by Jonah Goldberg The controversy over the Biden administration’s decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions reminded me of my old boss William F. Buckley’s famous rejoinder […]
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The cruel economics of life-saving drugs
by Rekha Basu Ajit “Ayaan” Sharma, a skinny 11-year-old with dark eyes that gleam like headlights, bounces around a New Delhi home on the balls of his […]
How the Titanic’s tragic wreck became a money-making scheme
by Stephen Mihm The ill-fated passengers who died trying to visit the wreck of the Titanic paid an extraordinary price for the privilege: $250,000 each. This is […]
We never use torture, nuclear weapons or cluster munitions, unless we need to
by John M. Crisp No terrain is more difficult to defend than the moral high ground. As a rule, however, America has done a decent job of […]
Supreme Court’s term contained some surprising gifts for Democrats
by Jackie Calmes Even a broken clock is right twice a day, as the saying goes. The same lopsidedly right-wing Supreme Court that since June 2022 has […]
A declaration of non-independence — for women
by Carla Hall If men could get pregnant, the saying goes, the Declaration of Independence might well have declared that all men are endowed with the right […]
303 Creative decision opens the door to discrimination
by Elizabeth Sepper On the final day of Pride Month, the Supreme Court delivered a blow to gay rights. In 303 Creative vs. Elenis, the conservative supermajority […]
Thriving, not just surviving
by Steven Roberts By barring the use of race in college admissions, the Supreme Court has focused attention on a critical question: Who gets into the most […]
Drag and First Amendment are fabulous together
by Scott A. Leadingham A deluge of headlines about state laws to restrict drag performances like drag story hours at libraries make it seem like these are […]
Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss drug better than Ozempic
by Lisa Jarvis New data from an experimental drug being developed by Eli Lilly & Co. raises an intriguing question about obesity treatments: How low can the […]