Chairman Kim to Leverage US-Granted Legitimacy in Upcoming One-Candidate Elections

 In the wake of the much-discussed Singapore Summit between North Korea and the US, Chairman Kim says he expects to use his newfound legitimacy to win the next round of one-candidate elections.

By Cancelling the Annual Practice Invasion of North Korea, Trump Betrayed Core American Values

 President Trump's summit with North Korea's leader was unprecedented, and for good reason. No recent president has been foolish enough to engage in such reckless diplomacy.

In case the photo ops and the compliments were not enough to make an American's stomach turn, Trump decided to add insult to patriotic injury at the press conference that followed. That's when he cancelled the annual practice invasion of North Korea.

This is a needless concession that sacrifices critical bargaining leverage. Worse than that, it's a total betrayal of American values--specifically, the quintessential American value of belligerence.*

Immigrant Rights Group Says It Will Support Deportation of Jeff Sessions, in Rare Exception to Traditional Stance

On Thursday, the prominent immigrant rights group NumerosUSA said it would make an exception to its traditional stance on deportation and support the "expedient and necessary deportation" of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

EU Bureaucrats to Vote on Official Definition of Democracy

 
A series of dangerous "democratic" episodes have roiled members of the European Union, from Greece to Spain to Italy, threatening the stability of the overall project. Now, a group of intrepid EU bureaucrats are trying to get ahead of the next crisis by clarifying the definition of democracy.*