Society and Liberty

Two Carriers, One Message: The Quiet Escalation Beneath the Gulf : The US aircraft carrier deployment to Middle East waters intensifies amid Iran tensions, signaling strategic deterrence and reshaping regional security calculations.

A New Chapter in Dhaka: Democracy, Memory, and What Comes Next : There was a quiet intensity in Dhaka on Friday night that did not feel like celebration. It felt, instead, like the settling of a long, difficult chapter. Numbers appeared on screens and in newspapers — and with them, a sense that something fundamental has shifted. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a commanding two-thirds majority in the late parliamentary election — at least 212 seats out of nearly 300. It was the first time in decades that the party has returned to such strength, anchoring its leader on a clear path toward becoming prime minister

Munich in the Long Shadow of Washington : European officials reassess the future of the transatlantic alliance under Trump as tensions, tariffs, and strategic uncertainty dominate the Munich Security Conference.

Two Carriers, One Message: The Quiet Escalation Beneath the Gulf : The US aircraft carrier deployment to Middle East waters intensifies amid Iran tensions, signaling strategic deterrence and reshaping regional security calculations.

Donald Trump’s Bridge Grudge Canada Pays, Washington Pouts : Canada quietly did what governments are supposed to do.It built infrastructure.It paid the bill.And it finished the job. The new Canada–United States bridge linking Windsor and Detroit stands ready, a concrete fact stretching over years of planning, engineering, and public money. Canada carried the finan

Unseen Poison in Your Bread: Florida’s Startling Glyphosate Contamination Report : Bread is a quiet presence in American life—simple, familiar, and often overlooked. Yet beneath this everyday staple lies a troubling reality. Florida’s recent independent testing has exposed alarmingly high levels of glyphosate, a toxic herbicide, in some of the country’s most popular breads. This revelation challenges the safety we’ve long assumed in the foods on our tables.