Robert Farley

But in one of Iran's fiefdoms, the Axis of Resistance remains strong: Yemen. The Houthi campaign against shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shows no signs of abating.

I am informed that I have been remiss in reminding folks of the LGM Bowl Mania League at ESPN. Consider yourselves reminded. The expansion of the College Football Playoff makes this year a bit weird, but the principle remains the same; pick a winner and rank your picks by confidence. The first game is tomorrow at noon, so do not tarry!

Looks cooked: South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, suspending him from office after his stunning declaration of martial law earlier this month caused widespread outrage and plunged the country into a constitutional crisis. With the impeachment vote, Mr. Yoon has been suspended from office. Under South Korea’s Constitution, Prime Minister […]

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Possibly getting closer to a cease-fire deal in Gaza: Hamas has yielded to two of Israel’s key demands for a cease-fire deal in Gaza, Arab mediators said, raising hopes of an agreement that could release some hostages within days despite the repeated collapse of previous negotiations. The militant group told mediators for the first time that it […]

Our annual roundup of the worst falsehoods of the year. Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary

by Robert Farley Dec 18, 2024 2 minutes Save for Later Save Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise For Later

The folks at 1945 asked me to continue a series that was left fallow a few years back on the Great Powers of the World. These projects are necessarily incomplete and a bit arbitrary, but they're also quite fun to write and hopefully fun to read…

Russia is turning to the cryptocurrency industry to moderate the impact of the ever-tightening US sanctions regime. Starting on November 1, an industry-friendly law enabled the expansion of “mining” operations and facilitated the use of crypto for international transactions.

Fuck Elon and his Mars fixation, this is serious work on the Final Frontier: The brief documentary looks at three efforts involving alcohol and spaceflight.