A Human Ranking System Intelligence testing would not arise until the 20th century, and the abbreviation “IQ” in 1922, but an early metric of intelligence was established by Francis Galton in his 1869 book, “Hereditary Genius.” Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, was a leading proponent of social Darwinism, a pseudoscientific effort to organize human…
President Trump threatens 200% tariff on alcohol from EU President Donald Trump has threatened to place a 200% tariff on all alcohol from the European Union. WASHINGTON – To some people, President Donald Trump is shaking things up. To others, he is sowing an unusual amount of chaos and confusion in a world that has…
The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post once vowed to follow the example of publisher Katherine Graham. He changed his mind after Trump’s election. Tech execs attend Trump’s inauguration Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other top tech executives attended Trump’s presidential inauguration. If you were a multi-billionaire – or even just…
President Trump has amended his lawsuit against CBS, demanding $20 billion and again claiming the network deceptively edited a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris in an effort to prop up her election chances. In the new court filing late Friday, Trump demanded twice the amount in damages than he originally requested….
Kamala Harris’ neighbours are reportedly unhappy that she has returned to her Los Angeles home. An all-woman aircraft crew flew the former vice president to LAX, following which she served food to wildfire evacuees and thanked firefighters at a county fire station in Altadena. Kamala Harris’ LA neighbours ‘embarrassed’ she is back in town (REUTERS/Fred…
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his sweeping victory in the US presidential election, setting the tone for a geopolitical rematch between the two most powerful leaders in the world. Xi told Trump on Thursday that China and the US would “benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation”, official news agency Xinhua reported….
Donald Trump’s victory was, let’s say, an emphatic contradiction of the legacy media’s confidence that the race was “too close to call”. So, did the traditional media genuinely get it wrong? Or was it an inspired act of wishful thinking? We might never know, but that’s a mystery for another day. Today, let’s talk about…
Following her electoral loss, Kamala Harris expressed her “gratitude” to voters and vowed to “never give up the fight” in a fiery statement. Taking to X, Harris wrote, “My heart is full today—full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve.” Harris asserted…
A former top American envoy to Hong Kong has said the two US presidential candidates are both like “poison” for Beijing since neither will offer any real respite on trade and Taiwan policies, although Beijing may attempt to divide Washington and its allies if Donald Trump returns to the White House. At an event in…
A former top American envoy to Hong Kong has said the two US presidential candidates are both like “poison” for Beijing since neither will offer any real respite on trade and Taiwan policies, although Beijing may attempt to divide Washington and its allies if Donald Trump returns to the White House. At an event in…