Mexico’s Slow-Motion Disaster
Andrés Manuel López Obrador addresses a press conference. EneasMx. July 2024.Here in the US we don’t normally have much interest in the domestic politics of our neighbors Mexico and Canada. Mexico, for example, is part of our presidential election only insofar
The Religious Idiocy of ‘Limitarianism’
Revolutionaries burn a carriage in front of the Chateau d’eau in Paris during the French revolution. Lithograph, Nathaniel Currier. 1848.“In one sense, at any rate, it is more valuable to read bad literature than good literature. Good literature may tell
Two Societies: ‘May I Take Your Order?’ or ‘That’s an Order!’
A young waitress cheerfully takes orders from a group.In Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World, Deirdre McCloskey and I distinguish the Bourgeois Deal — ”leave me alone, and I’ll make you
Trump’s Subsidized IVF Spells Disaster
Close-up of the in vitro fertilization procedure, with needle injecting into egg under microscope.During the most recent debate with Vice President Harris, former President Trump declared that he has “been a leader on IVF… everybody else knows it.” Trump, of
UK risks losing AI leadership without a national data strategy, experts warn
The UK risks losing its leadership position in artificial intelligence (AI) without a clear national strategy for data centres, a key player in the sector has warned. Data centres, essential for powering cloud computing and AI applications, have become central to