Last month, the House of Representatives proudly voted to ban TikTok unless its corporate parent sells the app within six months. But proponents eager to strike a blow against the Chinese government…
By Daniel Lyons | April 3, 2024
For years now, sports experts and culture warriors alike have been fiercely contesting the issue of whether transwomen (males who live and identify as women) should be eligible to compete…
By Carole Hooven | March 22, 2024
The City and County of Honolulu about four years ago filed a “public nuisance” lawsuit against the energy producers, attempting to hold them liable for the purported effects of anthropogenic climate change…
By Ben Zycher | March 19, 2024
In a development that can surprise no one, the Biden administration is reportedly planning to delay the schedule of its “multi-pollutant emissions standards” rule to force a massive shift to electric vehicles (EVs). The…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 6, 2024
We’ve come a long way since the days of Harry Truman. In the modern Beltway, policymakers strive mightily to see to it that the buck stops somewhere else. Presidents blame Congress for…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 29, 2024
South Korea is the latest in a string of nations to prohibit Deepseek’s groundbreakingchatbot from operating, joining Australia, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Italy, and manyothers, including America, that…
By Michael M. Rosen | February 27, 2024
I am sufficiently old — and then some, distressingly — to remember 1973. Among the prominent memories of that year were the large international price increases for oil, the long lines…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 16, 2024
Suppose that a strong earthquake were to destroy a sizable part of a city. The rebuilding process would involve massive investment, procurement of materials and services, and employment. But can anyone believe…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 14, 2024
The Biden administration’s move to stop approving liquefied natural gas exports is a breathtaking decision to exacerbate climate change and air pollution, betray our allies, and kill clean energy investment. It is a rare, lose-lose…
By James W. Coleman | February 13, 2024
Say what you will about the myriad confusions and inconsistencies characterizing the overall Biden administration policy agenda, both foreign and domestic, it nonetheless is fair to describe its climate agenda as single-minded, particularly in the context…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 12, 2024
Mr. Verret argues that Never Trumpers should vote for Mr. Trump because Mr. Trump “is the only alternative to” Mr. Biden’s leftist policies. Most of Mr. Biden’s policies have been…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 29, 2024
Should you doubt the magnitude of the Biden administration’s ideological crusade against fossil fuels, merely consider the recent reports that the Department of Energy is considering the addition of a “climate test”…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 25, 2024
Since early December, the end of my 20-year career teaching at Harvard has been the subject of articles, op-eds, tweets from a billionaire, and even a congressional hearing. I have become a poster child…
By Carole Hooven | January 17, 2024
“Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.” This timeless wisdom was articulated by Edmund Burke, a famous philosopher, member of the House of Commons…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 17, 2024
The Covid-19 pandemic was a disaster. Over a million Americans died—many in isolation in hospitals and nursing homes, far from their friends and family—and millions more became seriously sick, lost…
By Brian J. Miller | M. Anthony Mills | November 6, 2023