


Anti-alcohol lobbyists have accused the Trump administration of burying a new government-funded report that draws a link between drinking and cancer—and warn that Americans will be harmed as a result. But that’s a claim, made in an article published by Vox earlier this month, that leans on several half-truths, as well as an inaccurate characterization of […]

Yesterday, I provide a list of physical assaults (in technical legal terms, batteries) on Jewish individuals on or near college campuses since 10/7. This post follows up with a list of threats, harassment and intimidation directed at Jews. As in Part I, this is not a complete list, but only a list of incidents which […]

UCLA law professor Joey Fishkin, an advocate for the 2024 “antizionist” encampment at his university, has a lengthy blog post defending the university from Title VI allegations that were the subject of a Becket Fund lawsuit (since settled), and now a federal civil rights action. The heart of the claims is that UCLA violated the […]

Call their employer? “If we want to stop political violence like what happened to Charlie Kirk, we have to be honest about the people who are celebrating it and the people who are financing it,” wrote Vice President J.D. Vance on X, promoting his guest hosting of Kirk’s show, following Kirk’s killing. “When you see […]

The decision of when to begin collecting Social Security benefits is one of the most consequential financial choices an individual will make in their lifetime. For nearly 90% of Americans over the age of 65, Social Security represents a foundational pillar of their retirement income, providing about one-third of all retirement income nationwide. The monthly […]

China’s economy has faced turbulence in recent years. A shrinking workforce, weak productivity growth, and the collapse of major developers such as Evergrande weighed heavily on confidence. Yet, in 2025, the Shanghai Composite index surprised many. It surged 17% year-to-date, outpacing both the S&P 500 and global benchmarks. This performance shows how China’s stock market […]

The global financial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by an increasing focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. This shift is not merely a passing trend but a fundamental recalibration of risk and value. At the forefront of this evolution is a new class of financial instruments: ESG derivatives. These products, a […]

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Moscow Says Kyiv Struck Nuclear Power Plant, as Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day Russia accused Ukraine on Aug. 24 of igniting a fire at a nuclear power plant in the western Kursk region overnight with drone attacks. Several power and energy facilities were hit in overnight strikes, […]

I Am Not Your Enemy, by Reality Winner, Spiegel & Grau, 336 pages, $30 During World War I, the Committee on Public Information—a short-lived agency Smithsonian Magazine would describe in retrospect as “Woodrow Wilson’s propaganda machine”—ran an advertisement titled “Spies and Lies.” “German agents are everywhere, eager to gather scraps of news about our men, […]