President Trump says an 80% tariff "seems right," setting a potential guidepost ahead of weekend talks in Switzerland between the U.S. and Chinese sides.
Long before Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, Sir Humphry Davy, a British chemist and inventor, created the first incandescent light by passing an electric current through a thin strip of platinum. This produced an incandescent electric light to create the first “electric arc lamp” between charcoal electrodes. Like many early innovators, Davy is […]
“Pregnancy costs extra; it’s $90 per month.” This line from the latest season of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker’s Twilight Zone-inspired sci-fi anthology on Netflix, succinctly captures the show’s persistent knack for extrapolating unsettling trends in modern technology. Season 7, featuring a star-studded cast, including Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, and Awkwafina, grapples with everything from pesky subscription […]
Antisemitism has taken root at Haverford College. That is why I called its president, Wendy Raymond, to testify before Congress earlier this week. She did not meet my expectations. Since Hamas terrorists butchered more than 1,200 innocent people on Oct. 7, 2023, antisemitism in all its forms is now a daily occurrence at schools across […]
The term “grifter” has become inseparable from our political landscape, especially in the era of social media. While it’s overused about as much as the phrase “woke Right,” at its core, it describes political hacks who are motivated solely by capitalizing on any given situation for their own financial benefit. Combine this with our society’s […]
Democrats come from the party that stands for feminism and democracy. Unless, of course, you are a female lawmaker and oppose biological males competing in girls sports. Then that all goes out the window. At least, that’s what’s happening in the case of state Rep. Laurel Libby, a Maine Republican who is facing an undemocratic, […]
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) left the door open for a possible 2028 presidential bid, saying in a recent interview that while "of course" the idea has come up, he’s not focused on it currently. Gallego, who has stirred speculation with an upcoming visit to battleground Pennsylvania, told NBC News that he has received encouragement from...
The USPS reported a $3.3 billion net loss in the latest quarter, largely due to federal worker benefits and other unfunded liabilities, but the agency is working to control costs and increase revenues as it faces economic headwinds.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor urged lawyers Thursday to defend the judiciary amid verbal attacks from the Trump administration due to recent rulings. “Our job is to stand up for people who can’t do it themselves. And our job is to be the champion of lost causes,” Sotomayor said during a Thursday event for the...