Well, here we are again, folks: another cultural meltdown over who’s allowed to flap their gums on TV. And this time the lucky contestant on America’s Next First Amendment Crisis is none other than Jimmy Kimmel. He managed to land himself in the hot seat after cracking jokes about the tragic shooting of conservative activist…
Germany’s AfD Under Fire: Extremism or Censorship?
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, or BfV), recently dropped a political hammer on the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) by officially designating the entire party as a “confirmed right-wing extremist” group. This dramatic move now allows German authorities to increase surveillance on the AfD—phone tapping,…
Free Speech or Free-for-All? Meta’s Bold Move
Meta’s decision to scrap its U.S. fact-checking program and ease restrictions on controversial topics like immigration and gender identity is a seismic shift in how social media platforms handle political discourse. Some are heralding this as a long-overdue return to free expression, while others worry it opens the floodgates to misinformation and hate speech. As…
A World in Tumult: Finding Faith and Wisdom Amid Chaos
The latest news reads like a global drama with twists, turns, and more subplots than a Dickens novel. From the streets of Ghana to the halls of South Korea’s parliament, from TikTok debates to Trump shaking hands with Zelensky in Paris, it’s a whirlwind of activity that leaves the faithful wondering: how do we make…