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The Floodgates Are Breaking In Germany’s Welfare State

The Floodgates Are Breaking In Germany’s Welfare State

Submitted by Thomas Kolbe

Germany’s social insurance system is coming under increasing pressure from demographic shifts and a stagnating economy. Long-term care insurance is no except…

Cocoa Supply Crunch Shown In One Chart

Cocoa Supply Crunch Shown In One Chart

The chocolate industry is facing a new era of chronic shortages and record-high prices across cocoa beans, butter, powder, and paste, sparking structural supply disruptions across North America and Eu…

Spain Sees 650% Surge In Residency Permits Through Family Ties Since 2020

Spain Sees 650% Surge In Residency Permits Through Family Ties Since 2020

Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,

The number of immigrants living in Spain under family reunification permits has surged by more than 650 percent in the pas…

Russia’s Formal Recognition Of The Taliban Comes At A Crucial Time For The Broader Region

Russia’s Formal Recognition Of The Taliban Comes At A Crucial Time For The Broader Region

Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanist…

Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World

Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World

In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year.

Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates ami…

Older Adults Outnumber Children In More US States, Median Age Hits New High

Older Adults Outnumber Children In More US States, Median Age Hits New High

Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,

A new report from the Census Bureau indicates older adults now outnumber children in 11 states and almost half of the…

Half Of Americans Who Think They’re “Middle Class” Really Aren’t: Pew

Half Of Americans Who Think They’re “Middle Class” Really Aren’t: Pew

The term “middle class” is widely used in American discourse, but few people can clearly define it or know if they truly belong to it, , according to Pew Research and Ya…

Obama Wants The Power To Define ‘Facts’

Obama Wants The Power To Define ‘Facts’

Authored by J.B. Shurk via AmericanThinker.com,

The Connecticut Forum hosted Barack Obama a few weeks ago to discuss current events, and the former president took the opportunity to support governme…

Is Gen Z The Useful Idiot Generation

Is Gen Z The Useful Idiot Generation

A sizable proportion of young Americans lean heavily to the left, often with limited understanding of history, moral grounding, or the foundations of Western civilization. Whether it’s the result of lef…

Oregon Faces Title IX Lawsuit Over Males In Girls’ High School Sports

Oregon Faces Title IX Lawsuit Over Males In Girls’ High School Sports

Authored by Scottie Barnes via The Epoch Times,

A conservative nonprofit filed a federal lawsuit July 8 on behalf of three Oregon high school girls alleging that the st…