Every generation believes that superior weapons have changed the nature of war. Ours does, too. History stubbornly disagrees. Military history, in America and around the world, teaches one lesson with remarkable consistency: Overwhelming force can win battles, but only strategy can end wars. The distinction matters because nations often confuse military superiority with strategic success. […]
China has to date run two large-scale experiments in capturing global technology market share. Call them the Huawei model and the TikTok model. The contrast between them explains why Chinese AI labs — DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM — are succeeding today, and why their winning streak may eventually hit the same impasse TikTok did. By […]
The Democratic Socialists of America invites Americans to imagine life without bills: no mortgage, landlord, health insurance premiums, college debt, grocery anxiety, or transportation costs. It sounds like a brightly colored water slide — fast, easy, exciting, and open to everyone. What the advertisement does not show is where the water ends. Bills do not […]
With the announcement in June by Columbia University that it would once again require SAT or ACT scores as part of the undergraduate application process, the failed experiment of “test-optional” admissions at Ivy League schools and beyond has finally come to an end. Columbia was the last holdout among the “elite” institutions of higher education. […]
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The 9-8 vote clears the way for Clayton to be considered by the full Senate and take over a role being held on an acting basis by a controversial figure, Bill Pulte. ...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) cleared the first major hurdle of his packed legislative agenda Tuesday, when House Republicans passed a rule setting up floor debate and final votes on a slate of high-profile Republican priorities before lawmakers leave Washington. The lower chamber voted 214-211 to pass the rule, advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a stock...
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk sued rival Eli Lilly on Tuesday, accusing the company of false advertising over the performance of its weight loss drugs. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in New Jersey, alleges Lilly intentionally selected outdated studies to show the use of Mounjaro and Zepbound lead to significantly more weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and...
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, the Democratic Party's likely nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R), signaled in a new interview this week that he would not support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as the party's leader in the upper chamber. “The Democratic Party needs to have a different approach — getting people back...
ESPN is making sweeping cuts to the company's roster of employees this week as the sports media giant rolls out changes to its business that has ended the tenures of some notable names at the network. Longtime baseball broadcaster Karl Ravech, NFL analyst Ryan Clark and reporter Tom Pelissero were all among those let go by...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday endorsed fellow Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), breaking with President Trump. “Ralph Norman is a tried and true conservative. He doesn't bend, he doesn't back down, and nothing can break him,” Mace said while appearing with Norman on the steps of the...