If you need an example of how detached from reality some governments have become, look no further than the United Kingdom. Over the last few years, its crackdown on knives has reached new heights of absurdity. In some areas, the government is banning the sale and possession of specific kitchen ...
Gen Z was expected to be more instrumental in the 2024 presidential election than they turned out to be. Despite their active engagement in political discourse online, only 42 percent turned out to vote, down from 50 percent in 2020. While the reasons for this vary, one core issue can be ...
On Election Day, we were bracing for widespread attempts at election interference. Instead, what transpired was a relatively smooth Election Day. Unfortunately, recent cuts by the Trump administration to critical support for state and local election offices will make it harder to ensure future ...
One year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge crumbled into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, killing six people, the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest report on the state of America’s bridges, roads, rail and other infrastructure. While the news in ASCE’s 2025 Report ...
Artificial intelligence’s takeoff may well be this century’s dominant economic event. Among its other effects will be soaring demand for electricity from large AI-driven data centers, each that can use as much power as a city. AI’s growth and potential will be governed by affordable and ...
It’s been a decade since most Americans heard about “Operation Choke Point,” the Barack Obama administration’s effort to target politically disfavored businesses and their customers by forcing banks to close their accounts. Yet, the dangerous legacy of this controversial policy has ...
