ChatGPT and the New College Education
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 jobs […]
Taylor Swift’s Carbon Allowance – WSJ
No one escapes the climate police these days, and that includes Taylor Swift. The pop star has been criticized recently for emitting CO2 on her frequent trips on a private jet to see her beau Travis Kelce play for the Kansas City Chiefs. But not to worry. A spokesperson for the entertainer says Ms. Swift […]
Iran and the Houthis Don’t Get Biden’s Message
President Biden said on the weekend that he had sent a private message to Iran to stop aiding the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Middle East. Apparently it was lost in translation. Iran’s Houthi proxy militia keeps firing missiles at U.S. ships, and two Navy SEALs are missing at sea after a mission to […]
The Gaza Protest at the Cancer Hospital
As if blocking the Brooklyn Bridge or the tunnel into Manhattan weren’t alienating enough to the average New Yorker, pro-Palestinian activists held a raucous march on Monday that included shouting accusations of “genocide” at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Seriously, that actually happened. “MSK, shame on you / you support genocide, too,” the crowd yelled, […]
Troubled Ecuador Needs U.S. Help
Frail democracies in the Americas are struggling to contain transnational criminal gangs, and Ecuador is their latest target. The small country of 17.8 million needs U.S. help to avoid becoming a criminal and terror state. Armed gang members in Guayaquil triggered panic last week when they burst onto a live television set. The population went […]
Stanley Cups Help You Stay Hydrated, But Do You Need That Much Water?
Q: How much water does the average person really need to drink? And is there such a thing as too much? If you’re not sipping from a 64-ounce Stanley cup all day, are you even alive? Hydration is once again having a moment — TikTok videos with the #watertok hashtag now have over one billion […]
Broad Losses Pull Stock Indexes Lower
Updated Jan. 16, 2024 4:34 pm ET Stocks opened the week lower, hinting at why some investors believe the “everything rally” of late 2023 will be hard-pressed to continue. All three major indexes are in the red for 2024 after Tuesday’s session. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.2%. The […]
The House G.O.P.’s Incredible Shrinking Majority
When Republicans assumed control of the House early last year after winning a narrow majority in the 2022 midterms, Representative Earl Blumenauer, a veteran Democrat from Oregon, made a bold prediction: His party had a slight chance of reclaiming power before the next election — through sheer attrition. Republicans commanded just a thin edge over […]
Trump Takes the Iowa Caucus, and the GOP Is His
Those who thought it was still Reagan’s party were proved wrong Monday night. Source link
Chevron Deference Is a Case of Too Much Judicial Restraint
By David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman Conservatives often criticize liberal jurists for “judicial activism”—disregarding laws passed by elected legislators and imposing their own policy preferences instead. On Wednesday the Supreme Court will consider whether to overturn a precedent that went too far in the other direction by surrendering the judicial role of […]