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Secret group that rescued son of half-brother Kim assassinated, vows summit ‘announcement

FPI / February 26, 2019 A clandestine group which says its mission is to assist North Korean defectors said it would issue an “important” announcement this week, a report said. Cheollima Civil Defense, which is believed to have rescued the son of the late Kim Jong-Nam from North Korea’s assassination squads, is set to make […]

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Nuclear powers showdown: Indian airstrike kills 300 in Pakistan terror camp

FPI / February 26, 2019 India’s government said its fighter jets destroyed a major terrorist camp in Pakistan on Feb. 26. More than 300 people were reportedly killed in the strike on jihadist group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s camp in Balakot, Pakistan. India had not carried out an airstrike in Pakistani territory since the Indo-Pakistan war over Bangladesh […]

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Report: CO2 could be answer to world hunger

FPI / February 26, 2019 A new report counters the Green New Deal’s claim that the U.S. must move quickly to make all of its energy carbon-free or face environmental catastrophe. A report by the CO2 Coalition of scientists said that civilization should take advantage of increased CO2 levels by growing plants and food that […]

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Kim arrives in less-communist Hanoi in a bullet-proof train

FPI / February 26, 2019 After a 65-hour trek across China on his green, bulletproof train, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un arrived at Dong Dang Railway Station at the Vietnam-China border at around 8:10 a.m. on Feb. 26. Accustomed to complete control of public information back home where the state media dominate, there was excitement […]

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Where have you gone, Billy Crystal?

FPI / February 25, 2019 By Grace Vuoto Another American institution is in peril: The Oscars. That’s like reporting that apple pie no longer sells well in our supermarkets. How can such a signature American event, watched by millions of viewers at home and abroad, now be so lackluster? This year’s Academy Awards broadcast was […]

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Socialist urgency: AOC judges Feinstein, questions advisability of having children

FPI  / February 25, 2019 The young socialist has some advice for an old progressive – and, while she’s at it – for the entirety of humanity as well. In a Feb. 24 Instagram video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29-year-old New York Democrat, took a swipe at Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 85-year-old California Democrat, over Feinstein’s green […]

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Protests erupt in Cuba after Trump speech to Venezuelan exiles

FPI / February 25, 2019 President Donald Trump, in a Feb. 18 speech in Miami, said that “The days of socialism and communism are numbered, not only in Venezuela, but in Nicaragua and Cuba as well.” “And right on cue, the dominos started tottering,” Monica Showalter wrote for American Thinker on Feb. 24. Cuban blogger […]

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Columnist: Planned Parenthood did ‘absolutely nothing’ to improve women’s health

FPI / February 25, 2019 Dr. Leana Wen, president of Planned Parenthood, has said that the abortion provider has “done more for women’s health than any other [organization] for the last 100 years.” John Block, digital communications manager at Americans United for Life, notes that Wen’s claim is “baseless,” and further states that it is […]

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Cassette: ‘Worst-ever musical format’ making a comeback?

FPI  / February 25, 2019 We’ve gone back to the turntable. Are we now ready again to pause, stop, and rewind? Near the end of the 2000s, the vinyl revival began and while streaming now dominates, the demand for vinyl is rising, industry analysts say. Between 1985 and 1992, the cassette was the most popular […]

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An elite defector’s advice for Trump’s Korea ‘Doctrine’

FPI / February 24, 2019 By Donald Kirk Thae Yong-Ho, the former North Korean deputy chief of mission at their embassy in London, has come up with the term “doctrine” to describe Trump’s policy toward North Korea. He even compares the nascent “Trump doctrine” with the “Nixon doctrine.” That’s bad news. I was following President […]

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Fleitz: U.S. Korean summit strategy on track despite intel opposition

FPI / February 24, 2019 President Donald Trump is driving negotiations with North Korean’s leader Kim Jong-Un “in a positive direction” despite some in the U.S. intelligence community who have tried to “rain on the president’s parade,” a former National Security Council (NSC) official said. The remarkable assertion by a longtime aide to U.S. National […]

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Voices of tolerance champion hatred against those wearing MAGA hats

FPI  / February 24, 2019 The “tolerant” Left has painted a bullseye on supporters of President Donald Trump, a columnist noted. “If I see a #MAGA hat, I’ll treat it like a Klan hood,” someone with the Twitter handle “liberalVeteran” posted last month. Leftists and their allies in the media “continuously fan the flames of […]

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AOC to Green New Deal critics: ‘I’m the boss, how about that?

FPI / February 24, 2019 Brushing off critics of her New Green Deal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that, until naysayers come up with a better plan, “I’m the boss.” During a “Girls Who Code” event in the Queens borough of New York City, the Democrat who embraces socialism said: “Like I just introduced the Green […]

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Hollywood seen rendering seniors as ‘invisible people’

FPI / February 24, 2019 In the 1940s, Hollywood produced The Invisible Man, starring Claude Rains, and The Invisible Woman, starring Virginia Bruce. In the 21st Century, senior citizens are getting the invisible treatment from Tinseltown, some critics say. “Films have an impact on how our children view life, in general,” said Dan Weber, president […]

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While world looked away, Japan re-emerged as major military power

FPI / January 23, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct By Sol Sanders Despite a constitution that still calls for Japan to abjure all military force, Tokyo is increasingly in command of one of the most powerful military machines in the world. Its weapons research development is also setting the pace in some areas. The Japan Self-Defense Forces, established […]

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