- ChatGPT and the New College EducationStudents discuss whether chatbots and generative AI are creating an academic-dishonesty culture in universities. ... read more
- Taylor Swift’s Carbon AllowanceHow not to feel guilty about private jet travel? Meet CO2 offsets. ... read more
- Iran and the Houthis Don’t Get Biden’s MessageTwo Navy SEALs are missing from a mission to seize Iran’s weapons. ... read more
- The Gaza Protest at the Cancer HospitalThey yelled ‘shame’ and ‘genocide’ at Memorial Sloan Kettering. ... read more
- Troubled Ecuador Needs U.S. HelpSomething like Plan Colombia is needed to combat criminal gangs. ... read more
- Biden Wins the GOP Iowa CaucusNow he has to beat Donald Trump, the rival he helped pick. Invoking Hitler isn’t helping. ... read more
- A Disqualified Trump Could Still Appear on the BallotThe Supreme Court could split the difference, leaving it up to Congress to decide his fate if he wins election. ... read more
- To Combat Antisemitism, Understand Its VarietyIt isn’t always a matter of simple hatred. Sometimes it springs from ideology or is a product of ignorance. ... read more
- The Electric-Vehicle Cheating ScandalA government rule makes them look nearly seven times as efficient as they are. ... read more
- Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Debate DeSantis?Another political norm seems to be going by the wayside in this odd political season. ... read more
- Trump Takes the Iowa Caucus, and the GOP Is HisThose who thought it was still Reagan’s party were proved wrong Monday night. ... read more
- Chevron Deference Is a Case of Too Much Judicial RestraintThe precedent strips judges and lawmakers of legitimate power and hands it to bureaucrats. ... read more
- Iowa Gives Trump II a BoostNew Hampshire is the best chance to make it a real GOP race. ... read more
- The Case for the Supreme Court to Overturn Chevron DeferenceA 40-year-old judicial doctrine has become a license for regulators to grab power from Congress. ... read more
- Palestinian ‘Pay for Slay’ Keeps GrowingBlinken touts reform while the PA adds more terrorists to the payroll. ... read more
- The Politicized EV Charger ‘Revolution’A federal agency dumps money on projects tied up by its own rules. ... read more
- In Iowa, It’s a Trump BallAs the campaign begins, the big story is the 45th president’s commanding lead. ... read more
- The Humiliation of Davos ManHe isn’t taking over the world. He’s pleading with the world to trust him. ... read more
- The Welfare State Robs Peter to Pay PeterSome 20% of benefits cycle back to the government through taxes on recipients. ... read more
- New York’s Voter SuppressionClosed primaries and early registration deadlines make it hard to cast a ballot that counts. ... read more
- Federal Contracting Is the Next DEI TargetCompanies are required to meet strict hiring ‘goals’ that would be illegal anywhere else. ... read more
- Biden Took New Hampshire for ‘Granite’Like LBJ in 1968, he didn’t bother to get on the ballot. Will next week’s primary be an unpleasant surprise? ... read more
- The Future Is Unpredictable Even When It’s CertainYou don’t know in advance what your parents’ death will be like. The same is true of this year’s election. ... read more
- Hertz, Tesla and the Perils of CEO GroupthinkThe rental company was far from alone in making a losing bid on electric cars. ... read more
- SBF Faces Prison, but ‘Effective Altruism’ Lives OnProponents of the movement funded the Biden administration’s executive order hindering AI development. ... read more
- California Invents a Crazy New TortGolden State judges rule that Gilead can be sued for taking too long to develop an HIV drug. ... read more
- Taiwan’s Victory for DemocracyThe island nation’s voters show China what self-government looks like. ... read more
- Biden Strikes the Houthis, at LastIt may take more than one military strike to restore U.S. deterrence. And Iran looms in the background. ... read more
- Is There a Constitutional Right to Vagrancy?The Supreme Court will consider if cities can enforce public order. ... read more
- Georgia’s School-Choice MulliganGov. Brian Kemp is making an ESA bill that failed last year a 2024 priority. ... read more
- Jimmy Lai’s Offense: Tweets and Op-edsThe publisher is basically on trial for committing journalism. ... read more
- ‘Madame de Pompadour’: François Boucher’s Portrait of PowerThe lover of Louis XV pauses in thought amid a resplendent setting in a painting that testifies to her status as one of the 18th century’s supreme tastemakers. ... read more
- Davos Devotees Deindustrialize EuropeIn the name of green utopia, political leaders are quietly killing vital energy-intensive industries. ... read more
- Notable & Quotable: The White House Culture Has Changed‘There’s this whole, ‘You’re not the boss of me’ attitude now,’ says James Carville of junior staffers. ... read more
- The FCC vs. the News in Your NeighborhoodLocal broadcasting might have a future if the agency’s ownership rules would get out of the way. ... read more
- When Terrorists Talk, They ListenMemri, the Middle East Media Research, Institute fights Hamas by telling the world what its leaders are saying. ... read more
- 19 Books We Read This WeekA new biography of T.E. Lawrence, Einstein’s genius, a political party’s transformation and more. ... read more
- ‘Marvels of My Own Inventiveness’ Review: Investigation and DiscoveryAn exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum encourages visitors to avoid relying on artists’ biographies and think for themselves. ... read more
- Why No One Goes Out to Eat in D.C. AnymoreMisguided public policy has led to fear on the streets and surcharges on restaurant bills. ... read more
- Both Sides Threaten DemocracyThe Jan. 6 riot was a national disgrace, but Biden should push his own party to respect norms. ... read more
- Davos and the Rise of MistrustInstead of trying to be more like government, big corporations should try to be more like small business. ... read more
- Give Yahya Sinwar the Eichmann TreatmentA public trial of Hamas’s leader would educate the world about its atrocities. ... read more
- The Voters Finally Get Their SayEach party seems set to make a big mistake, but a Trump-Biden rematch isn’t yet inevitable. ... read more
- Gavin Newsom Objects—to UsThe California Governor sure is touchy about the Assembly’s wealth tax. Is he worried more people will flee his state on his watch? ... read more
- Anthony Fauci Fesses UpIt turns out the six-feet social-distancing rule had no scientific basis. ... read more
- The New Segregation on CampusUCLA’s medical school divides students by race to teach ‘antiracism.’ ... read more
- Genocide Gets Political at the U.N.South Africa volunteers to be legal counsel for Hamas at the International Court of Justice. ... read more
- Superstar Romances, Then and NowIn the 1950s, it was DiMaggio and Monroe. Today, it’s Kelce and Swift. ... read more
- How ‘Evangelical’ Are Iowa’s Evangelicals?The adulteration of a theological term into a secular political and demographic label. ... read more
- Trump vs. the Non-RINOsDeSantis and Haley are both products of the Republican Party he transformed. ... read more
- A Fiscal Commission on the National Debt? Good Luck With ThatThe best way to avert a crisis is to reform entitlement spending. The next best way is growth. ... read more
- A Message for UkraineWednesday’s Republican debate suggests Washington will be putting more conditions on aid. ... read more
- The President’s Men Don’t Go AWOLThere’s no such thing as ‘personal time’ when you work for the guy in the Oval Office. ... read more
- Christie’s Good Deed for the GOPNow the race to be the alternative to Trump boils down to Haley and DeSantis. ... read more
- When Biden, Trump and DeSantis Agree on Something, Watch OutThey all want to import Canadian drugs—and Ottawa’s price controls. ... read more
- Democrats Squeeze Nonunion Car MakersThirty-three Senators demand unionization without fair elections. ... read more
- Hunter Biden’s Contempt of Congress CircusHouse Republicans put teeth in their subpoenas for the first son. ... read more
- Haley and DeSantis Hunt for ‘Big Mo’Donald Trump might win next week’s Iowa caucuses, but could a strong No. 2 pick up some momentum? ... read more
- Reports of DEI’s Death Are Greatly ExaggeratedSo long as the implicit-association test is in circulation, the myth of a mostly racist U.S. will live. ... read more
- Another Biden Money GrabHouse testimony contradicts a White House claim on ethics. ... read more
- The Biden-Trump Foot-Shooting ContestUnforced errors from an AWOL defense secretary to promises of Jan. 6 pardons. ... read more
- Wait a Minute, Mr. PostmanA Postal Service clerk said it could take months to repaint a vandalized mailbox. ... read more
- Will Trump ‘Destroy’ Democracy?According to Joe Biden, the dictator-in-waiting has gone 0-60 in court. ... read more
- Blocking the Road Is Civil TerrorismLike terrorists, disruptive protests prey on law-abiding citizens to achieve their political goals. ... read more
- The Donald Trump Ballot ProblemStudents discuss the former president’s eligibility and his 2024 campaign. ... read more
- Who’s Afraid of Nikki Haley?Trump turns his attacks on the former Governor, who is rising in the GOP primary polls. ... read more
- Who Hates AP Tests?Not the students at the Success Academy charter schools in New York where 1,317 will take the advanced placement tests. ... read more
- Secretary Austin’s Strange Health SecrecyIt turns out the Defense chief was in the hospital for complications after surgery for prostate cancer. His silence was bad judgment. ... read more
- California’s Wealth Tax ArrivesDemocrats want to tax assets to fill the state’s $68 billion budget hole. ... read more
- Chevron Deference Was Fun While It LastedA doctrine meant to give power to experts ended up promoting partisan lurches in policy instead. ... read more
- Will the Supreme Court Keep Trump off the Ballot?The justices face many questions as they review a case involving Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. ... read more
- Can Harvard Learn Anything From Ralph Waldo Emerson?A university should be a home for those who seek truth, not a madrassa of the progressive left. ... read more
- Notable & Quotable: Trump Unenthusiasm Gap‘If a Trump voter thinks the election will be stolen, it’s a lot easier to decide to not wait 20 minutes in a line to vote.’ ... read more
- Boeing and the Automation StandoffA plane maker has too many constituencies to please, and it doesn’t help safety. ... read more
- For Country and for YaleA new reform movement among the professoriate aims to prioritize the pursuit of knowledge. ... read more
- Ehud Olmert’s Missed Shot at HamasHe was with Arab leaders when Mohammed Deif was in the IDF’s sights, so he had no choice but to say no. ... read more
- Claudine Gay’s ‘My Truth’ and the TruthHer ouster as Harvard president is a chance to reflect on the real value of diversity. ... read more
- Speaker Johnson’s Spending DealHouse Republicans have a chance to show they can actually govern. ... read more
- Why Taiwan’s Election MattersVoters on the island are united in support of democracy, no matter who wins. ... read more
- Elon Musk vs. the Administrative StateSpaceX fights an NLRB attack on the company’s employment practices. ... read more
- Class Actions and the Candy BarA trial lawyer targets the Hershey Co. over seasonal chocolates. ... read more
- Biden and Political NormsThe president’s allies won’t let longtime traditions inconvenience him. ... read more
- Washington Can’t Let the Houthis Take YemenTheir Red Sea shipping assault shows they pose a threat to U.S. interests. So let’s pose one to theirs. ... read more
- Gay’s Ouster May Prove a Pyrrhic VictoryChanging the culture needs a measured, persistent approach. ... read more
- The Contempt of Hunter BidenWhy not the same standard for the president’s son we had for Steve Bannon? ... read more
- Javier Milei and Argentina’s Lessons for AmericaDespite its failures, Perónism is proving a temptation to the left and right in the U.S. ... read more
- A Dog Groomer Marks Her Territory‘No messing with my clients,’ she ordered my friend’s son, who had tried to clean up some errant fur. ... read more
- A New American Tries to Buck Up His CountrymenI humbly suggest that the self-loathing left and the pessimistic right have both managed to get it wrong. ... read more
- Genocide in My ClassroomIncitement is a crime, but I teach my students that there’s a clear distinction between ideas and violence. ... read more
- Republicans, Don’t Reject Border ProgressSome in the House GOP want to preserve the chaos as a campaign issue rather than solving the problem. ... read more
- The 2020 Election All Over AgainFriday’s campaign exchanges showed what we all have to look forward to. Ugh. ... read more
- The Supreme Court to the Ballot RescueTrying to ban opposition-party candidates from the ballot will spread unless the Justices stop it. ... read more
- Putin Sends Nukes to BelarusHe wants to scare NATO into ending its military support for Ukraine. ... read more
- Is AMLO Blackmailing Biden?Controlling migration flows ensures the Mexican president a pass on democracy. ... read more
- James Gwartney Made Economics AccessibleHe helped popularize free-market ideas and even brought them to post-Soviet Russia. ... read more
- The Most Spoken Words in GlasgowWhen someone says, ‘Would anyone like a cup of tea,’ he isn’t offering the best-tasting thing one’s ever had. But that isn’t the point. ... read more
- Joe Biden and Bob Casey Fail the Israel TestWatching videos of Hamas atrocities reinforced my opposition to their policy of appeasing Iran. ... read more
- Claudine Gay and the Cheating Crisis on CampusAcademic dishonesty and crime are alike: No one will prosecute them if justice is hard to come by. ... read more
- Notable & Quotable: St. Louis Mask Mandate‘We are experiencing a seasonal increase in respiratory illness, which is typical for this time of year.’ ... read more
- Harvard, Claudine Gay and the Education of Bill AckmanHe earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. at the university. They didn’t prepare him for what he learned Oct. 8. ... read more