a level where focus on diplomacy and national security are...
Well, when the governor gives the green light to go out and commit crimes for political purposes, it’s not surprising that one of the 37,000 people working for him will happily do so. As you may recall, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was giddy about the drop in Tesla stock price driven by the Democrat-funded domestic...
The stepson of a police officer allegedly opened fire at Florida State University (FSU) using her former service weapon, killing two people and injuring six others, authorities say. Police responded to an active shooter call near the student union building in Tallahassee. An alert was issued warning students and those on campus to “seek shelter...
US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for his second state visit to the UK. The president told reporters in the White House on Thursday evening: “I was invited by the King and the country – great country.” It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump...
An active shooter situation occurred at Florida State University about an hour ago. The school announced it on X: An active shooter has been reported in the area of Student Union. Police are on scene or on the way. Continue to seek shelter and await further instructions. Lock and stay away from all doors and...
At least six people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee. One person was taken into custody after the shooting at the university’s Student Union building on Thursday, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. President Donald Trump said he had been briefed on the incident at...