One of the best things about the end of a president’s term in office is supposed to be that we can stop pretending that we care about what their spouse has to say. With no monarchy — thank goodness — for some reason, here in the United States we instead nurture our bizarre penchant for […]
President Donald Trump’s FDA chief is out, but the reason behind it is not what many think. We must be careful not to learn the wrong lessons from Marty Makary’s resignation. The narrative around the resignation of former Food and Drug Administration official Makary, as reported in the media, implies he was pushed out for […]
Picture a supply chain where goods move continuously across the country, less constrained by driver fatigue, rigid schedules, and mandatory rest periods. Trucks that don’t get drowsy at 2 a.m., don’t miss braking cues, and don’t sit idle simply because a human operator has reached the end of a shift. The result could be fewer […]
The Beijing summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping did not ease the strategic rivalry between the United States and China. It only highlighted how deep, structural, and long-term that rivalry has become. What we are witnessing is Cold War 2.0 — not a replay of the Soviet confrontation, but a far […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. May 29, 1776 After conferring for days with the Second […]
Some of us haven’t yet finished wishing Barack Obama would just go away. A decade after leaving the Oval Office, the former president still hovers over our politics issuing sanctimonious tweets in support of dishonest causes, such as the Democrats’ botched gerrymander in Virginia. But now, even with one ex-president still loitering with intent, there […]
Since the beginning of the republic, redistricting has been used as a tool for political advantage. However, we are in the midst of a particularly intense spasm of partisan-fueled gerrymandering. State after state has redrawn its congressional districts to maximize partisan advantage for one side or the other. It is possible that this will never […]
Several hundred people rioted in early May outside Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue. Led by a group called Pal Awda NY/NJ, it harassed those attending the Greater Israeli Real Estate Event, which promoted land sales in Israel and the West Bank (Judea and Samaria). Pal Awda is the New York and New Jersey affiliate of Al […]
Comedian Ron White, who famously smoked cigarettes and drank scotch during his sets, used to tell a joke about vegetarians. “You ever seen a healthy vegetarian?” White would ask his audience. “They look like s***. They’re all plump and gray.” “It’s because their bodies become intolerant of things they need, and I’ll give you an […]
With the conclusion of Memorial Day weekend, the summer season is upon us, and nothing says summer in the United States like a good old-fashioned family road trip. This summer is particularly noteworthy for it is the nation’s semiquincentennial, celebrating 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on […]
Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) did something very unusual last week. When Polis granted Tina Peters’s clemency petition, allowing her to leave prison years ahead of her scheduled release date, there was no political or personal benefit to the governor. As a Democratic governor in what has become a solidly blue state, Polis’s main constituency consists […]
On March 2, just days after the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, Greek authorities arrested Samir G., a 35-year-old Georgian citizen, on suspicion of spying for Iranian intelligence at the Souda Bay naval base in Crete. The USS Gerald R. Ford had entered the bay on Feb. 6 and became heavily involved […]
