Science
The U.S. officially rejoined the Paris climate accord on Friday to much media and European applause. Our guess is that China is the most pleased because it knows the accord will restrict American energy while Beijing gets a decade-long free ride.
Science
The oddest part about the effort to stifle debate over COVID-19’s origin is even the experts agree we still don’t know the answer. There is a prevailing theory, but nobody knows precisely where COVID-19 originated.
Politics
_The nation was braced for chaos. Liberal groups had vowed to take to the streets, planning hundreds of protests across the country. Right-wing militias were girding for battle. In a poll before Election Day, 75% of Americans voiced concern about violence. Instead, an eerie quiet descended.
U.S.A.
_President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House to board Marine One before the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden on January 20.
Politics
Have you renounced your white privilege? Your unconscious bias probably hasn’t been eradicated in the last week, so it will need attention. But don’t worry.
U.S.A.
The Trump years had something for almost everyone. Progressives had the satisfaction of righteousness and a justification for daily outrage.
Politics
The Robb firing illustrates the falsehood of both those narratives. For all Mr. Trump’s bad manners, his administration’s actions were largely by the book. Mr. Trump never fired Richard Griffin, Barack Obama’s NLRB general counsel, who served nine months to the end of his term in 2017.
U.S.A.
Weltwoche: Victor Davis Hanson, ist Donald Trump schuld an den Angriffen auf das Kapitol? Hat der Präsident seine Anhänger zu Gewalt angestiftet?
Politics
No. 1: Turn off the TV. No. 2: Read news from a variety of sources. No. 3: Speak with more people outside your political bubble.
Politics
Wiederholt sich 2008? Wird in Europa erneut ein amerikanischer Präsident der Demokraten mit Erwartungen und Hoffnungen geradezu überfrachtet? Vorbei war all der Optimismus schon nach der ersten Amtszeit von Barack Obama 2012 ...
Politics
When white supremacists and counterprotesters descended on Charlottesville in 2017, police didn’t issue riot gear, close streets, or call immediately for state or federal backup. And it wasn’t because they weren’t forewarned or lacked intelligence on what was about to happen.
Politics
A politician has to work hard to destroy a legacy and a future in a single day. President Donald J. Trump managed it.