Yesterday's Question
Could you score "proficient" on a high school standardized math test? Definitely 40% Pretty iffy 15% Not likely 28% Maybe a middle school test 9% Not even a middle school test 7%
AI won't take over for doctors
Some noise has been made lately about the imminent redundancy of the job of physician, thanks to the ascendancy of artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology. The latest volley in the discussion comes via a JAMA essay, terrifyingly titled, "Will Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Aided ...
Everyone should have good healthcare
Last week, America watched as Sen. Mitch McConnell was wheeled onto the Senate floor after being absent for nearly three months following his June 14 hospitalization. Whether or not McConnell is fit to do his job is debatable. What isn't debatable is that he had access to excellent healthcare ...
Tide turns toward doom
The macroeconomic numbers are good. America is near full employment. The stock market is doing well. Inflation is high, but down from where it was with former President Joe Biden. Americans do not care. They hate both parties. Republican operatives on the ground in state after state tell me ...
Hollywood feminist makes over Jesus
Conservatives expressed grave concern when director Greta Gerwig happily announced that her forthcoming movie "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" would star Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan — the lion that author C.S. Lewis clearly used as a Christ figure. This kind of gender confusion gives ...
What's wrong with Kansas' senators?
The home of Dwight Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart is rarely part of the national conversation — but that could be about to change. Kansas has gone red in every presidential contest since 1968 and hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932. In light of that history, it would be foolish ...