Most Americans associate innovation with new technologies. But modernization is equally important in the industries that move goods, power factories, and connect markets. An economy cannot remain dynamic if its infrastructure is trapped in the past. That reality is at the center of a consequential decision now facing federal regulators: whether to approve the nation’s […]
A familiar charge runs through most of the commentary on this conflict in the Middle East: that Israel’s presence in the “West Bank,” settlers and all, is a central obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. Even those who stop short of calling it the only obstacle treat it as one of the larger ones. The […]
For years, Washington met Georgia’s democratic decline with familiar language: concern, warnings, diplomatic statements. The result was always the same. Nothing changed. The ruling Georgian Dream party kept consolidating power, independent institutions weakened, and ties with the United States frayed. Now Congress has decided concern is no longer enough. On June 8, the House passed […]
I never imagined that I would spend my life speaking out about social media. I am a father. Like most parents, I believe that if something is built for children, it has to meet a basic standard of safety. And I believed that if a company’s decisions cause harm, families have the right to seek […]
One may not know this, judging by this weekend’s Juneteenth displays, messages, logos, and celebrations, but over 600,000 white American men died in the Civil War to end the institution of slavery in the United States — an institution that was started in Africa, by African tribal chieftains and African empire kings. Just as heroically, […]
The rules of the stock market changed drastically in the last couple of months. Digital currency and stocks are starting to look identical. Shares are moving on to blockchain rails, trading around the clock and across borders instantly. Whoever writes the rules for this new marketplace will shape it for the rest of the world. […]
When President Donald Trump brought the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the White House, he put his name on more than a handshake. The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or TRIPP, is a transit corridor through southern Armenia that will finally link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave and onward to Turkey, connecting […]
Obamacare enrollment will decline this year. A large share of that decline will result from people who never should have been counted as exchange enrollees finally being removed from the rolls. Much of the remainder will come from people who decide the coverage is not worth even the small share of the premium they must […]
The term “October Surprise” originated against the backdrop of President Jimmy Carter’s 1980 reelection campaign. The Iranian hostage crisis overshadowed the last year of Carter’s presidency. William Casey, Ronald Reagan’s campaign manager, coined the term to describe the possibility that a last-minute hostage release might give his campaign a shot of adrenaline to enable him […]
The terms of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum are now being announced, supposedly “settling” the Iran war. Before this, the Western world had long been clear as to who should get the benefits of a conflict that saw America bringing Iran to its knees economically and militarily. However, the IRGC is wildly celebrating today, accompanied by widespread […]
Vice President Vance on Monday morning reported notable progress in talks with Iranian negotiators in Switzerland. The first day of talk, Sunday, “was a very, very good day. We made a lot of good progress. We did exactly what we wanted to do,” he said. It was unclear how long he would remain in Europe...
American households still find themselves in a financial crunch when it comes to the cost of housing, healthy food, healthcare, and more. But there is at least one major household expense moving in the opposite direction: internet service. Broadband access is no small matter in our increasingly digital world, where high-speed internet is essential infrastructure...
