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Education
College enrollment drops in Iowa as more young people pursue manufacturing jobs
Some high school students in Iowa have discovered that manufacturing pays better than going to college. That is contributing to…
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Unyielding
Brain implant helps stroke survivor communicate in two languages
“Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a bilingual brain implant that uses artificial intelligence to help…
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Education
Stanford protesters spray paint ‘Fuck Amerikkka’ on memorial for slain veterans
Protesters at Stanford University spray painted a memorial to American veterans killed in the line of duty with “Fuck Amerikkka.”…
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Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence searches for a mate for the world’s loneliest plant
“Artificial intelligence is being used in the hunt to find an endangered male plant, described as the world’s loneliest, a…
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Science and Technology
Amazon gets government approval to expand drone deliveries
Amazon is able to charge customers less than it otherwise would, by using drones to reduce delivery costs. But federal…
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Politics
Congresswoman’s ‘Special Advisor’ Wants To Abolish Police, Prisons, and the Supreme Court
“A key member of Missouri Rep. Cori Bush’s (D.) inner circle, far-left activist David Ragland, seeks to abolish the police,…
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Foreign Affairs
Mexico elects leftist as president, causing Mexican stock market to fall 10%
On June 2, “58 percent of Mexican voters elected left‐winger Claudia Sheinbaum as president…a close ally of the current president,…
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Science and Technology
Smart bandages will heal wounds quicker and communicate with physicians
“A new generation of smart bandages that could allow doctors to remotely monitor wounds, decrease scarring and speed up healing…
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Law and Government
Illinois sued over license plate reading cameras
A lawsuit has been filed against the Illinois State Police, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. J.B. Pritzker, challenging the…
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Science and Technology
Country plants forest in a desert to prevent toxic salt storms
The country of Uzbekistan in Central Asia is planting a forest of salt-resistant trees and plants in a desert to…
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Foreign Affairs
Starvation rises in North Korea; more young men evade military service
South Korea is prosperous and has a free-market economy (although its birthrate has collapsed). But neighboring North Korea, a communist…
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Science and Technology
Drug is being developed to regrow lost teeth
Sharks can replace lost teeth. Wouldn’t it be nice if humans could, too? Building on two decades of research, scientists…
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Law and Government
‘The Prosecution’s Story About Trump Featured Several Logically Impossible Claims’
“The Prosecution’s Story About Trump Featured Several Logically Impossible Claims,” reports Reason Magazine: Last January, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg…
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Education
Bioethics journal rejects ‘white’ ‘male’ author’s article about abortion
“An academic journal has reversed course and rejected an article about abortion that it initially accepted, citing concerns about the…
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Education
University chancellor ousted for making porn, now faces loss of tenure
Universities may sometimes have classes in pornography, such as at Westminster College. But that doesn’t mean they want their officials…
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Law and Government
Group sues Indiana University over its bias reporting system, saying it violates First Amendment
A civil liberties group sued Indiana University on May 29, arguing that its bias reporting system violates students’ First Amendment…
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Law and Government
Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in Manhattan trial
Former president Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the Democratic bastion…
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Education
University cites diversity to justify racially segregated graduations for different races
Progressive court rulings upheld racial preferences in college admissions based on the notion that they would ensure racial mixing, and…
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Science and Technology
95% of young transgender people on testosterone develop pelvic floor dysfunction; most have bowel issues, sexual dysfunction
A new study shows 95% of young biological women on testosterone developed pelvic floor dysfunction. The participants had bladder and…
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Law and Government
Biden boasts of appointing lopsidedly black and female judges
The White House boasts that during the Biden administration, “62% of confirmed judges are people of color” and “64% of…
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Education
Illinois commission recommends paying bonuses to colleges for enrolling students with low GPAs, black and Hispanic students
Illinois may soon reward colleges for enrolling students with low high-school GPAs, by giving universities bonuses for enrolling them. That…
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Education
Drexel campus occupiers demand that university ban Jewish student groups
At Drexel University, anti-Israel protesters demanded that college officials “terminate” its chapters of both Hillel and Chabad, two Jewish student…
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Education
‘A Failed Medical School’: UCLA’s medical school endangers patients due to collapse in standards for minority students
“People will die if doctors misdiagnose patients,” notes Elon Musk. That’s what will happen if UCLA’s medical school keeps admitting…
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Education
Dickinson College cancels centrist commencement speaker over book that offended left-wing students
Dickinson College canceled a centrist commencement speaker over a book he wrote after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks about…
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Unyielding
Harvard professor endorses ‘pussy boycott’ to save the planet, but her policies would cause poverty and pollution
Left-wing Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes endorsed a “pussy boycott” to save the planet, in a “conversation on climate change” with…
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Business
Vast, untapped source of lithium found in Pennsylvania — but it may be tied up for many years
A huge supply of lithium has been found in Pennsylvania. Lithium is an element needed for electric car batteries and…
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Science and Technology
Sex changes massively increase suicide risks, rather than reducing them, study finds
“Gender-affirming surgery is significantly associated with elevated suicide attempt risks,” according to a recent study in the Cureus Journal of…
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Law and Government
Massachusetts housed children next to sex offenders and lied about it; spent $1 billion on migrants
“After a Haitian migrant raped a disabled girl in a housing facility,” the progressive governor of Massachusetts falsely “assured residents…
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Media
Internet use is linked to greater well-being among adults, study concludes
Does the internet make people happier or less happy? On the one hand, having a Twitter or Bluesky account seems…
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Foreign Affairs
Houthis shoot down $30 million American drone
The Houthis shot down an American drone worth $30 million on May 17. The Houthis are an anti-American militia that…
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Education
Columbia has more full-time staff than undergrads, including an Earth Observatory DEI director
Colleges have so many diversity managers and other bureaucrats that non-instructional staff outnumber faculty. The College Fix reports: Columbia University’s…
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Law and Government
Maryland passes right-to-try law to cure rare diseases
“Marylanders with rare diseases can now seek cutting-edge personalized treatments after Maryland today joined a growing movement of states in…
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Science and Technology
Gene Therapy May Cure Sickle Cell Anemia
“On Wednesday, Kendric Cromer, a 12-year-old boy from a suburb of Washington, became the first person in the world with…
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Business
Lithium-free sodium batteries are now being produced in the U.S. The environment will benefit.
Good news for the environment: Sodium batteries are now being produced, which will result in less reliance on China for…
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Law and Government
Air conditioners and refrigerant cost more, due to Biden administration regulations
An LU blogger recently got his air conditioning unit, refrigerant, and furnace replaced. It cost nearly $10,000, roughly double what…
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Law and Government
HHS halts grants for EcoHealth, which funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan on coronaviruses
“The Department of Health and Human Services suspended all federal grants Tuesday to the controversial Manhattan nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, which…
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