Alexis Bittar, who called America a "sh--thole" and the American flag a symbol of aggression, hosts a fundraiser in NYC supporting Democratic Party candidates for U.S. Senate.
Local governments across the country are embracing Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to fight crime. At the center of this trend is Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based tech startup. Flock promises an easy solution to property crime by installing AI-powered cameras on public roads. It sounds like a reasonable upgrade to traditional policing, but a massive […]
My 98-year-old movie pal, Jack, and I have long spent Saturday afternoons enjoying classic films. A recent Saturday was no different. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn starred in the first movie, followed by the laugh-out-loud comedy, Some Like It Hot. As the afternoon progressed, I heard a loud crack of thunder. I pulled back the […]
The new PBS Masterpiece series Marble Hall Murders is a sumptuously filmed “cozy” with an unthreatening structural complexity. The Viking Cruises crowd will eat it up with a Christofle spoon. Like its predecessors, Magpie Murders (2022) and Moonflower Murders (2024), the new show is based on a book by Anthony Horowitz, who returns here as […]
Dogs bark, ducks quack, and populists offer free stuff. Enrique Pena Nieto dispensed around 10 million TV sets to low-income Mexican households. Hugo Chavez gave Venezuelans steeply discounted refrigerators, air conditioning units, and, again, TV sets. In Argentina, Evita Peron would personally hand out children’s toys, sewing machines, clothes, and kitchenware. None of these (for once […]
During Donald Trump’s first run for the presidency, China, the economic behemoth that was gutting America’s manufacturing base and flexing its muscles in East Asia, was his favorite punching bag. Yet as Trump was seeking to reclaim the presidency after four years in the political wilderness, his new foreign target was much closer to home: […]
For most of modern cancer drug development, the United States was the center of gravity. It still has the world’s leading universities and cancer centers, scientific talent, capital, biotechnology companies, Big Pharma, and an ecosystem for turning discoveries into medicines. I have spent more than 15 years in oncology research and development, including a decade […]
A tsunami of healthcare costs is crashing into the budgets of U.S. businesses. Each new wave forces employers to devote more resources to healthcare and fewer to employee wages, benefits, and investments for growth. Beyond the workplace, families already struggling with affordability are facing higher costs and difficult choices about the care they can afford. […]
Before calling Iran irrational, we should be clear about what we mean. In strategy, rational does not mean moderate, humane, or wise. It means choosing actions that make sense in light of the objectives you value and the costs you are willing to bear. By American standards, Iran’s behavior can look almost incomprehensible. Its ships […]
After almost six and a half years abroad, Armando Armas flew home to Venezuela this week. The first thing Armas did was sit down at a family table. Armando, 44, is a lawyer trained at the Universidad Catolica Andres Bello. He ran Voluntad Popular, the opposition party whose leaders were jailed or exiled almost to […]
A date is a terrible way to remember the worst morning in modern American life. “9/11” tells you only when. It does not tell you who we were, who we are, or who we are meant to be. I lived through that day. A generation that did not can mark the anniversary, post a flag […]
As a boy of 14, I was very fortunate to find a hobby shop near my home that was owned by a retired PBY captain named Al Younghaus. It is where I met lifelong friends and where I first began playing wargames, a hobby I continue today. I can remember my first game, played on […]
Travel through Europe, and you’ll see Palestinian flags hanging outside homes, bars, and shops. Graffiti supporting the Palestinians covers walls. Perceived Israeli injustices against the Palestinians keep bringing people into the streets and university campuses. Ukrainian flags appear here and there, but they are a far rarer sight. Yet, Russian missiles and drones keep pounding […]
