Ever since President Trump came down the golden escalators to announce his candidacy for president of the United States, many professional and even casual observers of politics and history have wondered just what was going on in the events that followed.
Over the weekend we heard that the US is evacuating its embassy in Kiev for fear of a Russian invasion. We also heard that Russia is evacuating its embassy in Kiev for fear of a US-backed provocation in eastern Ukraine that may lead to a Russian military response.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims that Australians gave consent for mass vaccinations saying his people were allowed to make a choice about their vaccination status, in contradiction to past statements and local government actions.
VAERS data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included a total of 1,103,893 reports of adverse events from all age groups following COVID vaccines, including 23,615 deaths and 188,135 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020, and Feb. 4, 2022.
In perhaps the most predictable column of the year, the Wall Street Journal this week featured a column by Walter Russell Mead declaring it's "Time to Increase Defense Spending."