The ‘Smartening’ of America
The formerly sleepy suburb of Menlo Park, where I live, suddenly appeared on everyone’s radar in 2011 when Facebook moved in. Then-Mayor Rich Cline presciently…
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Sciolistic and Treadless: The Democrats’ Rough 2026
So how is it going? In the Republic, I mean. Pretty well, I’d say. President Trump just announced the Mother of All Oil Deals with Venezuela…
Air Conditioning and Other American Sins
Expats have never been exceptionally rational creatures, and today’s version is no different. Most have benefited enormously from everything America offered…
Sweden Hit the Brakes on the Digital Classroom. Maybe We Should Ask Why.
For years, parents were told the future of education was digital. Out went textbooks. In came tablets. Out went handwriting. In came keyboards.
Health Care for All?—Don’t Surrender Your Health Care to the Lords of the Lockdown
Memory is a tricky thing. It can conveniently forget or gloss over your painful experiences of the past. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lords of the…
Illegal Aliens Deported Last Week Include Murders, Rapists, Arsonists
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a slew of criminal illegal aliens last week, including those convicted for murder, rape, kidnapping…
Five Nuclear Energy Companies Selected to Build Micro Reactors at US Army Bases
The U.S. Army has launched a program awarding up to $2.2 billion in combined contracts to five private energy vendors to build and operate transportable nuclear…
Trump Administration Eyes Major Stake in Venezuela’s Vast Oil Reserves
The Trump administration is negotiating with Venezuela’s interim government for a U.S. ownership stake in some of the country’s massive oil reserves…
Trump Declares National Emergency Over Foreign Equipment in U.S. Power Grid
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Wednesday aimed at preventing potentially dangerous foreign-made equipment from being installed in the U.S.
Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Ahead of Midterms
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s new mail-in voting requirements, setting up another potential Supreme Court fight…