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For China hawks, a strong Xi is a blessing in disguise

China watchers got some interesting viewing in late October. It was in Beijing. Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was shockingly escorted out of the Party Congress in the Great Hall of the People. Seated beside a stone-cold Xi Jinping, the new party boss, Hu was removed by two men in ...

Act 3 for China’s Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping, the strongest, most enduring Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, opens possibly the pivotal act of his rule with his uncontested election to a third five-year term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, which controls just about everything in China. No, the government ...

HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Séance Sisters and their spooky scam

It just wouldn’t be Halloween without a scary story, right? Late October is filled with tales of headless horsemen and vanishing hitchhikers. But here’s a twist: This story actually happened. It scared the dickens out of an entire generation and even led to the founding of a religious ...

Fetterman fumbles in high-stakes Pa. debate

The debate lasted an hour and covered a dozen topics, but there was only one question to be settled in Tuesday night’s Senate debate in Pennsylvania: Is John Fetterman up to the job? Critics — and even some Democrats — say the lieutenant governor failed the test. From his opening ...

Which costs more and scares you less — Halloween or the 2022 election?

Many Americans will spend October stoking fear and building tension, with no shortage of blood-curdling screams. Then there’s Halloween. Over two years, more than $9 billion will be spent on Election 2022. Money will be thrown at Americans to get them to choose between political candidates ...

Workers value flexibility — the FTC should respect that

With the global economy on the brink of recession, the Biden administration continues to tout its laser focus on helping Americans ease the cost of living. Yet the Federal Trade Commission recently went out of its way (and its historical purview) to issue a policy statement that undermines gig ...