What is it about our memories that allows us to recall brief events from half a century ago clearly but leaves us unable to remember what we had for lunch yesterday—or whether we ate at all? Such is the mind of someone traipsing through the ninth decade of his life, trying to figure out just why some things stick like epoxy. One of those things is my glancing contact with Dr. Fauci half a century ago.
As the North American FIFA World Cup unfolded, many online videos posted on social media platforms featured Europeans overwhelmed by the wonders of American air-conditioning. Outside of a few especially temperate regions, almost every American household owns an A/C, doing homeowners a favor in periods of rising temperatures and extreme heat. In the meantime, most homes in Europe do not have air conditioning.
James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, was the driving force behind transforming what started out as a water navigation dispute between Maryland and Virginia into the Constitutional Convention, which then produced our Constitution. Madison was not only one of the primary influences during the Convention itself but also, writing as Publius (along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay) in the Federalist Papers, he advocated for its ratification.
My previous essay examined the parallels between Communism/Socialism and Twelver Shia violence. But to be clear, violence is the currency of all Islam, full stop. Despite claims to the contrary, almost no one converts to Islam (or becomes Commie/Socialist) absent coercion of one form or another. The Twelvers were highlighted because of the current situation with Iran and the homicidal Blues Brothers rulers itching to get their grubby fingers on the nuclear button.1 2
The Trump administration has announced another step in its efforts to identify fraud in government programs and, of equal importance, hold states, organizations, and individuals responsible for these crimes. The governors of the affected states are complaining about enforcement, when they should be angry about massive cheating occurring under their noses.
One of the most revealing statistics in modern education has nothing to do with reading scores, mathematics proficiency, or scientific literacy. Instead, it concerns grades. According to Hannah Frankman Hood, writing for Daily Economy, roughly half of all students graduating from American high schools now receive an A average. At first glance, this sounds like extraordinary success. Upon closer examination, however, it raises a far more troubling question: if nearly everyone is exceptional, what exactly does “exceptional” mean anymore?
America stands at a crossroads that will define her power for generations on end.
The choice is clear: build the foundations for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance or surrender the future to those who already race ahead.
President Donald J. Trump has chosen the path of strength.
With the rise in popularity of the Democratic Socialist movement in the United States, one of the promises made to voters is “free healthcare.” Advocates frame healthcare as a human right, pointing north to Canada as the example of universal coverage.
In the aftermath of the Islamic terrorist attack on Berlin’s July 25 Christopher Street Pride festival, in which one woman was killed and 29 people injured, a gay Turkish belly dancer — according to the AP — opted to turn “grief into joy.”
Haidar Darwish, a professional belly dancer and artist, took center stage at a Berlin museum where he went through with his performance despite the tragedy. No doubt he prepped for a long time for his twenty minutes of fame and wasn’t going to let that opportunity go.
“What is a think tank?” is a question I get asked all the time.
The job of a think tank is to generate the ideas that politicians implement in office. If politics were the movie industry, those we elect would be the stars on the big screen; think tanks help write the script.
The fact that inflation is not necessarily caused by the money supply was proven in the 1970s, and economists did not notice. It was proven again during President Obama’s tenure.
Milton Friedman is my idol. However, if he said, “Inflation is always a monetary phenomenon,” that is a white lie. Read on to learn why he would have said that.
Last week, a Minnesota jury convicted Shiloh Hendrix of disorderly conduct for using a racial slur against a Somali man who was harassing and recording her. The “crime” occurred in a public park last year after Hendrix caught a Somali child stealing from her handbag. Hendrix had her hands full with her own toddler at the time, and her protective maternal instincts kicked in.
