Magazine - Columnists
UK’s irresistible urge to elevate the trolls
Don’t feed the trolls. It’s a piece of advice that goes back to the earliest days of social media, and it remains solid. The internet is heaving…
July 20, 2021
Magazine - Life & Arts
The hand you’re dealt
In my last column, I told you about Doc Kaalberg’s service in the U.S. Army’s mighty 1st Infantry Division in Iraq. Chance or providence sent him there,…
Energy and Environment
The EU and US dip into a carbon trade fight
The European Union rolled out a plan this week to impose “climate tariffs” against countries that lack aggressive emissions-reduction policies, potentially presaging a trade conflict that could…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Boeuf a la COVID
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” someone once wrote, and I believe the fellow had in mind some events in France.…
Business
Donald Trump files suit against social media giants Facebook and Twitter
Former President Donald Trump has announced plans to file class-action lawsuits against several Big Tech companies that removed him from their platforms, including Facebook and Twitter. However,…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Fast-spreading’
The Economist reports that 4.6 million fewer Britons got surgeries than did in previous years. But things are different in more ways than just that. Notice this…
Economy
Stingy millennials strike again
As a millennial, I’ll admit: My generation is bad at a lot of things. We’re bad at saving money, settling down, and knowing when to shut up.…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Justice for all
If you want to get out of jury duty, what you have to do is this: When they ask you what you do for a living, you…
Business
In Biden’s America, everyone is entitled to everything
Despite its liberal tendencies, the Washington Post editorial board once acknowledged that in a democracy, “everyone can’t be entitled to everyone else’s money.” Well, it may have…
Healthcare
The million-dollar question: Did vaccine lotteries actually work?
It’s not that Jonathan Carlyle, 40, didn’t believe that the coronavirus vaccine was important or safe. But with three children, including a 5-month-old baby, and a full-time…