Theodore Shoebat The Maronite Church in Lebanon has clashed with the Shiite establishment (especially Hezbollah), as the Maronite Patriarch, Moran Mor Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, has condemned factionalism and political factions running paramilitaries, a direct reference to Hezbollah which is a heavily armed Shiite paramilitary. Al-Rahi stressed that no serious political progress can be made in […]

There has been a major discussion about people ‘working from home’ as a ‘new normal’, but how true is this? According to one study, the talk about working from home may occupy the minds of the public, but the reality is that it is happening a lot less than what it appears. But it turns […]

“It’s ART.” “It’s COMEDY.” “It’s JUST A JOKE.” Comedy since the ancient world has been used as a tool of political or social criticism, as this is its inherent nature. One of the famed members of the British Comedy troupe Monty Python (I believe it was Eric Idle or John Cleese, but I cannot remember […]

While there is very little worthwhile that can come from the purported ‘wisdom’ of movie stars and popular culture figures, they can teach lessons at times by their behavior toward others about social trends and who we (a nation) or others are as a people. Such an example recently came up when the well-known actress […]

The Catholic Church has been accused of many things across history, some of them true and many of them absolutely not true, and one of such things that falls into the latter class is a lack of compassion for those in difficult positions. This is not to say that people cannot lack compassion, but that […]

The financial effects from the fallout of COVID-19 are very serious in the US. While the US may be the “richest” nation in the world, proportionately speaking vis-a-vis other nations, the US is also highly indebted, since for decades her economy has been based on debt and consumption. This is one of the reasons why […]

According to the American Psychological Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which is the official manual used for diagnosing mental health issues, a person has narcissistic personality disorder if he has five of the nine or more traits: -A grandiose sense of self-importance -A preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or […]

It is a known fact that the Americans have been encouraging nationalism, separatism, and even National Socialism for political gain around the world. This is no secret, and in spite of mountains of political propaganda and legal-sounding jargon heaped up with rhetoric and topped with legalese, the historical facts are clear and have been since […]

By Theodore Shoebat The president of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, has warned that Lebanon will be going “to hell” if another government is not formed in time. As we read in Al-Jazeera: Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday that his country was going “to hell” if a government is not formed as French efforts to […]

One of the major trends that I have warned about is the integration of robotics and artificial intelligence into daily life. There is much good and bad to be had for this, and the changes will be comparable to the Industrial Revolution as well as the Internet in what it will do to society, and […]

National Socialism never died, but it just went underground. This is the view that Ted, Walid, and I have noted here at Shoebat.com, saying that while the movement may be banned in Germany, it is still present and while it strongly distinguishes itself from International Socialism, is no different than this cousin save for accents, […]

Riots. Death. Destruction. This is what so many people see in the US today amid mass rioting, chaos, and disorder throughout major cities, and does not include the economic problems, social decline, and the sense that so many have that something just isn’t right from the way that things once were some time ago. It […]

The idea of “burnout” is a phenomenon attributed to workers who are older after many years of labor and often times, abuse. Unfortunately, there is concern that as burnout rises, it may cause problems in the work force. A news study was just released emphasizing this fear, that the average employee does not reach this […]