Too often, public debate rewards dramatic predictions. Think tank gurus and activists win viral attention, warning that a new technology will destroy society, then sell their preferred policy as the only way to avert disaster. The more counterintuitive possibility, that innovation might strengthen workers and expand opportunity, rarely breaks through. This distortion was on full […]
For decades, Western policy toward Iran has been built on a flawed assumption: that the Islamic Republic is a permanent fixture of the Middle East and that the West’s task is simply to manage its behavior. Successive governments in Washington and Europe have alternated between pressure and engagement, and sanctions and negotiations, hoping that diplomacy […]
A coalition describing itself as acting for public health has filed suit against the Food and Drug Administration over its decision not to prioritize enforcement against certain vaping products and nicotine pouches while their marketing applications remain under review. According to the plaintiffs, allowing these products to remain on the market is a threat to […]
The debate over solar and farmland has reached Washington, D.C., and it deserves to be taken seriously. Americans are right to care about the future of our farmland. Productive farmland is a strategic national asset, and no one wants to see it disappear. The question isn’t whether we should protect farmland. It’s how. If Washington […]
The city told a man he needed a permit to pray in his own living room. The Supreme Court just agreed that’s worth a second look. Daniel Grand is an Orthodox Jew who lives in University Heights, Ohio. In January 2021, he emailed about a dozen friends and invited them to walk to his house […]
In June, President Donald Trump described his ceasefire with Iran as “unconditional surrender.” By July, speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, he declared it “over.” Oil prices jumped 6% within hours. The conflict is lasting far longer than the administration expected. And yet, paradoxically, the Iran war may end up being one of the […]
Every summer, elderly Europeans die in apartments that feel like ovens. A peer-reviewed study in Nature Medicine estimated that more than 60,000 Europeans died from heat-related causes in the summer of 2022 alone. And this summer may be worse. About 90% of American homes have air conditioning. In Europe, the figure is roughly 20%. That […]
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Monday added seven districts to its list of targets, as the GOP works to hang on to its majority in the lower chamber this November. The NRCC, which works to elect House Republicans, added Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, Florida’s 14th and 22nd, Louisiana’s 6th, Missouri’s 5th, Ohio’s 1st...
Government officials and other powerful people often use arm-twisting speech to apply pressure to promote their preferred objectives. The practice, known as jawboning, is as old as human history itself.
The death count from the Iran war has risen to 17 as the U.S. military suffered three deaths in recent days in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said. Two service members died in an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Jordan on Friday, the Pentagon said, and another service member died in northern...
South Carolina Republican Rep. Russell Fry on Monday announced he will run to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). "Last week, we all lost a legendary leader, and I lost a good friend," Fry said in a campaign statement. "This week, we are faced with what comes next. I...
Fighter jets intercepted multiple planes attempting to fly in temporarily restricted airspace on Sunday over Bedminster and East Rutherford, N.J. “More than 10 general aviation aircraft have entered restricted airspace today, three of which required intercepts by NORAD aircraft,” the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) wrote in a statement. NORAD said flares were deployed...
