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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Steven Tucker) - Does the UK Government Understand How Money Works?

As Margaret Thatcher once said, the problem with socialists is that they always run out of other people’s money. The post Does the UK Government Understand How Money Works? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Takimag Does the UK Government Understand How Money Works? As Margaret Thatcher once said, the problem with socialists is that they always run out of other people’s money. TakiMag Nobody in the United Kingdom can do arithmetic these days—especially not when it comes to the nation’s supermarkets. I once observed with amusement a shopper in the line ahead of me confused over a “Buy One, Get One Free” offer. The shopper had only brought one of said items to the checkout desk. The girl on duty mentioned the sale. “I know,” replied the woman. “But I don’t want two of them. So I’ve chosen to get the one I’ve…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Anik Joshi) - You Can’t Blame Netanyahu for Israel’s Militarism

The prime minister is, in an important sense, a man of the people. The post You Can’t Blame Netanyahu for Israel’s Militarism appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs You Can’t Blame Netanyahu for Israel’s Militarism The prime minister is, in an important sense, a man of the people. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images) Prime Minister Netanyahu has been the longest serving prime minister of Israel, having assumed the office in 1996 and served off and on for a total of almost two decades. His upcoming election looks to be a tossup, so there’s a fair chance voters will show him the door. Even if they do, analysts would be fools to write him off altogether, as they’ve tried to do many times before. And even if “Bibi,” as he is known, doesn’t find a…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Bill Would Place Israeli Components in U.S. Weapons Systems

This year's NDAA treats American interests as identical to those of a foreign nation. The post Bill Would Place Israeli Components in U.S. Weapons Systems appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Bill Would Place Israeli Components in U.S. Weapons Systems This year’s NDAA treats American interests as identical to those of a foreign nation. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Buried within the “must-pass” annual defense authorization bill now before the House is a provision, Section 224, that would order the Pentagon to merge key parts of the American and Israeli defense technology sectors, creating a deeper level of military-industrial integration, analysts say , than the United States maintains with any other country on Earth.  Though presented by Israel and its American…Open

NYTIMES (Constant Méheut) - The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I

Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare.

NYTIMES (Max Kim) - A.I. and the Chip Boom: Take a Quiz on New Korean Slang and Memes

What’s a “silicon-collar”? South Korea’s chip industry has been supercharged by the advent of the A.I. age, inspiring a host of new phrases.

JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - Fears of war, cyber attacks, ID theft has Europe pondering its cashless economy, return to currency

Most transactions in European countries remain cashless. But the adoption rate for them has leveled out, and now the government is creating incentives to stabilize the current level of cash usage rather than letting it fall further.

JUSTTHENEWS (Jerry Dunleavy) - Islamic activist Linda Sarsour aids House contender linked to Blind Sheikh and an Al-Qaeda front

"This one is for you Gaza!" Infamous Islamic activist Linda Sarsour helped Zohran Mamdani in his rise to New York City's mayoralty. Now, she has helped Democrat Dr. Adam Hamawy, another controversial Muslim American, this time in a quest to join Congress.

JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Whistleblower vindicated: Biden officials invented loophole to impose gender identity, flout court

Leaders "actively engaged in efforts to thwart at least one regional office from following the plain and unambiguous meaning" of the injunction against their gender identity reading of Title IX, Department of Education concludes.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - PA Gov Shapiro touts free school breakfast in first reelection campaign ad, hopes to add lunch

One week prior, after Shapiro handed out free breakfast to students at Fort Washington Elementary School in Montgomery County, he said that he’d “love to see” free school lunches, as well.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Illinois Gov Pritzker says there won't be a tax hike to pay for a new Chicago Bears stadium

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there could be a special legislative session in Illinois this summer, but he won’t raise people’s taxes to pay for a new Chicago Bears stadium.