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-Andrew Sveda | Monday, December 9, 2019
Being a religious none is certainly back in style. Not a nun, a “none” — an atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” Amidst the unprecedented decline of American Christianity, this demographic is swiftly ascending in the U.S., adding a whopping 29 million to its numbers in just 10 years. Twenty-nine million in 10 years. There’s
Andrew Sveda | Monday, November 25, 2019
When a close friend says they “don’t know” if they can trust you anymore, it’s obvious something’s wrong. Obvious, that is, to everyone except Donald Trump. This happened earlier this month when French President Emmanuel Macron, reeling from Trump’s reckless maneuvers in Syria, diagnosed NATO with “brain death” and stressed the need for European “[autonomy]
Andrew Sveda | Monday, November 11, 2019
Just two weeks ago, the U.S. celebrated its biggest victory in the battle against ISIS since the organization’s loss of a territorial caliphate this March. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the brutal and barbaric caliph of the supposed Islamic State, committed suicide during a raid by U.S. special forces. This comes on the heels of one of
Andrew Sveda | Monday, October 7, 2019
As explained in my last column, America’s greatest military and civilian asset — its satellite and space capabilities — is becoming increasingly vulnerable to an attack that would inflict disastrous consequences both at home and abroad. Recognizing our acute dependence on space, America’s enemies are rushing to craft cheap asymmetric responses to our space technology
Andrew Sveda | Monday, September 23, 2019
A Harvard and MIT researcher calls it a “massive vulnerability” that still has “virtually no policy or oversight agency” to defend it. A member of the House Armed Services Committee says it’s an asset “we are almost as dependent on … as … the sun itself” but has “no castle to protect” it. If attacked,
Andrew Sveda | Monday, September 9, 2019
Australia has long been the go-to case study of the gun control debate. And why not? After only one mass shooting in 1996 (Port Arthur) did Parliament actually do something, rolling out sweeping gun control legislation (the NFA) including a mandatory gun buyback program and a ban on automatic and semi-automatic rifles and pump-action shotguns.