Paul Harvey, the late, renowned radio commentator, had a popular daily segment, “The Rest of the Story,” in which he’d reveal little-known but important details about historical events. His story gave a fuller account of the event, putting it in a broader context. Global warming has an untold side to its narrative; this is the […]
Student activists have overtaken Cornell’s campus this school year in response to the Cornell gang rape case, which has made national news. This week, student protestors staged a mock trial outside a Board of Trustees meeting. Earlier this month, Cornell’s Day Hall’s glass door was smashed, a security camera was painted over, and a message […]
I watched Tucker Carlson, a man whose show I once never missed, sit in Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg’s home and insist that Russia’s economy is bigger than Britain’s. When the former British Cabinet minister told him Russia’s GDP is smaller, Carlson replied that GDP is not the only measure of an economy, as one analysis of […]
Lies about Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are becoming a bit of a national pastime in today’s political climate. In several instances, people have claimed ICE officers have engaged in monstrous behavior, only for it to be revealed later that the people making such claims were the monsters themselves. The most recent example involves Gurinder […]
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants New Yorkers to be able to sue predatory businesses. Unfortunately, his proposed POWER Act could make suing ordinary businesses just as rewarding. Introduced in the New York City Council earlier this month, the bill promises relief for seniors who lose savings to scams and tenants fighting to recover security deposits. But […]
In August 1966, a Christian-Iraqi pilot defected by flying a Soviet MiG-21 directly to Israel’s Hatzor Airbase as part of “Operation Diamond.” Capitalizing on this geostrategic windfall, Israeli and American technicians completely stripped the airframe, engines, and avionics. This physical sample exposed critical design features that signals intelligence had only guessed at, allowing Western air […]
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Lester Landrum’s case. His petition, No. 25-7530, sits on the Oct. 19 order list under “certiorari denied,” with no noted dissent and no explanation. I’m disappointed, and I’d rather say so plainly than dress it up. Landrum asked a simple question. Can Congress make possession of a […]
House Democrats are pushing into redder and redder territory. History shows those last-minute moves don’t usually pan out, even in favorable cycles.Since 2018, Democrats...