Many readers have the same sense right now: that the world is less stable than it has been in decades, and that the pressure is building rather than easing. The data supports part of that feeling. In June 2026, two widely cited sources on armed conflict, Uppsala University’s conflict database and the Institute for Economics & Peace, both reported that...
October 21, 2026
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Voter ID on the Ballot in Seven States: The Record, the Turnout Evidence, and the Close Races
Voters in seven states are deciding voter identification measures in 2026, the most in any single year on record, according to Ballotpedia. Oklahoma approved its measure on Aug. 25. Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio vote on Nov. 3. History favors passage. Of 13 statewide voter ID measures from 2004 through 2025, voters approved 10. The three that failed had...
From the Water to the Land: Where the U.S. Campaign Against Cartels Stands in October 2026
Thirteen months after the first U.S. missile hit a speedboat off Venezuela, Washington’s campaign against Latin American cartels is shifting from the sea to the shore. In the past week alone, the Treasury Department sanctioned a business network tied to Mexico’s Cartel del Noreste, and the Army sent soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, to...
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More Wars, Fewer Brakes: Is the World Drifting Toward Something Bigger?
Many readers have the same sense right now: that the world is less stable than it has been in decades,...
Voter ID on the Ballot in Seven States: The Record, the Turnout Evidence, and the Close Races
Voters in seven states are deciding voter identification measures in 2026, the most in any single year on record, according...
From the Water to the Land: Where the U.S. Campaign Against Cartels Stands in October 2026
Thirteen months after the first U.S. missile hit a speedboat off Venezuela, Washington’s campaign against Latin American cartels is shifting...
Cruel and Unusual? Christa Pike Survived Her Execution. Can Tennessee Try Again?
Quick Answer Can Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? Under current law, probably yes in principle. No court has...
“End the Genocide,” Marchers Say. Gaza’s Ceasefire Death Rate Now Matches America’s Deadliest Cities.
On Oct. 10, several thousand marchers moved through central London carrying placards that read “End the genocide.” The director of...
Most High School Seniors Aren’t Proficient in Math or Reading. Here’s Where the Jobs Are and What They Demand
Only 22% of American high school seniors performed at the proficient level in math in 2024, and only 35% did...
Kratom, Ketamine and the Campus Drug Gap
Introduction Two college stories have dominated campus news this fall, and both have been described as drug stories. They involve...
Who Signed the Omar Warrant? The Court Record Doesn’t Back Either Side
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, under a judicially authorized warrant. Within...