PITTSBURGH — Andrew Carnegie’s $1 million gift in 1900 helped create Carnegie Tech, a school where western Pennsylvanians could learn practical skills for an industrial age. On Wednesday, Carnegie Mellon University announced a $3 billion commitment from Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin to strengthen its Pittsburgh campus and establish a major campus in Miami. […]
Democrats and celebrities are already taking as gospel the rape allegations made in a lawsuit filed against Cornell University. In doing so, they are already attempting to destroy the lives of the men involved in the story without bothering to wrestle with any of the glaring red flags in the case that are reminiscent of […]
The Gaza “genocide” lie is a demented article of faith within the red-green (leftist-Islamist) alliance, but it has also permeated much of Western society through a sustained, widespread, algorithm-warping, multiyear propaganda campaign that has inverted victim and aggressor. The seeds for this false narrative were planted within days of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, with […]
Haven’t we seen this movie before? Voters, weary of a Republican president whose foreign or domestic policies don’t seem to be delivering as promised, seem on the verge of a massive rejection of his party. Polls show Democrats surging. The generic ballot — which party’s candidates would you favor for the House of Representatives? —shows […]
On Wednesday, the federal Hyde Amendment turns 50 years old. First passed on Sept. 30, 1976, the Hyde Amendment is a provision of the annual appropriations bill that funds the Department of Health and Human Services. It largely prevents federal taxpayer dollars from funding elective abortions through the Medicaid program. The passage of the Hyde […]
There are moments when a symbol becomes more than a symbol. A flag is a simple piece of fabric. But what it represents — a country, a people, a history — can deeply inspire us. And sometimes, when that flag is planted by someone who has chosen to stand beside you in your darkest hour, […]
With less than six weeks until Election Day, we are hearing misguided calls to ban diesel exports as a quick fix for domestic fuel costs. A ban is the wrong answer to a real problem. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and turmoil in the Middle East continue to display what happens when refining capacity is decimated, […]
Somewhere in America today, a woman is dropping off her child at school. A young man is beginning his first job. A mother is comforting a sick child. A grandfather is meeting his newest grandbaby. They do not know one another. They may know little about the Hyde Amendment. But they may share something extraordinary: […]
