In this age of rage, it is common for people to become the very thing that they despise in others, jettisoning their most cherished values to strike out at those they hate. [...]

From France to Brazil, left-wing judicial activism is increasingly being used to sideline conservative leaders through legal maneuvers. [...]

For those of us who study American politics, it's always a treat when David Shor pops up to offer his insights on the latest election. [...]

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's recent rightward shift appears to be little more than window dressing, as his company's policies still favor mass censorship. [...]

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles spoke with Lara Trump on FOX News on Saturday for what she describes as her "first and probably only" interview: [...]

Does capitalism need to be fixed? Is it no longer fit for purpose in this modern era, given our environmental ecosystems are under self-evident strain and income gaps are widening to levels not seen since the "robber baron" era? [...]

The Massachusetts senator is hitting the road for a town hall this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, focused on fighting the GOP's tax cut agenda. [...]

Chevron finds itself the victim of a political alliance between the tort bar and Louisiana Republicans. [...]

At an industrial bakery in war-ravaged Gaza City, a conveyor belt that once churned out thousands of pitta breads every day has come to a standstill.The Families Bakery is one of about two dozen supported by the World Food Programme (WFP) that have halted production in recent days due to flour and fuel shortages resulting from an Israeli blockade."All 25 WFP-supported bakeries in Gaza have shut down due to lack of fuel and flour," the UN agency said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that it would "distribute its last food parcels in the next two days". [...]

Wearing a helmet and strapped securely into his four-wheel-drive, Abdelilah al-Rabea tore off across the Saudi desert, kicking up clouds of sand as a crowd of hundreds cheered him on.Every year through the end of April, droves of people flock to Zulfi, more than 200 kilometres northwest of Riyadh, where adrenaline-seeking motorists drive superpowered cars across steep dunes.Dune bashing, or tatees in Arabic, is an adventure sport that involves driving off-road across challenging desert landscapes, and has long been a popular pastime in the oil-rich kingdom. [...]

Two Iranian businessmen have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to procure US parts to build military attack drones, the Justice Department said Tuesday.Hossein Akbari, 63, and Reza Amidi, 62, are charged with money laundering and providing material support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the United States has designated as a foreign terrorist organization.According to court documents, Akbari is chief executive of a company called Rah Roshd while Amidi is the commercial manager. [...]

Republican Sen. Jim Risch made the statement during the nomination hearing for Tom Barrack to be the next US ambassador to Turkey. Barrack emphasized Ankara's strategic role in countering Iran in the region and promoting stability in Syria. [...]

Republican Sen. Jim Risch made the statement during the nomination hearing for Tom Barrack to be the next US ambassador to Turkey. Barrack emphasized Ankara's strategic role in countering Iran in the region and promoting stability in Syria. [...]

This is the second time in under a year that Spanish authorities have arrested individuals with links to Hezbollah. [...]

This is the second time in under a year that Spanish authorities have arrested individuals with links to Hezbollah. [...]

Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to London said Tuesday he would ask Britain to reverse a partial suspension of arms exports to Israel, a decision taken over rights concerns.Warren Stephens, an Arkansas-based investment banker and political donor to Trump named for the coveted diplomatic posting, said he was "a little perplexed" by the decision of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. [...]

The Justice Department also announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals and an Iranian company over their alleged roles in the drone-procurement network. [...]

The Justice Department also announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals and an Iranian company over their alleged roles in the drone-procurement network. [...]

John Tamny, RealClear President Trump is doing major damage to his presidency. And no, this opinion piece is not about tariffs. Much more economically damaging than tariffs is a falling [...]

Michael Lind, New York Post The disastrous post-Cold War era, in which Washington negligently sacrificed American industry to appease communist China and other predatory trading partners, is at [...]

Kimberlee Josephson, Am. Institute for Economic Research Preferential trade terms, like other non-tariff barriers, distort markets and shackle economic growth. [...]

Charles Sauer, RCM In sports, a little [...]

Jessica Walrack, U.S. News & World Report Tax credits reduce tax liability dollar for dollar, while tax deductions reduce taxable income. [...]

Terrence Keeley, RealClearPolitics [...]

Donald Lambro, Washington Times Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has to do two things really well at his convention: Lay out in dramatic terms how bad the Obama economy is and [...]

Ezra Klein, WonkBlog I see that the Republican convention will feature a debt clock ticking away behind the speakers. It will also, as I understand it, consist entirely of speakers who [...]

Rick Newman, US News By now, everybody knows what's wrong with the economy: There aren't enough jobs, Europe is stuck in a financial quagmire and Washington is playing chicken with tax and [...]

Jason Ma, IBD Corporations are scaling back investment, hiring and inventories ahead of steep year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, the most concrete sign to date that uncertainty over the [...]

Would you travel in a vehicle operated entirely by software? Depending on where you live, that might not be an option — or it might be a regular part of your weekly travel routine. But if the idea of getting into the back of a taxi with literally no one behind the wheel leaves you […] The post Waymo’s Robotaxis Are Safer Than You Might Think appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

Some books explore their subjects more deeply than you’d expect. Perhaps due to the mysteries of publishing schedules, we seem to have a lot of them due out in the month of April. Our recommended books this month include comprehensive biographies of James Gandolfini and Rosemary Woodruff Leary and pensive accounts of climate change and […] The post The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This April appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

Spring is finally approaching, and what better way to start off the season than with some new gear? Enter this giveaway with Bleu de Chauffe, the French maker known for their renowned bags, leather goods and more, for the chance to win two new bags and a T-shirt valued at over $1,000. The Postman bag Éclair […] The post Add These to Your Collection of Well-Made Goods appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

Welcome to See/Hear, InsideHook’s deep dive into the month’s most important cultural happenings, pop and otherwise. Every month, we round up the biggest upcoming movie, TV and album releases, ask some cool people to tell us what they’ve been into lately, make you a playlist we guarantee you’ll have on heavy rotation and recommend a classic (or […] The post See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for April 2025 appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

When you think of winter sports legends, your mind probably goes straight to Shaun White. What you might not know, however, is that the five-time Olympian snowboarder founded his own snowsports brand. Whitespace is a premier snow brand known for blending game-changing performance with luxury design. The brand is mainly known for its high-performance snowboards […] The post Shaun White’s Snow Brand Is Taking Up to 25% Off Ski and Snowboarding Gear appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

Have you heard of Thomas Straker? Maybe you know him from his famous “All Things Butter” series wherein he mixes high-quality butter with an array of spices to curate…nice-tasting butter? Or maybe you know him from his viral cooking videos where he loads up plates with British classics, one-pot wonders and a variety of game-forward […] The post All Things Cookware: Meet Your New Knives appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

Performance coach Steve Magness is currently making the podcast rounds for his new book Win the Inside Game, and earlier this month made an appearance on The Rich Roll Podcast. It’s a great listen, but there’s one section in particular that I want to draw your attention to, when Magness identifies an underrated north star […] The post You Should Know Your Mile Time, Even If You’re Not a Runner appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

For soldiers training to join the Army Rangers, changes are on the way to the fitness test that all candidates must pass as part of their curriculum. What’s in and what’s out with this latest update provides a good sense of the Army’s thinking when it comes to physical fitness — and what tests have […] The post New Ranger School Fitness Test Adds Sprints, Drops Sit-Ups appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

If you’re in a committed and monogamous relationship and you begin sending flirty or explicit texts to another person, most people would consider that…if not outright cheating, then certainly cheating-adjacent. What happens if you do the same but the receipient of those texts is an AI chatbot? It’s something to file under “ethical questions that […] The post Are AI Chatbots Changing How We Talk About Cheating? appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

To encounter the history of medicine is to encounter the history of unexpected scientific discoveries. The discovery of penicillin is perhaps the best-known case of a surprising medical breakthrough, but it’s far from alone. And the latest addition to this branch of the annals of science involves a discovery that could help treat e. coli […] The post Researchers Found Promising Antibiotic In Garden Soil appeared first on InsideHook. [...]

Nicholas Slayton, Task & Purpose The short-lived Union Army Balloon Corps in the Civil War was in a way the U.S. military's first air force. [...]

Clare Fitzgerald, warhistoryonline The Purple Heart traces its origins back to the American Revolution. [...]

Mark Cartwright, World History Encyclopedia This gallery of photographs tells the dramatic story of the Second World War (1939-45). The selection aims to reflect the global nature of the [...]

Stephan Blum, The Conversation Based on organic residues - imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level - bronze age wine consumption must be fundamentally [...]

Erin Blakemore, NatGeo The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the tenuous period following the Revolutionary [...]

Greg McKevitt, BBC Charles M Schulz drew his beloved Peanuts strip for 50 years until he retired on 14 December 1999. By then, the unassuming cartoonist had built a billion-dollar empire. [...]

Andrew J. Bacevich, New York Times An implicit question haunts this illuminating and richly detailed memoir by Michael G. Vickers, the senior intelligence official at the center of [...]

Jonathan Jarry, McGill University Did Nazis love yoga? That is the provocative title of one chapter in the recently published book Conspirituality: How New Age [...]

Hannah Osborne, Live Science A giant predator that lived 240 million years ago was decapitated with a single, brutal bite from a deadlier creature, scientists have said. [...]

Agence France-Presse MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War II-era German destroyer off its coast 13 years ago, and recast it as a dove [...]

In the past few years my activities on this site - but I would say more in general, as the same pattern happened also on social media - have progressively shifted away from pure casual blogging and reporting of personal matters to a more focused discussion of scientific topics, always lingering around my research interests. read more [...]

When asked about an effort to ban fluoride in drinking water, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said, "It’s not a bill I care that much about” but he still signed it, despite the health benefits being well-established and claims of harm being the kind of slimy epidemiology that claims "risk" of BPA, weedkillers, PFAS, and too many products to count.Utah wants to be the California of the right-wing; ban things because it matches the politics of their voters and science will be marginalized.(1)read more [...]

It's easy for Greenpeace employees in cities to talk about farming but in the real world, without pesticides we'd lose 78 percent of fruit, 54 percent of vegetables, and 32 percent of cereal crops. Most farmers want to optimize razor-thin margins and protect their biggest asset, land, so they are cautious about spraying too much, but the organic process leads to startling amounts of nitrogen runoff into rivers and ground water. A study claims 31 percent of agricultural soils around the world were at high risk from pesticide pollution while the old ways of German farmers recently showed they were exposing [...]

In this article I'm going to examine how student feedback plays a pivotal role in enhancing learning design and engagement, particularly in online education environments. I will explore the mechanisms by which timely, constructive feedback not only improves course content and delivery but also empowers students as co-creators in the learning process.read more [...]

If you insist you will only eat berries picked by hand near a stream, you are virtue signaling to other wealthy people that you have more money than than they do, while masking it in a halo of claiming to care about taste or renewability or other nature.No one is fooled. That is why restaurants and consumers who fetish-ize wild caught fight while claiming it is more nutritious or tastes better are so cloying. Sure, there can be differences in taste, just like if you give a chicken different feed, but that is easily solvable, and has been, like in [...]

Perhaps the most important thing to get right from the start, in most statistical problems, is to understand what is the probability distribution function (PDF) of your data. If you know it exactly -something that is theoretically possible but only rarely achieved in practice- you are in statistical heaven: you can use the maximum likelihood method for parameter estimation, and you can get to understand a lot about the whole problem. read more [...]

Environmental lawyers, especially lawyers at Natural Resources Defense Council, exist to sue companies and to have casus belli they need to suggest corporations are killing us all. It is no surprise that NRDC has hired lots of lawyers who are anti-vaccine, anti-cell-phone, anti-food (ingredients, colors, the type of seed), anti-nuclear, etc.If you don't know any scientists or Republicans, and NRDC employs neither, it is easy to demonize them because you never have them looking at you over lunch.(1) NRDC knows a Republican insider now. Their former lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is part of the Trump administration and the "mainstream" [...]

The only real way to wipe out H5N1, the bird flu that has been ruining egg prices since last year, is to kill off all the wild birds. That is not practical but what we can do is stop buying raw pet food. All of it. Now. And never start again. You will kill your cat if it is transmitted in that food. And stop buying raw milk. All of it. Now. And never start again.read more [...]

When a tourist visits California, the first thing they notice getting off of the airplane is a warning sign that the material they are near will give them cancer. Then another one. Then another. Soon, they become invisible but not before people do searches to see how much more cancer Californians develop than everyone else.(1)Not only will most things in Walmart have a cancer warning, the building itself can give you cancer. Photo: Hank Campbellread more [...]

The Trump administration announced a major milestone for the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory with the installation of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera on the telescope. Next up is the final phase of testing before capturing "first look" images and then the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time will begin.read more [...]