• WTF is the American Privacy Rights Act

    Who knows if or when it'll actually happen, but the proposed American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is as close as the U.S. has ever come to a federal law that manages to straddle the line between politics and policy.

  • It's about to get more difficult for Americans to visit Brazil

    Brazil is postponing the requirement of a visa for citizens Australia, Canada and the United States until April 10, 2025. The permit was scheduled to go into effect Wednesday, hours before the government announced it would be delaying it. People interested in obtaining a visa will have to show proof that they have at least $2,000 in their bank account

  • What 'Civil War' Gets Right (and Wrong) About Photojournalism

    Civil War eschews the typical trappings of a combat action movie by turning the lens not toward the soldiers but to the photographers capturing them. And while it excels in some aspects of its portrayal, it falters when it comes to the big stuff. [Read More]

  • Hydrogen trains could revolutionize how Americans get around

    Like a mirage speeding across the dusty desert outside Pueblo, Colorado, the first hydrogen-fuel-cell passenger train in the United States is getting warmed up on its test track. Made by the Swiss manufacturer Stadler and known as the FLIRT (for “Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train”), it will soon be shipped to Southern California, where…

  • things to get done in your garden right now

    Whether you see your garden as a blissful escape or a chore, now is the time to pull on those gloves and get stuck in. National Gardening Day is fast approaching on April 14.

  • You Can Get Babbel on Sale for $150 Right Now

    The subscription comes with access to a catalog of lessons for 14 languages.

  • Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Getting start in right field

    Wisdom will start in right field and bat second in Friday's game against

  • American Workers Get Some Help From an Enlightened German Law

    The following piece by Harold Meyerson appeared in The American Prospect. In Seattle, in 1999, Lefts Old and New converged to mount what is arguably the most far-reaching protest against the corporate domination of the planet. The protests extended well beyond the young enragés’ sit-down strike in the city’s streets, which made it impossible for the… Source

  • Joe Biden Gets Bad News Right Before Speech

    President Joe Biden received bad news on the economy just before his visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that inflation has struggled to progress towards the central bank's target band and that policymakers need more "confidence" that inflation was cooling before they can lower interest rates. A delay in rate cuts could be a blow to Biden as it suggests that borrowing costs are likely to stay higher for longer, stifling areas of the economy...

  • Trump fights the left's lawfare for the constitutional rights of all Americans

    As Americans paid their taxes Monday, a historic event began in New York.

  • Coles CEO admits 'we don't always get it right'

    The chief executive of Coles has admitted the supermarket giant had let down its suppliers following claims the company was underpricing the wholesale value of goods. Speaking before a Senate inquiry into supermarket prices, Coles boss Leah Weckert said the chain needed to improve its relationships with suppliers. It comes following previous allegations at the […]

  • Property Rights Get a Boost From Supreme Court Decision

    A California landowner won his challenge to the constitutionality of a fee a California county charged him to obtain a building permit on Friday. In 2016, George Sheetz of Placerville, CA, attempted to build a home on a parcel of land he owned. When he applied for a building permit, he was gobsmacked to learn that in addition to typical fees, he had to pony up $24,000 for a "traffic impact mitigation fee." A unanimous Supreme Court agreed with Sheetz that the "mitigation" fees he had been...