Asian and European equities climbed on Monday, while U.S. equity futures jumped and Brent crude fell, as signs of a possible U.S.-Iran deal boosted risk appetite. To note, the U.S. is on holiday.

25 May 2026

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is expanding rapidly. There are now over 900 suspected cases, as violence and displacement make it more difficult for health care officials to contain the outbreak.

25 May 2026

For most people, the price of gasoline is the most obvious consequence of the war in the Middle East. As I write this article, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States is $4.56. Of course, in some parts of the country, consumers are paying much more than that. This is a big story, and the truth is that gasoline prices are going to go even higher in the months ahead.

25 May 2026

A former artificial intelligence (AI) engineer at Google DeepMind has filed a claim with a British employment tribunal alleging unfair dismissal after he protested the company's contracts with Israel, according to The Guardian.

24 May 2026

The United States has just approved a $108.1 million sale of maintenance equipment for the HAWK missile system to Ukraine, a transaction that reveals far more about Western military vulnerability than it does about Ukrainian strength. This is not a story about a superpower arming an ally; it is a story about a desperate scramble to keep a 1950s-era weapons platform operational because modern alternatives are too expensive, too scarce, and too slow to produce.

23 May 2026

This year in the United States, we recognize the 250th anniversary of the final presentation of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. To the informed readers of the Declaration—mainly penned by Thomas Jefferson, but with the help of others—it is evident that Jefferson borrowed concepts and language from John Locke in terms of rights, the role of government, and consent.

22 May 2026

Hantavirus was found in high levels in multiple rodent species across the Pacific Northwest. While this isn't incredibly alarming news, some mainstream media outlets are reporting that the virus could pose a higher risk than initially thought.

22 May 2026

Reuters reported that Ayatollah ordered that the stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% remain strictly inside Iranian territory. Some Iranian officials then denied the report to Al Jazeera.

22 May 2026

The United States has circled back to Greenland as the ruling class indicts former Cuban ruler as what many assume is a pretext for invasion. Is the US doing the same thing to Greenland as it is attempting with Cuba and successfully performed in Venezuela?

21 May 2026

The most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or DR Congo) is worsening. The World Health Organization (WHO) director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is concerned that population movement is going to exacerbate the already tense situation.

21 May 2026