An Australian in the US: national identity is one thing, but it’s hard to cheer for either World Cup team | Tom Hawking

The Socceroos playing on football’s biggest stage in my adopted country would normally have me racing to book tickets. Not this year Is “USA! USA! USA!” a more fundamentally obnoxious chant than “Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!”? As an Australian who has spent most of the last 15 years living in the United States … Read more

Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’

Anchor who was fired accuses editor-in-chief of requesting changes to report that video of shooting did not support Fired CBS 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley has accused editorial management at his old network of interfering with a broadcast segment looking at an immigration officer’s killing of Minneapolis protester Renee Good in January. The veteran broadcaster, … Read more

Florida and Texas are battling for new residents. DeSantis thinks he found an advantage

Florida and Texas have for years attracted Americans feeling high-tax, high-cost states with an absence of personal income tax and business-friendly policies. Now, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that reducing property taxes could become the Sunshine State’s next competitive advantage. The stakes extend well beyond Florida. The competition for new residents translates directly to … Read more