The Right and Left don’t agree on much these days. But over on X, people on both sides of the political spectrum recently united to lambaste conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for speaking some simple truths about the untenable trajectory of retirement. “No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, […]
I believe it was the critic Dwight Macdonald who first pointed out the prevalence of “how-to-ism” in American literature. It isn’t just that there are lots of practical manuals for cooking or gardening, succeeding in business or love, but that the instructional mindset permeates even the most celebrated novels. If you’ve read Herman Melville’s Moby […]
In this age of rampant divisiveness, distrust, and dissent, it should come as a relief when a diverse group of people agrees on something. But when the “something” that has been agreed upon is the existence of unidentified flying objects, or at least the possibility of their existence and their origin from outer space, it […]
Israel is nearly six months into its war against Iranian proxies in the Gaza Strip. It is the Jewish state’s longest war in four decades. Urban combat with a foe determined to use human shields has resulted in mass destruction and death. But in many respects, Israel’s greatest challenge will come the day after. Aristotle […]
After decades of speculation about network kingmaker Dan Schneider’s reign of terror over Nickelodeon, the Investigation Discovery documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV finally blows the lid off the network’s rot. Streaming service documentaries are a dime a dozen these days, and the sheer volume has diluted the wow factor of […]
Hiring an attorney seems like a stressful process. The need for one does not usually arise from good fortune, and the prospect of losing a case looms large. Naturally, you want to find the best attorney to represent your needs and interests. You look at what law school they went to, what firm they work […]
The Kansas House on Thursday passed a bill to restrict diversity-oriented hiring practices at Kansas universities, making the Sunflower State the latest to try to limit DEI initiatives in educational settings. The bill passed in the Kansas House of Representatives in an 81-39 vote on Thursday, with five lawmakers absent from the vote. The bill would prevent the...
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a lawsuit challenging a district law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections, ruling the plaintiffs did not prove the law violates their rights. In an opinion issued Thursday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled against a group of seven plaintiffs — all of whom are U.S. citizens and registered...
The US announced sanctions on Thursday against Nicaraguan Attorney General Wendy Carolina Morales Urbina, accusing her of assisting the “ruthless oppression of peaceful opposition members” in the country. The Treasury Department dubbed Morales Urbina a "key actor in the Nicaraguan regime’s unjust persecution of political prisoners," according to a press release announcing its sanction. Morales...
A group of 16 Republican attorneys general from around the country sued the Biden administration on Thursday over its pause on federal permits for new liquid natural gas (LNG) exports. The states, led by Louisiana and Texas, demand the Department of Energy overturn the ban, which was announced in January. They claim the administration lacks...