Columnists
Two new candidates will not save Democrats
It has happened before, in both political parties. At the beginning of a presidential primary season, with a big field of candidates starting the race, the party…
November 19, 2019
Magazine - Columnists
The modern marvels of the market
This month, a paralyzed man is walking with the aid of a brain-controlled exoskeleton. This month, a vaccine is in production that will prevent — not cure,…
Editorials
Get a grip on debt spending before it’s too late
“The federal budget is on an unsustainable path, with high and rising debt,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told the Joint Economic Committee on Nov. 13. “Over…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Renaissance man
Sir Walter Raleigh is one of those figures, like Shakespeare or Leonardo da Vinci, who seems not so much born as invented. In American history textbooks, he…
Energy and Environment
California lawmakers risk ‘gigantic costs’ to cut emissions in transportation
Transportation is the leading source of carbon emissions in the United States, and Democratic-led state governments are increasingly targeting the sector in proposals that would shift vehicles…
Magazine - Life & Arts
An Afghan turkey hunt
On Thanksgiving 2004, my Army squad launched a crazy mission in western Afghanistan. Our platoon leader, 2nd Lt. Ian Erickson, was a great officer. He wanted to…
Foreign Policy
Word of the Week: ‘Coup’
‘There’s a word for the President of a country being pushed out by the military. It’s called a coup.” That’s from a tweet by Representative Ilhan Omar…
Magazine - Business
Antitrust efforts put big tech under a microscope
The nation’s biggest tech companies are under the microscope from state and federal regulators who fear they have amassed too much power. But the state-led efforts could…
Foreign Policy
Embracing AI: How thinking weapons will simplify — and vastly complicate — future warfare
For the Pentagon, it was an ominous glimpse into the future. The date was July 11, 2014, and Ukrainian forces assembled about five miles from the Russian…
