Are the “Nones” rising? I love a good contrarian take, especially one that challenges my understanding of the world, which is why I was eager to pick up a copy of Byron R. Johnson and Thomas S. Kidd’s The Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith. Johnson, a sociologist of religion at […]
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), who has declared herself a “proud anchor baby,” is not the first Democrat to introduce legislation that would abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. But her Reimagining Safety Act is the most comprehensive. Voters should pay close attention to its details because they offer a preview of how Democrats could […]
The consumer electronics market is experiencing an evolutionary leap, driven by an explosion of consumer excitement over dual-screen and flexible smartphone architectures. With the high-profile launch of the Apple iPhone Duo, alongside established entries such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold line, the Google Pixel Fold series, and Motorola’s Razr+ clamshell, multidisplay devices are rapidly transitioning […]
I recently read The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There by economists Eric Zwick and Owen Zidar, and I was left wondering something. Have the book’s own authors done the same? At its core, the book includes dozens of supportive profiles of people who built up great family […]
On Sept. 9, California set some of the nation’s first rules for who may audit artificial intelligence. I spent four years on the board that regulates public company auditors, often as its lone dissenter, and the state got more right than wrong. The problem with the policies is that nothing requires proof that an AI […]
The British diplomat and novelist, Harold Nicholson, tossed off an essay in 1929 containing a short riff on the three great capitals of Europe. “London is an old lady in black lace and diamonds who guards her secrets with dignity,” while “Paris is the woman in the prime of life to whom one would only […]
