AMERICANTHINKER - Breaking the Hindenburg Line
Public Domain The “Old Hickory” Division led the breakout against Imperial German forces in 1918 -- at high personal cost.
AMERICANTHINKER - The Left-Wing Fringe Throws Another Tantrum Over Redistricting
Jim Davis It’s pretty clear to see why they’re so upset: They’re not doing well.
AMERICANTHINKER - Iran is Playing a Risky Game With its Oil Fields
National Archives The fact that Iran appears especially anxious to start moving oil through the strait underlines its importance to the regime.
AMERICANTHINKER - Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund: The Facts
Perchance AI Perhaps the full $1.8 billion fund will not be required, but it is likely that a substantial fund will be needed to compensate people victimized by overzealous political prosecutors.
ABCNEWS - Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto
Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit
NPR (Jane Arraf) - In Beirut, refugee girls and women learn more than self-defense in martial arts class
In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.
NYTIMES (Claire Fahy and Liam Stack) - Brooklyn Co-op Divided Over Push to Boycott Israeli Products
The Park Slope Food Co-op, a socially conscious grocery store in a liberal neighborhood, has devolved into dysfunction ahead of a Tuesday vote on the proposed boycott.
NYTIMES (Jack Healy, Reis Thebault and Scott Dance) - A Terrible Winter for Snow Heads Into a Bleak Summer of Drought
In the Desert and Mountain West, towns like Kearny, Ariz., are already warning residents they could soon run out of water, but rationing so far has been patchy.
NYTIMES (Michaela Towfighi) - All Quiet at the Kennedy Center
David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.
NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script
Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change.