Enough. I have tried making this argument politely. I have tried making it historically. I have tried making it legally. So let me make it as plainly as possible: Lemkin Institute, give the Lemkin family back its name. You don’t own it. You didn’t earn it. And you should not get to wrap your political […]
Every day in America, a grandfather walks into the dermatologist’s office, the doctor examines a concerning mole, then removes it during the same visit. Medicare may pay for the office visit and the procedure separately, at close to full price. That’s one visit but two charges, and grandpa owes coinsurance on both. This could be […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal on Monday night during an interview on CNN, labeling him the “architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people.” Out of curiosity, I turned to Google to check the actual legal definition of genocide. According to the website of […]
This month, the people building artificial intelligence warned that it could end humanity. Before we reach for the panic button, look at what actually occurred this summer. Let’s begin with a solid … your computer is not about to kill you; it is software. In July, OpenAI placed a model in a sealed testing environment […]
In 1998, Troy Demar stabbed Christine Allen to death in the Fairfax County home they shared. Her daughter was 3 months old. A judge sent him away for 40 years. This month, 7News reported that Virginia’s Parole Board let him out. One board member said this on the record: “You have done so much; you’ve […]
From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it’s possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging. The overall pattern, as it stands, makes some sense. As in the 2006 and 2018 off-year cycles, the Republican president’s job approval had sagged to well below 50%. Polls at this point in the year showed […]
Over the past week, the Washington Examiner reported that Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed the existence of on-orbit space-control weapons. A day later, the outlet reported Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, telling service members to prepare to fight, endure, and win in contested environments stretching from the seabed […]
Every few years, academic circles and state-backed media on the Chinese mainland resurrect the prospect of a “peaceful reunification” under the framework of “One Country, Two Systems.” Recently, cross-strait academic circles discussed a 12-point proposal floated by mainland scholars mapping out a post-unification reality for Taiwan. The proposal suggested timelines for disarmament and local governance […]
Russia is about to test a nuclear-powered cruise missile that can, in effect, fly indefinitely, from any direction, under our radar — and the United States is not building anything like it. The Burevestnik has already flown 15 hours and nearly 8,700 miles in a reported test, and it can likely even penetrate the Golden […]