We are officially in the last hours of the 2024 presidential election and the one thing we can say for sure is that most people are upset and miserable about their available options. Supermajorities of voters consistently say that the country is on the wrong track. Neither major party candidate is viewed favorably by a majority of voters. Consequently, the polls show an election that is neck-and-neck. The last-minute pitches from the candidates mostly boil down to why […]

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O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) cancelou, nesta quinta-feira, 31, sua ida à Cúpula da Cooperação Econômica Ásia-Pacífico (Apec), marcada para os dias 14 e 15 de novembro em Lima, no Peru. O Palácio do Planalto informou que o cancelamento não tem ligação com os exames feitos nesta quinta-feira, 31. A equipe médica de Lula a manteve a proibição de viagens de avião para o petista. + Leia mais notícias de Brasil em Oeste O presidente […]

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Halloween, by its nature, is the one holiday that can essentially be about anything: fairy tales and storybook characters, movies and celebrities, robots and aliens, pizza and M&Ms, or, one of my new personal favorites, Mrs. Doubtfire and her hot flashes. That there are far more variables than constants on Halloween is a reminder that it is defined, above all, by freedom. For another reminder, consider that police in China recently cracked down on costumed revelers because of […]

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