Former Congressman and libertarian politician Ron Paul believes the Pentagon hasn’t done anything to fight Al-Qaeda in Syria, and yet continues to denigrate the role of Damascus and Moscow in combating terrorists in the region. “The real hypocrisy comes in our justification: we’re there to fight for our constitution, our liberties, and get rid of […]
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Trump is keeping the pressure up on Mexico, but he ‘risks cutting off his nose to spite his face’
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst US-Mexico relations have been fraught during President Donald Trump’s first year in office. Despite that tension, the two countries continue to cooperate on a range of issues. But Trump’s rhetoric and policies Mexico sees as detrimental may cause those ties to fray. President Donald Trump has kept pressure on Mexico, pushing for a […]
Christian Bale Regrets ‘Terminator Salvation,’ Explains That He Signed On Out of Spite After Turning It Down Three Times
You know that glorious, righteous feeling you get when you prove your doubters wrong and accomplish something they never thought you could achieve? Christian Bale knows that feeling well, and in a recent interview, he reveals that he was striving for it when he took the role of John Connor in 2009’s ill-fated Terminator Salvation…but things didn’t quite […]
Coal power plant closures ramp up in spite of White House plans
The Trump administration may hope that it can reverse coal power’s decline by ending the Clean Power Plan and other eco-friendly efforts, but the industry’s moves suggest otherwise. Luminant has announced plans to close three major coal plants in Texas (in Freestone, Milam and Titus counties) between January and February of 2018. The shutdowns will […]
Mark Cuban goes off on potential ‘trade war’ with Mexico: Trump ‘cutting off our economic nose to spite our face’
Mike Blake/Getty Images Business mogul Mark Cuban voiced deep concerns Friday about recent revelations that the White House is considering imposing a 20% tax on imports from Mexico and other countries, in part to help pay for a massive border wall along the southern United States. The Texas billionaire, who owns the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and is […]