Author: Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News

Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News There was a time when history mattered. Today, history is treated like wet clay–something to be molded into whatever shape best serves the political cause of the moment. Statues are toppled. Founding Fathers are recast as villains. National histories are rewritten through ideological lenses. Now, even Jesus Christ isn’t off limits. The latest attempt comes from the orbit of New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Reports indicate that his wife, Rama Duwaji, is co-hosting a luxury spiritual retreat in Corsica where attendees–paying as much as $5,000–will meditate on Mary as a “Palestinian woman giving…

Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News There are bad decisions. There are tragic decisions. And then there are moments when a church crosses a line so unmistakable that Christians can no longer dismiss it as merely a “theological difference.” The Presbyterian Church (USA) has now done exactly that. By an astounding 441-30 vote, delegates overwhelmingly endorsed support for gender transition procedures and publicly opposed laws restricting these interventions–even for children. Although the final wording removed the phrase “including minors,” assembly leaders immediately clarified that their support extends to people “without age limit.” The message could not be clearer. Let that sink…

Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News For much of the past year, Israel has achieved what many believed was impossible. It has battered Iran’s military infrastructure. It has weakened Hezbollah. It has struck deep into Iranian territory. It has demonstrated intelligence and military capabilities that few nations on earth can match. Even many of Israel’s critics would acknowledge that the Jewish state emerged from this conflict having inflicted tremendous damage on its enemies. And yet, despite all those battlefield victories, Israel now finds itself confronting a strategic paradox. It may have won the war, only to discover that the peace is…

Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News Imagine sitting down with your son or daughter, bowing your head in prayer, and wondering whether the government would approve of the words you are about to speak. That may sound like something from a dystopian novel. Yet in the Australian state of Victoria, government guidance is now telling parents which prayers for their children are considered acceptable—and which are not. The guidance, issued as part of the state’s approach to sexuality and gender identity, insists that people who identify as LGBTQA are not “sick or broken” and do not need to be “fixed.” It…

Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News A peace agreement between the United States and Iran has now been reached. The details are still emerging, and many questions remain unanswered. It is not yet entirely clear what commitments were made regarding Hezbollah’s activities in Lebanon, but it is reasonable to assume that some form of ceasefire or de-escalation arrangement on Israel’s northern border was part of the broader package. For many around the world, the agreement is being celebrated as a major breakthrough. After months of escalating tensions and fears of a wider regional war, any step toward peace is welcome news.…

By Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News Agency. Reality has a way of exposing contradictions that ideology desperately tries to hide. Last week, more than 10,000 participants marched through the streets of Jerusalem during the city’s annual Pride Parade, one of the largest LGBT events in the Middle East. The event was supported by government officials, protected by law enforcement, covered positively by major media outlets, and celebrated openly in the heart of Israel’s capital. At the very same time, activists across Western universities and city streets continue waving signs proclaiming “Queers for Palestine” while denouncing Israel as an oppressive regime…

By Noah Franklin/Staff Writer PNW News For generations, many Americans assumed the warnings about “papers, please” societies belonged to dystopian novels or authoritarian regimes far removed from the English-speaking West. Yet this week, alarm bells rang across both Britain and the United States after King Charles III formally announced the U.K. government’s push toward a national digital ID system as part of its legislative agenda. To supporters, it sounds harmless enough: modernization, convenience, fraud prevention, border security. But to critics, the proposal represents something far more significant — another major step toward a fully trackable digital society where governments increasingly…

Taiwan may no longer be a distant crisis. It may be the next great test of American power.