Posts by Swedan Margen
Injustice Toward Barrett | National Review
A good justice on an outstanding Court should not be publicly abused. Source link
Read MoreAs Trump reports $2.2 billion in 2025 income, ethics experts raise alarms
Ethics experts sounded the alarm Wednesday after new financial disclosure reports revealed that President Trump’s income ballooned to $2.2 billion in 2025, with $1.4 billion coming from various new cryptocurrency-related businesses. “It’s bribery. It’s graft. It’s exploitation of public power for private financial gain,” said Kathleen Clark, a law professor at Washington University and an…
Read MoreBritain: Rearranging the Deck Chairs | National Review
The Week of June 21, 2026: Air conditioning, SpaceX, gas prices, and much more. Source link
Read MoreEight Great American Novels
You know what they say: a semiquincentennial happens only once, but great American literature is forever. Whether we can all agree on what makes a novel a great American one is another story (considering we can’t agree on much these days). To me, Curtis Sittenfeld’s “American Wife” fits the description. It’s the fictionalized story of…
Read MoreGas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
A federal lawsuit alleging that gas companies in California are colluding to keep prices high through their use of AI-powered software will test the state’s antitrust law at a time of growing concerns about the effects of technology on the high cost of living. Filed on behalf of three drivers last week, the proposed class-action…
Read MoreAfter Amazon drops OpenAI movie ‘Artificial,’ film finds new home at Neon
A Hollywood portrayal of OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman portrayed by actor Andrew Garfield will be released later this year, after Amazon MGM Studios dropped the movie. “Artificial,” which chronicles Altman‘s 2023 ouster from OpenAI and his reinstatement as CEO, was acquired by Neon, the studio announced Tuesday. “The acquisition underscores Neon’s commitment to partnering…
Read MoreBirthright Citizenship After Barbara | National Review
Congress is not powerless to stop the worst aspects of birthright citizenship. Source link
Read MoreU.S. Power, Not International Law, Determines Whether the Strait of Hormuz Is Open | National Review
It has been historically open because the regime in Tehran understood that America would not tolerate Iranian restrictions. Source link
Read MoreAnthropic partners with California to expand AI use by government workers
Anthropic teamed up with California to get more state workers to use its artificial intelligence assistant Claude as part of an effort to leverage technology to make the government more efficient. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who announced the partnership on Monday, said state agencies will be able to access Claude at a 50% discount. Free training…
Read MoreUkraine Has Been Liberated (from Us) | National Review
Washington’s lack of interest has, paradoxically, helped Kyiv in some ways. Source link
Read MoreAt Pacha New York, an Infamous Night Club Is Reborn
By the time Rampa arrived on the decks, a bit before 1 a.m., the crowd was congealing into a congenial blur: serious dancers with their eyes closed, celebratory guys in basketball jerseys, swaying couples, groups of friends interested more in one another than in the guy in the booth. He had brought with him Prospa,…
Read MoreSomething Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science
One hardly needs a list of blue zones to think of commonsense ways to improve life span. We can invest in biomedical research and enact laws and regulations to reduce pollution, design walkable neighborhoods, establish safe public spaces, create affordable housing, and curb smoking. Such strategies might not trend on TikTok, but they would be…
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