Lately, a wave of speculation has emerged in Western media asking whether Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is losing his grip. Faced with rising youth unemployment, elite disaffection and a deteriorating administrative apparatus, it’s tempting to believe the Chinese leader is on the way out. But this narrative, while seductive, fundamentally misreads the…
Elon Musk announced the formation of his new political party a day after conducting a poll on his social media platform, X. But this isn’t the first time Musk has outsourced his decision-making to social media. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has conducted several polls on X over the years. Musk has asked users whether…
Belgium’s Royal Palace said that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is now waiting to find out whether she can return for a second year at Harvard, where she is enrolled in a graduate school program. Cleo Carney, the daughter of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, just wrapped up her first…
In a sharp critique of European digital regulations, US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr condemned the European Union’s (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA) as a potential threat to free speech, arguing that the law is fundamentally at odds with American democratic principles.Speaking at the Mobile World Congress this week, Carr described the DSA…
When tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to perform a Nazi salute to a Republican crowd honouring United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration, social media lit up with accusations that he was a fascist. But Elon Musk recently addressed the controversy surrounding the alleged Nazi salute, clarifying his actions during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast….
MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy. The German leader spoke with just eight…
Analyzing Vance’s critical remarks about free speech, immigration in Europe – CBS News Watch CBS News If there were any doubts among America’s European allies that “there’s a new sheriff in town,” they were erased Friday when Vice President JD Vance said those exact words in his first major speech on the world stage. Margaret…
Free speech dispute over New Hampshire bakery mural heads to trial – CBS News Watch CBS News A pastry shop in Conway, New Hampshire, sued the town after it ordered a mural painted by high school students removed. Because the mural depicted bakery products, the town said it functions as an advertising sign four times…
Elon Musk is working miracles with rockets, but a bunch of California apparatchiks want to stop his launches because of . . . his tweets. The immigrant genius stunned the world Sunday as his SpaceX landed a reusable Starship booster back on the launchpad. This is a huge tech advance, bringing launch costs down by a factor…