-
Foreign Affairs
Greenland is a costly white elephant. Why does Trump want it?
If Greenland, the world’s largest island, were a state in the United States, it would send two Democrats to the…
Read More » -
Education
University to pay $500,000 for firing professor over Charlie Kirk posts
Violating free-speech rights can be costly for a public employer. “Darren Michael, associate professor at Austin Peay State University, has…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Good news for people who risk agonizing pain after surgery
Science delivers advances in reducing pain. Saloni Dattani notes that “Suzetrigine (‘Journavx’) became the first non-opioid painkiller for surgical treatment…
Read More » -
Law and Government
‘US Has the Most Progressive Tax System in the Developed World’
The United States “has the most progressive tax system in the developed world,” says economist Adam Michel: The United States…
Read More » -
Business
‘Seize private property,’ New York housing official says, calling home ownership ‘white supremacy’
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani “just appointed as his ‘Tenant Advocate’ a communist who argues that home ownership is ‘white supremacy,'” notes Hot Air. “Seize private…
Read More » -
Foreign Affairs
Out of spite, Trump administration snubs Venezuelan opposition leader who won Nobel Peace Prize
After removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration could have tried to install Edmundo González, the exiled opposition leader…
Read More » -
Business
Nuclear plant shut down after earthquake will reopen, saving lives
“Local authorities in Japan’s Niigata prefecture have approved a plan to restart the nuclear power plant at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Taiwan is close to eliminating hepatitis C
“Taiwan has nearly achieved the WHO’s elimination targets for hepatitis C, with diagnosis and treatment rates of roughly 90 percent,”…
Read More » -
Unyielding
World’s tallest flying bird population grows 20% in Cambodia
The sarus crane is the world’s tallest flying bird, standing at a height of up to 5 feet, 11 inches. People…
Read More » -
Business
Walmart drone delivery expands to more major cities
“Walmart drone delivery has already begun in Atlanta and is coming to Orlando in early 2026,” reports The Doomslayer. CBS News…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Scientists cure Alzheimer’s in mice, creating hope that humans may be saved from the disease
“A team of U.S. scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Space-based solar power advances
“A startup called Overview Energy has completed a major engineering milestone for space-based solar power, successfully beaming energy from a moving…
Read More » -
Business
‘Trump tariffs blamed as bankruptcies reach 15-year peak’; hundreds of firms go broke
“Trump tariffs blamed as bankruptcies reach 15-year peak,” reports The Independent: Corporate bankruptcies in the US soared to a 15-year high…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Malaria vaccine cuts deaths in refugee camp
“Doctors Without Borders has administered the first full course of the R21 malaria vaccine in Ethiopia, vaccinating 2,100 children in…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Man makes a beer that’s also a vaccine
“Chris Buck stands barefoot in his kitchen holding a glass bottle of unfiltered Lithuanian farmhouse ale….Buck raises the mug and…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
New earthquake detectors
“Researchers from Nokia Bell Labs have figured out how to use seafloor telecom cables as earthquake detectors, using the existing fiber-optic network…
Read More » -
Law and Government
DEI redlining is happening. A group is seeking to end it.
“The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), a conservative legal group, is requesting the Trump administration remove race from…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Brazil nearly eliminates mother-to-child HIV transmission
“Brazil has cut mother-to-child HIV transmission to under 2 percent, meeting the WHO’s threshold for ‘elimination,'” notes The Doomslayer. The World…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Critical minerals discovered in Utah desert
“Ionic Mineral Technologies has discovered high concentrations of 16 critical minerals—including lithium, germanium, and cesium—in a clay deposit in Utah. The full extent…
Read More » -
Business
India passes law to let private companies build and operate nuclear plants
“India’s Parliament has passed a new law allowing private companies to build and operate nuclear reactors in the country, ending decades of tight…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Polar bears adapt to warmer climate
Polar bears are “adapting to a warmer Arctic faster than expected. New research from the University of East Anglia found that…
Read More » -
Economy
Artificial intelligence is not reducing overall employment
“Recent research from Vanguard finds that AI does not yet seem to be having a strong effect on employment in…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Washington State likely to adopt 9.9% income tax on high income households
Washington State historically had no state income tax, which it offset by imposing other taxes, like excise taxes on selling…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Endangered dove is avoiding extinction after a rat eradication campaign
“The endangered Palau ground dove is showing signs of recovery on Ulong Island in the Pacific following a successful rat…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Otters make a comeback in England
“Thanks to decades of improving water quality, otters are making a comeback in the UK, turning up in rivers all…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
New obesity drug cuts body weight 29% at high dose, helps with arthritis pain
“In a late-stage trial, Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug retatrutide delivered some of the best weight-loss results ever seen. Patients…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Congressional leadership has long been corrupt, study says
“Congressional leadership is corrupt,” says economics professor Tyler Cowen. Both Democrats and Republicans are corrupt, according to the study he…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
Shingles vaccine may reduce dementia
“A new study strengthens the case that the shingles vaccine might lower dementia risk. By using an age-based rollout in…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Justice Department gets rid of harmful, legally invalid ‘disparate impact’ regulations
On December 9, the Justice Department repealed its harmful Title VI “disparate impact” regulations. Since their adoption in 1973, those…
Read More » -
Foreign Affairs
Will immigration restrictions create prison-guard shortage?
Many states and countries have difficulty finding enough people willing to be prison guards. It’s not fun to be in…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Photographers destroy fascinating endangered frogs
“A group of endangered ‘galaxy frogs’ are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos. Melanobatrachus…
Read More » -
Education
English literature and English departments are racist, New Mexico English Department says
New Mexico State University’s English Department is deriding “the racist history” of English and its “subdisciplines”, in a recently-adopted “anti-oppression”…
Read More » -
Business
European data privacy regulations harm medical research and innovation
Europe has something stupid called the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It wastes huge amounts of people’s time to regulate…
Read More » -
Education
MIT to close two of its main libraries to stem budget deficit
“The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced plans to close two of its five libraries to address a $300 million…
Read More » -
Science and Technology
FDA approves new drugs to treat gonorrhea
“The FDA has approved two new oral antibiotics to treat gonorrhea, the first new oral therapies for uncomplicated gonorrhea in…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Self-driving trucks will be used to keep oil and gas wells supplied in Texas’ Permian Basin
“Aurora Innovation, a self-driving truck company, is expanding its operations in Texas. In 2026, it plans to launch a fleet…
Read More »
