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Pick your poison: Heat stroke or air conditioning?

If you asked my dad the top three causes of illness worldwide, here's what he'd say: No. 3: Walking around inside the house barefoot. No. 2: Leaving the house with wet hair. No. 1: Air conditioning. I understand not being accustomed to air conditioning. He didn't grow up with it. In Greece, ...

The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York

Zohran Mamdani's lead in first choices in New York City's ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth and fifth choices of trailing candidates are allocated to candidates voters ranked lower, mean that he'll be the Democratic nominee for mayor of the ...

The coming police state

We have seen this before. A foreign entity attacks American persons or property and the government warns that its sleeper cells have infiltrated the United States and it is somehow necessary to expand the powers of the government and shrink protections for civil liberties — and this ...

Fast-changing events making, or remaking, history

Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven days from now, things may well have changed -- significantly. In such times, a historian's perspective may be helpful. Fortunately, the two most eminent ...

Donald Trump is a Republican moderate

We're used to thinking of Republican moderates as nice people from Blue states or swing districts, who speak in dulcet tones and oppose going "too far" on anything. These politicians still exist, but the image of the Republican moderate is out of date. Think less of Susan Collins, the ...

The Wall Street Journal says Trump ‘meets the moment’ on Iran

The Wall Street Journal says Trump “meets the moment” on Iran President Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s three most significant nuclear sites on Saturday helped rid the world of a grave nuclear threat and was a large step toward restoring U.S. deterrence. It also creates an ...