Month: August 2021
ERICKSON: The United States of contrarianism
Contrarianism has run amok in the United States. It is a byproduct of moving into postmodernism. Instead of focusing on what is true, we now all focus on our personal truths with no regard to […]
Afghan president latest leader on the run to turn up in UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Afghanistan’s president, driven out by the Taliban, is the latest leader on the run to turn up in the United Arab Emirates. Others who found refuge here include Spain’s disgraced […]
Facebook launches virtual-reality work app for meetings
Facebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new virtual-reality meetings app called Horizon Workrooms. Workrooms lets people meet remotely in a virtual space populated by avatars. It’s an app for Facebook’s headset, […]
Report: Hornets, Rozier close in on 4-year, $97M extension
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a four-year, $97 million contract extension with guard Terry Rozier, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday […]
Amazon to stream Academy of Country Music Awards in 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Academy of Country Music Awards is making the streaming switch, moving from a TV network to Amazon Prime Video and marking the first time the streaming service will exclusively air an […]
Hornets, Rozier agree to 4-year, $97M extension
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a four-year, $97 million contract extension with guard Terry Rozier, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday […]
SHAPIRO: Biden chooses decline
In November 2009, the late Charles Krauthammer gave a seminal speech, titled “Decline Is a Choice.” In it, Krauthammer stated, “The question of whether America is in decline cannot be answered yes or no. There […]