Ramaco Resources plans to extract more than 450 tons of rare earths from its 4,500-acre Brook Mine near Ranchester, Wyom., where graders, conveyors, and sifters were quiet on July 11, 2025, during the mine’s ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the companies nearby offices and labs. John Haughey/The Epoch Times RANCHESTER, Wyo.—A mine in Wyoming is drawing national
A long time ago, in a media environment far, far away, an editor walked into my office and dropped a pile of books by Dave Barry on my desk. “Here’s an idea,” he said. “Read these and figure out how he does it.” At the time, Barry was a weekly humor columnist at the Miami
In publishing, as in much of life, timing is everything. And by that measure, if by no other, Iran’s Grand Strategy, Vali Nasr’s latest analysis of the Islamic Republic, is a smashing success. First available just two short weeks before Israel’s stunningly successful aerial campaign against the mullahs, Nasr’s book attempts—but fails—to frame the Islamic
Man is a ranking animal. He is not content for there to be a multiplicity of greats, all of roughly equal worth. No, there must be a No. 1, a No. 2, a No. 3… Man must rank. When I was in college, I took a class from the anthropologist Richard Wrangham. I can’t remember
President Donald Trump (R) speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) and Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) listen in Washington on July 8, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump, on July 12, called on his base of supporters not to waste their time and energy focusing on the details surrounding the late convicted
BUTLER COUNTY, Pa.—The world knows how her husband died. Now Helen Comperatore is on a mission to make sure everyone knows that his final act of selfless bravery, now immortalized, reflected the way he lived. Quiet heroism, compassion, and “giving his all” defined Corey Comperatore, his wife said, long before he became famous for protecting
U.S. comedian and producer Rosie O’Donnell attends the 2024 Elle Women in Hollywood celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, Nov. 19, 2024. Michael Tran/AFP President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship. In a Truth Social post on July 12, Trump called O’Donnell a “threat to humanity” and said