THEFEDERALIST (Auguste Meyrat) - More Brewpubs And Museums Won’t Revive Cities Like Dallas, But Better Schools And More Cops Will
Dallasites need to focus on good schools, low crime, cheaper housing, and low taxes before culture and lifestyle.
THEFEDERALIST (Lewis M. Andrews) - Are More People Going To Church Because Fewer Are Going To College?
Higher education's collapsing credibility may be doing more to slow the decline of American religion than any revival, awakening, or demographic shift.
THEFEDERALIST (M.D. Kittle) - The Left’s Assassination Cult Welcomes The Fangirls Of Accused Killer Luigi Mangione
The left’s lust for political violence, its hero-worship of assassins, has exploded with Trump Derangement Syndrome.
STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Military repair restrictions hurt military readiness and waste money, senators say | Stars and Stripes
The proposal would require defense contractors to provide technical data and materials so troops wn’t have to rely as heavily on outside companies.
AXIOS (Emily Peck) - How the AI backlash could cost investors
AI backlash is mounting. Executives are getting booed. Workers are threatening strikes, and protests are frustrating data center development — but that doesn't seem to worry investors who are raining money on companies in the business. Why it matters: AI hate could slow adoption of the technology, posing an underappreciated risk for investors buying into the current frenzy. The latest: Even SpaceX's prospectus — which is threaded with AI hype — warns that the backlash is a real threat: - "If AI technologies are perceived to be significantly disruptive to society, it could lead to governmental or regulatory restrictions or prohibitions on their use, societal concerns or unrest, or, both, any of which could materially and adversely…
NYTIMES (Elian Peltier) - New Taliban Decree on Divorce Formalizes Child Marriage in Afghanistan, U.N. Warns
A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for women seeking to escape an abusive husband.
NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - Get Ready to Grill
A note for Memorial Day.
NYTIMES (Lizzie Dearden) - Why Islamophobic, Antisemitic and Racist Crimes Are Rising in the UK
Islamophobic, antisemitic and racist crimes are being fueled by online disinformation, global instability and divisive political rhetoric, experts say.
NYTIMES (Nazaneen Ghaffar) - Memorial Day Weekend Will Be Wet and Cool For Much of the U.S.
Memorial Day weekend will be wet for much of the United States, though dry, seasonal weather is likely in the West.
NYTIMES (Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Luke Broadwater and Nate Cohn) - Trump Faces Rare G.O.P. Revolt, and Democrats Mock Their Own Party’s Report
Plus, the Friday news quiz.