A history professor who taught at Harvard University for 40 years wrote a scathing letter slamming the Ivy League institution over its “exclusion of white males.” Professor James Hankins wrote in a piece titled “Whit I’m Leaving Harvard” that his decision to retire “was not a sudden one,” and that he’d made up his mind in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the White House cannot lapse its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a watchdog that has long drawn the ire of congressional Republicans. In a ruling, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote that the CFPB should continue to […]
Authored by Roger Kimball via American Greatness, To listen to the chatter of the Important People, you would think that a “decent and elevated conservatism”™ was about to return, has returned, or is just about to triumph in the person of—cue the drum roll—Mike Pence, former vice president and perpetual Mr. Goody Two-Shoes. Yes, […]
New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has named retired EMS chief Lillian Bonsignore to run the FDNY, and the pick has generated some legitimate skepticism from those who believe that she wasn’t picked for her qualifications. The appointment makes Bonsignore only the second woman to serve as fire commissioner and the first openly gay […]
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Silver’s parabolic rise has been remarkable. Its price has more than doubled this year and is nearly three times higher than in 2023. The current surge closely mirrors two previous price jumps shown below. In this article, we examine the two similar price surges shown below to provide context […]
The process of business verification has been a burning issue to companies that have been in regulated and high-risk business settings. In the course of onboarding vendors, merchants, or corporate clients, firms should make sure that the firms which they are interacting with are valid, legal, and conducting business in the industry they state. SIC […]
The Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO compensation package from Tesla, reversing lower-court rulings that had twice voided the award and bringing an end to a yearslong legal fight over one of the largest pay packages in corporate history, according to CNBC. In a per curiam decision issued Friday, the court ruled […]
A newly filed patent suggests Tesla may be preparing to embed Starlink dishes directly into vehicle roofs, bringing connectivity costs in-house under Starlink rather than continuing to pay third-party carriers like AT&T. Such a move would unlock space-based, high-speed internet for vehicles. Notably, some Tesla owners are already mounting Starlink Mini dishes onto their vehicles, […]
Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, Every year, The College Fix likes to remind readers of what higher education declared racist in the past 12 months. From Taylor Swift, to liking Mozart, our scholars and so-called “experts” never cease to find racism hiding under every rock and in every tree. The list is grouped as reasonably […]
Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: As we step back and look at 2025—politically, economically, technologically, and culturally—which developments mattered the most? Doug Casey: Politically, and in every other way, it’s all about Trump. As Shakespeare said of Julius Caesar, “he doth bestride the narrow world. Like a Colossus, and we petty men. Walk under his huge legs and […]
