Columnists
Iranian protesters need our support
Consider the following countries: Albania, Argentina, Bahrain, Denmark, France, India, Kenya, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. What do they have in common? Only this: All have been…
December 13, 2022
Economy
Tales from the crypto
In 2016, yacht retailers announced they would now accept Bitcoin. Maybe this reflected crypto-bullishness by yacht sellers. More likely, it reflected the obscene amount of wealth rapidly…
Energy
The night the lights went out in Europe
Politico Europe, a publication marinated in green politics, has named Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of its “power players of the year” — for, in the…
Magazine - Your Land
At least the death robots don’t have guns
First presented in his 1942 short story Runaround, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics include: 1.) “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction,…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Like taking a stripe off the flag
It sounds like an April Fools’ article, but it isn’t: Car and Driver is reporting that the Corvette name will be applied to a “crossover”-shaped electric vehicle…
Beltway Confidential
Merry Grinchmas
Salvation Army bell ringers and expectant children are both likely to be disappointed this Christmas. With a recession looming and families feeling cash-strapped in a way they…
Magazine - Life & Arts
George Washington Carver for adults
One of the most widely taught figures in America’s classrooms, especially during Black History Month, is George Washington Carver, the famous inventor of more than 300 uses…
Education
At Harvard, a DEI bureaucrat for every student
Opinion At Harvard, a DEI bureaucrat for every student By Conn Carroll, Commentary Editor December 09, 2022 05:00 AM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print Opinion At Harvard,…
Foreign Policy
Finland and Sweden’s NATO ambitions at mercy of Turkey and Hungary
At NATO headquarters these days, leaders talk about plans to add Finland and Sweden to the 30-nation alliance as if it’s virtually a done deal — at…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Andor, finally, is the right mix of Star Wars and politics
Few movie releases have stoked more excitement than The Phantom Menace premiere in May 1999. The initial Star Wars prequel, the beloved sci-fi series’s first film in…