Economic Giants Collide

The much-vaunted Special Relationship between Britain and the United States hasn’t always been so special. Leaving aside the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, economic and political relations between the world’s two leading Anglo powers have often been tumultuous. In the second half of the 19th century, for example, American protectionism clashed head-on

Bill Gates Version 1.0

Before Jeff Bezos could create Amazon, or Mark Zuckerberg could create Facebook, or Larry Page and Sergey Brin could create Google, someone had to build the foundation of modern technology that now dominates every aspect of our lives. And in Source Code: My Beginnings, Bill Gates—one of the Founding Fathers of the software revolution that

New US Warship Deploys in Support of Border Security Operations

The destroyer USS Stockdale will take over from USS Spruance, which began supporting border security efforts in March. The U.S. Navy has dispatched a warship to help support ongoing U.S. border security operations on April 11. The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale departed from Naval Base San Diego on Friday, with orders to support multi-agency efforts

Trump Vows to Obey Supreme Court Order on Deported Salvadoran Man

The president’s comments were made the day after justices ruled that the deported individual must be returned to the United States. President Donald Trump said on April 11 he will honor a Supreme Court order requiring the government to extract a Salvadoran citizen from his home country after the United States mistakenly deported him there.

US Military Academies End Racial Preferences in Admissions

The policy changes could lead to the settlement of lawsuits against both service institutions. The U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point said that race is no longer a factor in their admissions processes—a policy shift that could move ongoing litigations closer to settlement. In separate letters sent Friday to