Tag: Political/General News
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Opinion | ChatGPT and the New College Education
[ad_1] Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss chatbots and academic dishonesty. Next week we’ll ask, “Recent news stories have reported that Social Security is facing a $22 trillion cash shortfall through 2097, with the system’s trust funds currently projected to cover only 80% of required payouts as soon as 2034. Nearly all the…
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Opinion | Iowa Gives Trump II a Boost
[ad_1] Jan. 15, 2024 11:41 pm ET Donald Trump romped to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night, launching the former President on his quest for a third GOP nomination. The vote nonetheless revealed weaknesses that could pose problems in a general election, so Republicans in New Hampshire should think hard if they want…
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Opinion | In Iowa, It’s a Trump Ball
[ad_1] As the campaign begins, the big story is the 45th president’s commanding lead. [ad_2] Source link
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Opinion | Biden Took New Hampshire for ‘Granite’
[ad_1] Joe Biden is running as if he were unopposed for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he may face a comeuppance in New Hampshire. In the name of “diversity,” the Democratic National Committee demoted the Granite State from its traditional status as the first-in-the-nation primary in favor of South Carolina, where Mr. Biden’s 2020 campaign…
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Opinion | SBF Faces Prison, but ‘Effective Altruism’ Lives On
[ad_1] Proponents of the movement funded the Biden administration’s executive order hindering AI development. [ad_2] Source link
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Opinion | Taiwan’s Victory for Democracy
[ad_1] The press is full of fear and trembling after Taiwan’s people on Saturday elected as president the candidate most disliked by Beijing. How about first celebrating the island nation’s demonstration of a robust Chinese democracy? Taiwanese voters elected Vice President Lai Ching-te with 40% of the vote after a rousing three-way campaign. “In the…
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Opinion | Biden Strikes the Houthis, at Last
[ad_1] The press is reporting that Thursday’s U.S.-British strikes against the Houthis in Yemen risk escalating the current conflict in the Middle East. That’s the wrong way to think about it. The conflict was already escalating. The question has been whether the U.S. and its allies would respond to Houthi efforts, backed by Iran, to…
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Opinion | Georgia’s School-Choice Mulligan
[ad_1] Georgia has entered the second year of its biennial legislative session, and that means second chances. Namely, lawmakers have an opportunity to pass school-choice legislation that failed last year. A good sign is that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is backing the effort early and with apparent conviction. “I firmly believe we can take an…
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‘Madame de Pompadour’: François Boucher’s Portrait of Power
[ad_1] Madame de Pompadour was a power to be reckoned with during the reign of her lover, the French king Louis XV. Born Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, she rose through the proverbial ranks at the court of Versailles starting in 1745, when the king first ennobled her, and she stayed indispensable to Louis long after the…