Claudine Gay and America’s Institutions
Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard might seem like a ripe moment for introspection at America’s institutions of higher learning. Alas, they seem to be circling the progressive wagons instead. That’s the message of Ms. Gay’s essay in the New York Times on Thursday that accuses her critics of racism and know-nothingism. “Those who […]
Your Aid Dollars for Palestinian Terrorists
The terrorists who started a war on Oct. 7, according to Palestinian Authority law, will be compensated financially for a massacre well done. The same PA that President Biden wants to run postwar Gaza will reward the murderers’ families with grants followed by monthly stipends for life. That means taxpayers from the U.S. and Europe […]
The Price Germany Pays for Net Zero
Germans stopped counting long ago, but the rest of the world still might be interested in what Europe’s largest economy is paying to accomplish its transition to net-zero carbon emissions. The short answer: There’s a reason Germans prefer not to know. Consider the construction of new green electricity generation capacity, which is a small part […]
What America Can Learn From the Tokyo Crash
Peggy Noonan is an opinion columnist at the Wall Street Journal where her column, “Declarations,” has run since 2000. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2017. A political analyst for NBC News, she is the author of nine books on American politics, history and culture, from her most recent, “The Time of […]
GOP Tees Up a 2016 Repeat
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Trial Lawyers Are Wrecking the Bankruptcy System
By David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lawrence A. Friedman Mass tort exposure has created an epidemic of bankruptcies, affecting organizations from Johnson & Johnson (talcum powder) to the Boy Scouts (sexual abuse). The way this process has unfolded is causing the federal bankruptcy system to come apart, harming the plaintiffs and bankrupt entities alike. Nobody […]
Xi Jinping Faces an Economic Test of Will in 2024
If the most important development of 2024 will be the wave of elections sweeping the democratic world, the second-most important story to watch is China’s economy. It boils down to two questions: What is it that has steeled Xi Jinping’s nerve to drive China into this—possibly necessary—economic turmoil, and can he keep his resolve over […]
Tech Stocks Extend Their New Year Stumble
Tech stocks continued to limp through the first week of January. The Nasdaq Composite notched its fifth consecutive day of losses, following its worst two-day start to the year since 2005. Shares of Amazon.com and Apple weighed on the tech-heavy index, dragging it 0.6% lower with their respective declines of 2.6% and 1.3%. Copyright ©2024 […]
Antisemitism Still Reigns at Harvard
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard President Claudine Gay was forced to resign after being credibly accused of plagiarism, but the crisis facing Harvard’s Jewish community hasn’t gone away. A zealous hatred of Israel has swept our campus, thinly veiling an epidemic of antisemitism. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Source link
‘I’m a bit bitter’: Quebec restaurants reeling over last-minute cancellations
Quebec restaurants say they are reeling over last-minute New Year’s Eve cancellations and no-shows. The practice costs tens of thousands of dollars a year and industry leaders say it’s only getting worse, sparking renewed calls for the province to allow restaurants to charge penalties for customers who decline to appear. On New Year’s Eve, restaurateur […]