Everyone has a job-search horror story or knows someone who does. After flying my husband to Chicago for a day-long interview, one company told him the position […]
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Heat waves are deadlier than hurricanes. Let’s make them natural disasters, too
Unlike other natural disasters, extreme heat doesn’t topple buildings, flood streets or turn road signs into missiles. It doesn’t provide a dramatic backdrop for daredevil weather reporters. […]
U.S. exceptionalism is dead no matter who wins the election
A facile way to frame the future of American foreign policy is to set up two scenarios as a binary choice. If former President Donald Trump returns […]
Accessto new Alzheimer’s treatments bogged down by Medicare
Alzheimer’s is a progressive, fatal disease that boggled scientists for a century.In the past 30 years, $42 billion has been invested in research and development of drugs […]
Going all-in on EVs hurts. Just ask Hertz
Despite efforts by central planners to force Americans into electric vehicles, the overwhelming majority of consumers still prefer gasoline-powered cars. Failing to recognize that reality can be […]
Population decline isn’t the problem. Hungry kids are
Humanity is about to turn a major population corner, according to a new estimate. A recent article in the Lancet predicts that by 2030, we’ll no longer […]
We are bowling alone
A quarter century has passed since Robert Putnam released “Bowling Alone,” his heralded work on America’s decaying social fabric. The book was sobering at the time. Things […]
Saving the pill: SCOTUS averts disaster with mifepristone ruling
Last week, the nation dodged a bullet with the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision tossing a lawsuit that had sought to end the decades-old FDA approval of the […]
The Supreme Court’s role in our partisan polarization has been greatly exaggerated
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Supreme Court, like the country, is deeply divided along partisan and ideological lines. But this overlooks the court’s historic recent run of […]
Adam McGilton
Adam Andrew McGilton, age 69, passed away on June 18, 2024, at his home in Morgantown, after a brief illness.He was born Jan. 13, 1955, in Morgantown […]
