Going full Ice Witch on the sky reflects the modern world’s futile attempt to control nature, oftentimes regardless of the cost. NASA scientists have revealed that their latest plan to combat climate change is to spread ice across the upper atmosphere with planes. Their theory is that these ice particles will freeze water that normally, […]
A bit of free advice to political consultants, commentators, and politicians: Do not mock voters for having concerns about policy issues, as the talking head squadron at MSNBC did on Tuesday night. During election night coverage of the Super Tuesday primary results, MSNBC hosts and Democratic Party activists Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, and Jen Psaki […]
In the Texas primary on Tuesday, voters resoundingly chose lawmakers who support school choice. In all, six incumbent members of the Texas House who opposed education savings accounts, or vouchers, this last legislative session lost their races. Four are headed to a runoff, and six incumbents survived the bloodbath. This was no accident on the […]
Presented by Panasonic — The federal government will require some of the largest publicly traded companies to disclose their levels of greenhouse gas emissions under a new rule. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story SEC finalizes weakened climate disclosure rule The federal government will require some of the largest publicly...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) filed a complaint with the Department of Justice inspector general on Wednesday, accusing special counsel Jack Smith of election interference by resisting attempts to delay his criminal prosecution of former President Trump. Smith has pushed federal judges not to delay his case against Trump, which alleges that the former president attempted...
The Colorado River’s Lower Basin states published a proposal Wednesday for the watershed's long-term operations, just hours after their Upper Basin peers unveiled a rival offer — and as talks between the two key contingents founder ahead of a looming federal deadline. The vying proposals pertain to the forthcoming update of the Colorado River’s 2007...
It has been a quarter century since Open World first invested in the nascent leaders of tomorrow. Our alumni are charting their own courses in today 25 countries around our world in various stages of progress through their life paths, and no doubt there are other Alexei Navalnys among them.
Families of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip joined a group of bipartisan House lawmakers to call for their release Wednesday, one day before President Biden is set to deliver the State of the Union address. Orna Neutra, the mother of American hostage Omer Neutra, pleaded for the release of her son, whom...