President-Elect Donald Trump Press Conference

Edmund Burke and the Birth of Traditional Conservatism

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) is the philosophical fountainhead of modern conservatism. But he didn’t start out that way.

The French Revolution: A radical reform

The Revolution pushed the progress of humankind towards the ultimate goal of universal freedom – liberty, equality and fraternity

Can the fake news trend be de-escalated?

Journalists and news consumers, along with tech companies such as Facebook, can take steps to temper the fake news phenomenon.But how much progress can be made should the country's head newsmaker himself continue to be among those fueling the fake news fire?

UK Parliament Set to Launch ‘Fake News’ Inquiry

A prominent British parliamentary committee is set to launch an inquiry into so-called “fake news”, claiming the phenomenon is undermining democracy.

Is the Christopher Steele dossier fake news?

Donald Trump has called the Christopher Steele dossier "fake news" and "phony stuff," but is it? The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, sent a trusted staff member to London to obtain a copy and deliver it to the FBI for investigation, according to the UK newspaper The Independent.

Angela Merkel replaces Hillary Clinton as prime target of fake news, analysis finds

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become a target of websites spreading fake news, misleading stories and conspiracy theories ahead of her country’s election, according to an analysis compiled by BuzzFeed News.

Is Fake News An Antitrust Problem?

The election has made fake news a hot topic in tech policy. There are many contributors to fake news, but a new piece by Sally Hubbard puts the onus on Facebook’s platform. Four Washington Bytes contributors debated the issues on Friday. Here is a lightly edited transcript:

Facebook Will Flag And Filter Fake News In Germany

In an effort to minimize the effect of false rumors on the social and political debate, Facebook will soon begin to test out a fake news filtering tool in Germany, just in time for the federal elections, which are scheduled to take place in the next months.

Trump’s nominee, the billionaire Betsy DeVos, has been one of the most prominent funders for “school choice,” which steers public funds toward charter and private schools. Lieberman, like plenty of centrist Democrats, was a booster for school choice and charter schools during his time on Capitol Hill.

Weird That Thomas Edison Kind Of Invented The Tattoo Gun, No?

Inventor Thomas Edison created such great innovations as the practical incandescent electric light bulb and the phonograph. A savvy businessman, he held more than 1,000 patents for his inventions.

In his 84 years, Thomas Edison acquired a record number of 1,093 patents (singly or jointly) and was the driving force behind such innovations as the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb and one of the earliest motion picture cameras.

Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

A Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin

Founding father Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston. Along with serving as one of the architects of American independence, he was also a scientist, inventor, printer, writer, newspaper owner and philosopher who became a celebrity on both sides of the Atlantic.

Most Americans in the 1730s had limited access to books. Books, in early America, were rare and expensive. There were no public libraries. Only the very wealthy and the clergy had access to large numbers of books. Even men of moderate means could not readily afford books. Enter Benjamin Franklin.

The Germans are angry. The Chinese are downright furious. Leaders of NATO are nervous, while their counterparts at the European Union are alarmed.Just days before he is sworn into office, President-elect Donald J. Trump has again focused his penchant for unpredictable disruption on the rest of the world.

t was 2005, and Felix Sater, a Russian immigrant, was back in Moscow pursuing an ambitious plan to build a Trump tower on the site of an old pencil factory along the Moscow River that would offer hotel rooms, condominiums and commercial office space.Letters of intent had been signed and square footage was being analyzed. “There was an opportunity to explore building Trump towers internationally,” said Mr. Sater, who worked for a New York-based development company that was a partner with Donald J. Trump on a variety of deals during that decade. “And Russia was one of those countries.”

The timing was particularly unfortunate: As Americans prepared to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., President-elect Donald Trump tore into one of the civil rights movement's most iconic figures.