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Foreign Affairs
Freedom of speech shrinks in Europe as hate-speech laws expand
European countries are broadening hate-speech laws and reviving blasphemy laws in response to speech that is viewed as anti-Muslim or…
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Foreign Affairs
$2 billion airport opens, but there’s no way to get to it for most people
California is really bad with infrastructure. But it could be worse. It could be like Peru, which just built an…
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Science and Technology
Particle accelerator blasts cancer in under a second
“There’s an exciting new cancer treatment on the horizon called Flash radiotherapy that could shake up the field as we…
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Law and Government
French gynecologist suspended for refusing to treat biologically male trans patient who had not had sex-change surgery
A French gynecologist has been “barred from practising for a month because he refused to examine a transgender patient on…
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Education
George Mason University backtracks, says students can criticize tampons in men’s restrooms
Two months after filing a First Amendment lawsuit against George Mason University, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys have reached a favorable…
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Law and Government
Court rules professor had the right to say the N-word in class
Can a professor quote the N-word in class, saying it aloud? A judge in Ohio recently ruled that a professor…
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Unyielding
Good news: The world has passed ‘peak air pollution’
“Global emissions of local air pollutants have probably passed their peak,” reports Our World in Data. The chart shows estimates of…
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Foreign Affairs
Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. in response to Trump imposing a 25% tariff on Canada
Canada is imposing retaliatory tariffs on the United States, in response to Donald Trump imposing 25% tariffs on Canada. Canadian…
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Education
Indiana’s vague intellectual diversity law faces legal challenges
“Litigation over Indiana’s relatively new intellectual diversity bill is in full swing as faculty at state institutions of higher education…
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Science and Technology
Cities used to be very dark
Cities used to be very dark at night, notes Jane Brox’s book Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light. “Before the…
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Economy
The world is getting more equal as wage inequality declines
Left-wing economists such as Thomas Piketty falsely depict the world as a place of rising inequality. His claims are gullibly…
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Education
Intellectually empty ‘antiracist’ center is moving to Howard University from Boston
Ibram Kendi is the famous race-baiting radical who progressive academics and journalists love to quote when they say capitalism is…
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Education
Grand Valley State University illegally offers race-based scholarship, federal civil-rights complaint says
The Equal Protection Project filed a civil-rights complaint against Grand Valley State University for offering 11 race-based scholarships. The Education…
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Science and Technology
Death rates from cardiovascular diseases have fallen rapidly in many nations
“Cardiovascular disease mortality has fallen massively since the 1950s,” reports Our World in Data: The decline is substantial. In the…
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Science and Technology
Most Cambodians now have clean water, and thus no longer get diarrhea
25 years ago, the typical person in Cambodia got nasty diarrhea every year, due to contaminated water, such as drinking…
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Education
Long Island teacher wishes all Trump supporters will choke, ‘suffer long’ and ‘wither away’
A Long Island science teacher has been placed on leave after posting on social media that she wished “all Trump…
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Science and Technology
COVID-19 is getting much milder
“The latest COVID-19 variant appears to be much less virulent than its predecessors, causing fewer hospitalizations and a lower rate…
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Economy
Record-high egg prices likely
“Expect record-high egg prices for most of the year,” CNN says: Americans can continue to expect high prices for eggs…
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Foreign Affairs
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now the biggest in recorded history for the U.S.
“An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in recorded history in the United States,” reports the Topeka…
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Education
Artificially intelligent tutor teaches students more in six weeks than other students learn in two years of school
“World Bank researchers recently published the results of an AI tutoring trial in Nigeria. It was an incredible success: the…
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Education
University of Washington lets leftist mob shut down another conservative event
The University of Washington pays lip service to freedom of speech, but routinely lets leftist mobs disrupt or shut down…
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Education
Nation’s oldest Catholic university to hire transgender studies professor
The nation’s oldest Catholic university is hiring a transgender studies professor for its English department and women’s studies program. Georgetown…
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Foreign Affairs
Remittances from rich countries to poor countries are growing
Some countries are so poor that they would economically collapse if it weren’t for many of their citizens migrating overseas…
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Science and Technology
Scientists discover vast reservoir in Cascade mountains, twice the volume of Lake Mead
“A hidden reservoir of groundwater more than twice the size of Lake Mead is buried inside the Oregon Cascades,” reports…
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Business
Molten salt nuclear reactor advances in Wyoming
Bill Gates wants to develop a safe and clean next generation nuclear plant. His company, TerraPower, is constructing such a…
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Law and Government
Professor fired for reporting black colleague who seemed to be in distress sues for defamation
A Hispanic ex-professor who was fired after calling the police to help a black colleague after mistaking her for a…
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Economy
Ozempic could have far reaching impact on the U.S. economy
Ozempic may be helpful not just in fighting obesity and diabetes, but also in slowing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.…
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Education
Wellesley College holds ‘Queer Bible’ class to explore the ‘queerness of gender’
Wellesley College is offering a “Queer Bible” course as part of its Jewish Studies program,. It provides an “introduction to the…
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Law and Government
Conservative professor’s lawsuit against ASU’s DEI training may proceed, judge rules
A judge in Arizona’s most populous county has ruled that a conservative professor’s lawsuit challenging Arizona State University’s “Inclusive Communities”…
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Unyielding
Bonobos are surviving in war-torn country where most of them live
Bonobos, once called pygmy chimpanzees, are more endangered than chimpanzees, and much rarer. There are at least 250,000 chimpanzees in…
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Law and Government
Indiana plans to remove unnecessary college-degree requirements for state jobs
Indiana’s recently-elected governor is seeking to remove unnecessary college-degree requirements from state jobs. Gov. Mike Braun, who took office this…
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Business
World isn’t running out of metals, contrary to predictions
In the 1970s, many journalists and academics thought that metals the needed for a modern society to function would become…
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Law and Government
Supreme Court to hear interesting parental rights case
On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case that involves the religious rights of parents…
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Law and Government
Supreme Court upholds ban-or-sale law regarding TikTok
“The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States on Sunday unless…
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Law and Government
Rejecting court rulings, Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is part of the Constitution
Judges have concluded that the Equal Rights Amendment was never ratified and is not part of the Constitution. President Biden…
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Law and Government
Creep convicted of obscenity for sending sexually-themed letter to his 14-year-old adopted sister
Obscenity is defined not just by what it is said, but who it is said to. There are things you…
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