Education
Parents go on strike
Unhappy with remote learning and the toll it has taken on their students’ academic development, parents across the country are pulling out all the stops to pressure…
March 2, 2021
Magazine - Your Land
‘Alexa, stop following me’
Because apparently Jeff Bezos doesn’t know enough about your life, he’s now selling you a device that will listen to you and follow your motions. And this…
Business
Newsom pushes Californians to the brink
Even California has its limits. And they just might bring down the curtain on the charmed career of Golden State golden boy Gavin Newsom. In less than…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Willy’s Wonderland is a dumb Nicolas Cage riot
INT. WALMART VESTIBULE — NIGHT THE ACTOR, in his mid-50s but spiritually exhausted, stands unsteadily in front of a REDBOX, struggling to make a Blu-ray selection while…
Business
Maryland overrides Larry Hogan veto and passes tax aimed at Big Tech ad revenue
On Feb. 11, 2021, the Maryland Legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto and enacted the first digital service tax in the United States to raise education revenue.…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Chat app Clubhouse has audio leaked to general public
Clubhouse, the invitation-only audio chat app launched nearly a year ago, has run into a security problem, with one user sharing audio chats outside the user base.…
Energy and Environment
Ted Cruz open to mandates for grid improvements after Texas power crisis
Texas conservative Sen. Ted Cruz said his home state should consider reforms to its famously free market electricity system after the power grid failed to withstand extreme…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Whatever happened to America’s Cup?
Try guessing the world record speed of a boat under sail. How fast can a wind-propelled vessel go without assistance from a motor? For the sake of…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Fettle’
The other day, I got halfway into using the phrase “in fine fiddle” before cutting myself off. “Wait, fine … ‘fettle?’ What’s the right phrase? I feel…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
It’s crunch time for the Biden administration in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump accomplished something in his last year in office that no U.S. president before him was able to accomplish in nearly two decades. Through his…