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Science and Technology
Blue whale populations are recovering in the Antarctic
Blue whales — the largest creatures on Earth — are making a comeback in the Antarctic, a generation after whaling…
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Law and Government
Virginia governor successfully vetoes sales-tax increase bill
Virginia’s progressive legislature passed a bill to allow all counties to raise the sales tax by 1%. It was vetoed…
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Law and Government
Biden lies about the inflation rate, which rose dramatically after he took office
Inflation is higher now than when Joe Biden took office, due to the massive federal spending increases he supported and…
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Education
Ole Miss investigates student for making monkey noises in political debate, despite looming free speech issue
When it is ideologically convenient, progressives switch back and forth between being “free speech absolutists” in defense of their own…
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Education
Progressive cities won’t enforce trespass laws against left-wing anti-Israel protesters, violating First Amendment rule against viewpoint discrimination
You have a right to free speech, but that doesn’t give you a First Amendment right to camp out on…
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Business
Florida foolishly bans lab-grown meat
Florida has just passed a law banning the sale of lab-grown meat, even though such meat is perfectly safe and…
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Law and Government
California legislature moves toward paying billions in reparations, but the racial wealth gap isn’t a reason for reparations
In California, activists are pushing for the state to pay reparations to black people, citing the racial wealth gap. A…
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Education
Pro-Hamas radicals take over a university and shut it down
Left-wing protesters forced California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, to shut down for the semester, reports the Chico Enterprise-Record: Cal Poly…
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Unyielding
Ford lost $132,000 on each electric vehicle it sold in last 3 months
Ford Motor Company lost a whopping $132,000 on each electric vehicle it sold in the first quarter of 2024, reports…
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Unyielding
Admitting crime rates differ by race is racist, according to a California judge
A judge in Orange County, California ruled that it’s racist to believe that crime rates differ by race, even though…
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Law and Government
‘Greenpeace Crusade Will Blind and Kill Children’
Sometimes, “the law is an ass,” as a character in a novel by Charles Dickens remarked. He said this upon…
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Education
Student suspended for using term ‘illegal alien’ in English class, even though the term is legally accurate and protected by the First Amendment
The term “illegal alien” is used in federal and state laws, the Code of Federal Regulations, court briefs, and Supreme…
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Science and Technology
Vaccine stops urinary tract infections for up to nine years
“Recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years with an oral spray vaccine, a landmark…
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Science and Technology
Scientists’ ‘super banana’ could save thousands of lives, reduce blindness, but it faces regulatory and cultural obstacles
Scientists in Uganda have developed a genetically modified banana that could save thousands of children who die every year from…
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Law and Government
Lawsuit against FMCSA triggers release of records about allegedly unconstitutional policy
In 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration “proposed requiring commercial motor vehicles to install an electronic device that would…
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Unyielding
NY bar association claims primitive Cuban healthcare is ‘world-class’
For most Cubans, health care takes place in crumbling hospitals that lack basic drugs readily available in the U.S. But…
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Business
Water ‘efficient’ showerheads actually waste water, study finds
Laws require showerheads to restrict the flow of water, making it harder to get a good shower. People compensate by…
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Business
People shouldn’t get ‘equal pay’ for unequal work, yet today is ‘Equal Pay Day’
Men are much more likely to work in dangerous jobs than women are, and men work more hours on average…
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Law and Government
Federal appeals court strikes down provision of Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act
A federal appeals court has struck down Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act’s restrictions on mandatory woke training by private employers. Its…
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Law and Government
Electric cars produce more toxic emissions, are worse for the environment than gas-powered cars, study finds
“Electric vehicles release more toxic particles into the atmosphere and are worse for the environment than their gas-powered counterparts,” according…
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Science and Technology
Implant patient can move computer mouse just by thinking, Elon Musk says
This seems like good news for paralyzed people who can’t use their hands to control a computer mouse: “The first…
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Law and Government
Democratic proposal to release inmates earlier would have ‘detrimental impact on public safety’ in Virginia, state attorney general says
On February 27, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to Virginia state legislators about a Democratic proposal to…
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Law and Government
Virginia’s progressive legislature is raising taxes, by veto-proof margins
Virginia’s Democratic-controlled legislature has voted to raise state taxes, and to allow local government to raise local sales taxes (which…
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Law and Government
Washington State likely to adopt rent control law limiting rent increases to 7 percent, regardless of inflation
“A Washington bill capping annual rent increases at seven percent statewide has passed the state House of Representatives. It will…
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Education
University of Wisconsin student government votes to remove Lincoln statue, calling it a ‘remnant’ of ‘white supremacy’
“The University of Wisconsin-Madison student government unanimously voted in favor of a resolution that calls for the removal of the…
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Law and Government
Judge finds racial profiling in Richmond based on crude statistics; many criminals could be released
A judge recently found that the City of Richmond racially profiles black motorists, dismissing the indictment of a black convicted…
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Unyielding
FDA and CDC may soon use indigenous folk wisdom on par with scientific evidence
“The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon employ ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ in their research,”…
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Law and Government
California’s war on plastic bag use backfires, increasing plastic bag waste
California’s restrictions on single-use plastic bags have backfired and led to massive increases in plastic bag waste. The Los Angeles…
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Economy
Biden restricts natural gas exports. That’s ‘bad for Americans and our allies.’
The Biden administration is limiting liquid natural gas exports. That will increase our trade deficit, wipe out energy jobs, and…
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Law and Government
As college students’ IQ falls, more cities and states drop college degree requirements
Hiring people with college degrees no longer pays for many employers. This might be because college degree holders no longer…
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Science and Technology
Revival of seagrass may save Florida’s starving manatees
All too many manatees die of starvation or are killed by boat propellers. But now there is hope for these…
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Law and Government
Virginia legislation would penalize lack of diversity in firms seeking economic development aid
Recent Virginia legislation raises interesting constitutional issues under the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause. Virginia legislators have introduced bills that…
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Law and Government
Virginia bill would redefine revenge porn to include non-porn, making it easier to prosecute politicians’ critics
Virginia’s revenge-porn law may soon be expanded to punish people for posting embarrassing, revealing images of public figures, such as…
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Microsoft is adding an AI button to PC keyboards, its first major change in three decades
Microsoft is doubling down on its commitment to artificial intelligence “with the introduction of a new keyboard key dedicated specifically…
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Law and Government
Virginia bill could define students as bullies partly based on race, which would violate federal law
Should students be defined as bullies partly based on race? A confusing bill just introduced in Virginia’s legislature seemingly classifies…
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Science and Technology
Scientists discover new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
“Scientists have discovered an entirely new class of antibiotic that appears to kill one of three bacteria considered to pose…
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