How did Nigeria’s economy grow 30%? It did on paper, and to government agencies, that’s what counts. Nigeria recently revised its method for calculating GDP, which revealed a presumably uncaptured 30% increase in the size of its economy. A 30% increase in GDP, based on a model that was updated only a decade ago, is extraordinarily large. […]
A deeply disturbing investigative report in UnHerd last week uncovered rampant violations of physician-assisted suicide practices in states with the oldest and largest programs. The 11 states that have legalized assisted suicide require clinicians to submit compliance forms shortly after the “patient’s” death. But the chaotic assisted-suicide bureaucracy rarely follows regulations, and clinicians put people […]
A bomb just detonated in American Jewish life. America’s largest Reconstructionist synagogue officially cut ties this month with its national denominational body, citing its...
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. In one sense, President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have been a […]
A dramatically increased wage floor would supercharge automation and AI, especially in industries that rely on low-wage labor — and cost the city hundreds...
The New York City Campaign Finance Board just announced the general-election debates: Mayoral candidates will slug it out Oct. 16 and 22, comptroller candidates...
After teaching high-school English in New York City schools for parts of three decades, I can without hesitation say "good riddance" to this persistent...
A top political reporter dumped by ABC News for spewing hate toward President Donald Trump and deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller on X is doubling down on his rant. Instead of shushing after the embarrassing episode, Terry Moran stepped up his attack on Trump, telling a podcaster last week that Trump “is […]
From 2022 to 2024, the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers together gave more than $43 million to lefty and far-lefty outfits...
Mamdani’s smiling, youthful energy attracted many real 20- and 30-year-old New Yorkers, as well as many older twenty-something-at-hearts. Yet wiser and more sober minds...
The Food and Drug Administration has rehired controversial Dr. Vinay Prasad as the head of the center that regulates vaccines and biotech therapies after he was fired pursuant to an order from the White House. Leading up to his firing, Prasad made many controversial decisions, and the White House was fed up with his obstruction […]
