April 5, 2020

The Economics of Tyranny in Venezuela

GeneralApril 30, 2019

Riot police stand guard as supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido take part in a protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela, April 10, 2019. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters) Hayek predicted it all 75 years…

Why Go West?

US NewsApril 30, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar participates in a news conference in Washington, D.C., February 7, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Immigrants see what is right about the West. That’s why they come. And then too many critique the very…

Divided on unity

US NewsApril 30, 2019

(Pixabay) Americanism, the Confederacy, trade, the Age of Aquarius, and more I’ve been thinking a little about unity, of the national kind. Last Friday, Jonah Goldberg had a (typically) wonderful piece: “Who Cares about National…

13 NFL veterans who have been put on…

SportsApril 30, 2019

SportsPulse: The NFL draft is over. Trysta Krick looks ahead to the story lines that will define the 2019 season for every team in the AFC. USA TODAY The 2019 NFL draft now complete, the…

Dr. Phil apologizes for unknowingly slamming Slippery Rock…

EntertainmentApril 30, 2019

Actress Felicity Huffman is one of 13 parents who negotiated plea agreements in the college admissions scandal. USA TODAY Dr. Phil McGraw is walking back his comments about Slippery Rock University. The daytime talk show host,…

Donald Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One in…

GeneralApril 30, 2019

Speaking to reporters on his way to Atlanta, President Donald Trump says his White House will be "fighting all the subpoenas" issued by House Democrats in their investigations into his administration. (April 24) AP, AP…

18th win by $18: James Holzhauer barely survives…

EntertainmentApril 30, 2019

"Jeopardy!" contestant James Holzhauer broke the show's single-game winning record. Then, he broke his own record a week later. USA TODAY Reigning "Jeopardy!" champ James Holzhauer faced real jeopardy Monday, narrowly winning his 18th straight…

Officials for Venezuela President Maduro say government fighting…

World NewsApril 30, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence called on UN leaders to recognize interim Venezuelan President Juan Guaido and revoke the credentials for the country's current UN ambassador. (April 10) AP, AP Officials loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas…

Florida woman accused of sending pics of males…

Weird & BizarreApril 30, 2019

Breyanna Dean, 24, of New Port Richey, Fla is charged with federal extortion for allegedly sending out pictures of a man's genitals over social media and demanding he pay money for her to stop. A…

Venezuela’s Guaido calls for military uprising while flanked…

World NewsApril 30, 2019

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets Tuesday morning and called for a military uprising, saying he has begun the “final phase” of his plan to oust embattled President Nicolas Maduro. In a…

Pete Davidson spends $400 at McDonalds following Kate…

EntertainmentApril 30, 2019

Pete Davidson was in a generous mood over the weekend. Traveling to Baltimore for his stand-up tour, newly single Davidson spent time with his guy friends and went to a screening of “Avengers: Endgame,” we’re told.…

Google set to lose more than $70 billion…

BusinessApril 30, 2019

Getty Alphabet's stock slid by almost 8% in pre-market trading, slashing the market cap of Google's parent company by about $70 billion to $831 billion. Alphabet reported a 17% rise in first-quarter revenue, its slowest…

Police: 8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore…

GeneralApril 29, 2019

BALTIMORE (AP) — A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven other people, authorities and reports said. Police…

Jewish community will stand tall after synagogue shooting

GeneralApril 29, 2019

POWAY, Calif. (AP) — Eight-year-old Noya Dahan had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when gunshots rang out. Her uncle grabbed her and the other children, leading…

Why Animal Research Is Justified, Sometimes

US NewsApril 29, 2019

A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella virus (MMR) vaccine at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, Wash., March 20, 2019. (Lindsey Wasson/Reuters) People — and sick animals — have a right…

New Directions in Arms Control

World NewsApril 29, 2019

Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile systems at the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2018. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters) Any future treaty must limit all Russian and Chinese nuclear forces. With the…

Huawei Poses a 5G Threat, but Nationalization Is…

BusinessApril 29, 2019

Telecommunications workers install a new antenna system for AT&T’s 5G wireless network in downtown San Diego, Calif., April 23, 2019. (Mike Blake/Reuters) It’s a mystery why free-market advocates are urging the Trump administration to establish…

The Problem with Sanders’s Small Donors

PoliticsApril 29, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in New York City, March 2, 2019. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) He is now winning the money race, thanks to activists. But do we want voters on the fringe setting…

Candidates of a certain age, &c.

PoliticsApril 29, 2019

Joe Biden in September 2018 (Yuri Gripas / Reuters) On Biden, Emperor Naruhito, Bush 43, presidential golf, milkshakes, and more In 1984, the question about Joe Biden was, Will he or won’t he? Will he…