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Some Observations at This Point in the Election Cycle

There are six months left before the midterm elections. Here are a few observations about the current state of things: 1. Democrat policies produce chaos, and the media doesn't call them out on it. Virtually every major problem our cities are facing is a direct consequence of Democrats in ...

Data Center Freak-Out

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 ...

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Dear Editor, The case for driving an electric car As communities across the country grapple with rising fuel costs, air pollution and the growing impacts of Global Warming, one solution is becoming increasingly clear; the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Electric cars offer a cleaner, more sustainable alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles. By producing zero tailpipe emissions, they reduce air pollution and improve public health, especially in urban areas where smog and poor air quality disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. When you factor in that EVs cost ...

Some MAGA loyalists have turned on Trump. Why the rest haven’t

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 ...

Who is monitoring the debt?

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 ...

The Silenced Generation

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 ...