HANNIBAL, Missouri — The selection by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to be her running mate has created a very interesting phenomenon among our cultural curators in the press and in corporate America: interest in rural voters. The same rural voters they have disparaged for years with a variety of […]
As Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) campaigns with former President Donald Trump and faces public scrutiny, his remarks about family policy seem to capture most of the attention. Of course, the media skew Vance’s comments for their own purposes. His “childless cat ladies” bit is by now well known and has been explained by Vance. That […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The anarcho-capitalist president of Argentina, Javier Milei, has been in power for eight months, and Argentinians’ lives may be changing. Recent surveys indicate that Milei is still supported by a majority of Argentinians, with 55.4% holding a favorable opinion of him and 44.3% expressing a negative view. “Young people and the […]
“There’s a lot of opposition to just hearing what President Trump has to say,” Elon Musk said at the beginning of his two-hour interview on X with the 45th and would-be 47th president. Musk noted, “I got a letter from the EU Commission, like, saying to not have disinformation during this discussion we’re having. And […]
RUTSHURU, Democratic Republic of the Congo — The humanitarian situation in North Kivu is grave. The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has already displaced almost 7 million people, according to the U.N.’s International Organization of Migration. Just last week, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced an additional $414 million for […]
The Biden administration unveiled Wednesday its “national heat strategy” to coordinate a federal response to extreme heat in the years 2024 through 2030. A strategy document lays out overarching goals of public outreach, research into extreme heat and providing solutions. The outlined solutions include: assessing at-risk populations, setting up early-warning systems, adopting safety measures through regulation,...
technologies. On top of that, our law enforcement procedures, government agencies and federal grant programs need to be updated for the Digital Age.
The rapid pace with which new technologies have rolled out onto the market in recent decades contrasts dramatically with the plodding pace with which the U.S. government and Congress have worked to address the myriad harms these technologies can cause. It’s time for that to change.
Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly knocked former President Trump for what she called a "rambling" conversation with Elon Musk this week, a tendency she suggested is "probably age related." “And look … one of the reasons why Trump gets upset with yours truly is because I have been raising that question for a while. And when...