At long last, the quiet weaponization of financial institutions against conservative and religious Americans has been directly called out by the country’s highest elected official. “Many conservatives complain that the banks are not allowing them to do business within the bank,” President Trump said to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan at a World Economic… Continue reading Trump’s Attack on Debanking Is a Win for Conservatives’ Financial Freedom
How Does Life Happen When There’s Barely Any Light?
Their estimate is a conservative one, he added, and it’s possible even fewer photons got through. “The ice cover is quite heterogeneous,” he explained. Because some parts of the sheet might allow more light through than others, the research team selected the upper thresholds of their light measurements. “In the end there’s some variety, and… Continue reading How Does Life Happen When There’s Barely Any Light?
Chicago Can’t Afford to Dance to All That Lefty Teacher Union Jazz
Above, déjà vu all over again: There’s a growing possibility of a teachers’ strike in Chicago like this one in 2012, as the city exemplifies school troubles rocking the nation. By Vince Bielski, RealClearInvestigationsFebruary 5, 2025 After nasty clashes involving character assassinations and a mass resignation, a showdown is drawing closer in Chicago between the… Continue reading Chicago Can’t Afford to Dance to All That Lefty Teacher Union Jazz
The 2024 Election Will Change American Education and Set Global Climate Priorities
[CLIP: Theme music] Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, this is Rachel Feltman. We usually start off the week with a news roundup, but today we’re doing something a little different. On Friday we talked to a few Scientific American editors about how the upcoming election could impact issues of science… Continue reading The 2024 Election Will Change American Education and Set Global Climate Priorities
Teaching for Statesmanship | RealClearEducation
This January marked two momentous occasions in the life of our republic: the funeral of Jimmy Carter and the second inauguration of Donald Trump. Although in some ways the two presidents could not be more different, the pageantry around the celebrations of a life well-lived and a president newly sworn into office is a reminder… Continue reading Teaching for Statesmanship | RealClearEducation
The Law Must Respond When Science Changes
November 4, 2024 5 min read The Law Must Respond When Science Changes What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process By David Faigman & Jeff Kukucka edited by Megha Satyanarayana Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón shakes hands with Joan… Continue reading The Law Must Respond When Science Changes
Chatbot Software Begins to Face Fundamental Limitations
On December 17, 1962, Life International published a logic puzzle consisting of 15 sentences describing five houses on a street. Each sentence was a clue, such as “The Englishman lives in the red house” or “Milk is drunk in the middle house.” Each house was a different color, with inhabitants of different nationalities, who owned… Continue reading Chatbot Software Begins to Face Fundamental Limitations
DEI Must Die for Students to Succeed
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are destroying American education. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)’s recently released scores from the Department of Education reveal that since 2019, American students regressed four to five points in math and reading assessments. A dismal 30% of eighth graders are reading at “NAEP Proficient” and 31% of… Continue reading DEI Must Die for Students to Succeed
Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation
CLIMATEWIRE | ON NAVAJO LAND, Arizona — It was a solar panel array that finally gave Norma Toledo a place to call home. For nights at a time this year, Toledo slept outside a Walmart in the cab of her Toyota Tacoma. But on one milestone day last month, as temperatures dipped below freezing, Toledo… Continue reading Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation
New CIA Director: Evidence Didn’t Support Brennan’s Explosive Trump-Russia Assessment
Ratcliffe’s review found the evidence much weaker than claimed by Brennan, above, and did not support his explosive judgments about President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Donald Trump. In a pre-hearing questionnaire obtained by RealClearInvestigations, Senate Democrats asked Ratcliffe, “Do you agree with the ICA’s judgments,” specifically that “Putin’s goals in influencing the 2016 presidential election… Continue reading New CIA Director: Evidence Didn’t Support Brennan’s Explosive Trump-Russia Assessment