Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are freaking out. "We must stop it!" says Rep. Alexandria ...
I recently watched "A Face in the Crowd" for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan's brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was homework. I was asked to discuss it with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz at the ...
There is probably an unlimited number and combinations of things that people worry about. Problems are just a fact of life that have to be faced and dealt with. Have you ever met anyone who has no problems? Is it possible to be problem free? Rather than trying to avoid problems, it is better to ...
People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song"Sixteen Tons": "Another day older and deeper in debt." I thought of that song as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asked Congress to approve a $1.5 trillion budget for fiscal year 2027 to put the military on what he ...
Are America's college students doing to themselves what the Chinese Communist state does to its citizens? An Ivy League professor — an old-fashioned liberal who actually cares about free speech — recently warned me about what's happening in classrooms like his. He encourages class ...
It's not 1973 anymore, and that's a very good thing for the United States. Back then, the U.S. imported more than a third of its oil, much of it from the Middle East, and it paid the price. Now, it's in a transformed position. "Drill, baby, drill" is arguably the most successful public ...