Politics

Overall, immigration has both positive and negative effects, something rarely acknowledged by advocates on either side.  read more »

In the coming US presidential election, the key battleground lies with the working and middle classes.  read more »

It’s the First Amendment for a reason: free speech is a fundamental prerequisite for liberal democracy.  read more »

In the 3rd century BC, the Roman Empire was on its knees. Hannibal had smashed its armies, and Rome itself seemed within his grasp.  read more »

Good vibrations aren’t a policy platform. While Kamala Harris is campaigning on a promise to create an “opportunity economy,” employers are fleeing her home state of California.  read more »

The emergence of artificial intelligence marks the latest acceleration of the digital age.  read more »

The Midwest will decide who wins the White House in November. Much has been written about Kamala Harris’s not-so-subtle appeal to Michigan’s Muslim voters, and her choice of Tim Walz as running mate  read more »

There are a lot of parallels between the paths of J.D. Vance and Pete Buttigieg.

Though close to the same age, Vance (40) and Buttigieg (42) don’t superficially seem to have much in common.  read more »

About 15 years ago, I visited a high-ranking official at the Department of Energy at his office in Washington. We chatted for 30 minutes about the obstacles facing nuclear energy deployment in the US  read more »

Kamala Harris and her new sidekick, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, have opened their vibes-based campaign with a faux-populist platform.  read more »