Conservative Research Group

General Douglas MacArthur has cast a long shadow over American history, and not just because of his famous farewell. "Old Soldiers never die. They just fade away." American presidents were also like that. Before Barack Obama's election, former presidents were more or less expected to refrain from commenting about the policies of their successors, their successes or failures. All that...

We have been monitoring the turmoil in Venezuela. The saga surrounding the leadership of this South American nation has taken an ironic turn. As we wrote previously, Panama's young president, Jose Raul Mulino offered Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro safe passage through Panama to seek asylum in a third country (unnamed). Maduro dismissed this outright in an almost insulting letter. On Sept....

Officials said that a fire ravaged an elementary school dormitory located in central Kenya. The fire killed 17 boys, and severely burned 14 more, they reported. According to AFP, the Hillside Endarasha primary school has approximately 800 students between five and twelve years old. Resila Onyango, a police spokesperson quoted by Reuters, said: "We lost 17 students in the fire...

Sources familiar with the investigation said that the FBI searched the homes of two close aides of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday. Sources said that the Hamilton Heights residence of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Banks and the Hollis Queens residence of Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks were both searched in connection with an ongoing investigation. Lisa...

Attorneys entered a plea of not guilty on behalf the former president Trump in federal court, in Washington, D.C., regarding charges in special counsel Jack Smith’s new indictment, after the Supreme Court ruled that a President is immune from prosecution due to official acts performed in office. Trump didn't appear in court on Thursday, but during the status hearing held...

The Washington Post editorial board has criticized Brazil's government for its decision to ban X. "The billionaire CEO, Musk, is right when he claims that a Brazilian judge's decision to prohibit X from operating in Brazil is an attack on internet speech worldwide," The Post wrote, in an editorial with the headline, "In this fight for free speech, Musk's X...

The Walt Disney Company leaked information earlier this summer, including the passport numbers of cruise workers, revenue generated by Disney+ and Genie+(now Lightning Lane), and guest data. Nullbulge, a self-described hacktivist group based in Russia that supports artists' rights, uploaded 1.1 Terabytes of Disney data from the media giant’s internal Slack channel to the internet back in July. Slack, a business...

Swiss watches are known for their quality, including the Patek Philippe. Swiss debt brake is now credited as the most effective fiscal rule in the world. In 2001, the debt brake was adopted as a constitutional rule on fiscal policy by referendum with 85 percent support of Swiss citizens. The Swiss, like many other countries, have experienced recessions that were...

In my childhood, when I was four, I made my father regularly check my closet before I went to bed for boogie men or other dangerous creatures. The Biden administration has reacted in a similar, uninformed, and paranoid manner, accusing Russia, under Tsar Vladimir II, of planting boogie men in the United States elections of 2024 in the form...

While President Biden lauded his accomplishments on Tuesday, he was only able to offer journalists a smile and ignore questions. Biden spoke at a White House event about his "Investing In America" agenda. This was a rare public appearance for him since he had given up the Democratic Party nomination to Vice President Kamala Harris. COVID no longer controls our lives....