NYTIMES (Eric Niiler) - U.N. Climate Report Finds Growing Energy Imbalance on Earth
The continued burning of fossil fuels is locking heat in Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land — instead of allowing it to reflect back into space, a new report finds.
NYTIMES (Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli) - In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare?
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the biggest force this country has seen in decades. The crisis in Greenland has energized her, but are voters itching for change?
NYTIMES (Peter Baker) - How Obama’s Strategist Discouraged Biden From Running in 2016
In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Will Iran Blink on the Strait of Hormuz?
Constricting oil exports cuts both ways. The post Will Iran Blink on the Strait of Hormuz? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Will Iran Blink on the Strait of Hormuz? Constricting oil exports cuts both ways. Much of the commentary on the confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz assumes the United States has stumbled into an unprecedented crisis. CNN started the meme, claiming unidentified “sources” leaked a classified briefing saying that what is unfolding is conditioned by confusion and disbelief. The Atlantic followed with a scolding think piece , the New York Times with its own version , and then the New Yorker , calling the unpreparedness “inexcusable.” In reality, Washington and Tehran have fought variations of this maritime contest…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Toby Young) - Britain Is Bringing Back the Blasphemy Laws—and the Free Speech Union is Taking the Government to Court
The government is trying to make criticism of Islam illegal. The post Britain Is Bringing Back the Blasphemy Laws—and the Free Speech Union is Taking the Government to Court appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Britain Is Bringing Back the Blasphemy Laws—and the Free Speech Union is Taking the Government to Court The government is trying to make criticism of Islam illegal. UK Special Coverage I should explain, for American readers, what a judicial review is in the UK. It is not quite the same as suing the government, though it has a similar effect. It is a procedure by which the courts in England and Wales can examine whether a public body—a minister, a local authority, a regulator—has acted unlawfully. If the judges agree that it has, they can quash the decision. Think of it as the British equivalent of…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ivana Greco) - Make Families, Not War
The administration has betrayed its promise of domestic renewal for American families. The post Make Families, Not War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Make Families, Not War The administration has betrayed its promise of domestic renewal for American families. American families are in crisis. In the U.S., fewer young people are getting married, and they are having fewer children. They struggle to afford a first house. They report depression and loneliness at high rates. For those in the Millennial and Gen Y cohorts that do have kids, they worry about what—indeed whether—their children are learning in schools. Groceries are expensive; mortgage rates and housing prices are crushing. Whatever the future holds, America’s young parents know it almost certainly will…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - Will ICE at airports ease or aggravate US 'flightmare'?
Border czar Tom Homan said Immigration and Customs Enforcement will act as a “force multiplier” by handling rudimentary tasks, such as checking IDs.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Channing King) - Fire crews fighting fire, wind in Fuyao Glass blaze
Multiple fire crews are finding their jobs complicated by wind gusts that are coming in with a weather front.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Natasha Zouves) - Venezuelan’s alleged killing of student was ‘100% avoidable’: Official
The Department of Homeland Security said Jose Medina-Medina is a “criminal illegal alien” from Venezuela who was released twice after brushes with the law.