Friday 6 January 2023

Barolo Icon Luciano Sandrone Dies at 76

Great man. Good friend.



Hillary Clinton Is Now A Professor Of Public Affairs at Columbia University

Here’s some suggestions for courses she should teach.




How A Scientific Consensus

Can destroy good science.



Math Has ‘Colonial Bias’

Teachers to attend indigenous math retreat to confront ‘harmful practices.’



Finding the First Americans

Archaeology and genetics can’t yet agree on when humans first arrived in the Americas. That’s good science and here’s why.



America’s New Cold War in Africa

Washington’s approach to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit last month was guided by its broader New Cold War agenda.  



Why Are So Many Places In Canada Talking About ditching The RCMP?

Canada’s national police force is facing a pivotal time in its history. Can it evolve?



Christ at the Assembly Line

How a year of factory work transformed Simone Weil.



Humanity Is Seizing The Future

With huge breakthroughs in biotechnology, space exploration and nuclear fusion, 2022 laid the groundwork for the next century of innovation.



A Canadian Dystopia

Justin Trudeau’s ‘liberal’ government is riding roughshod over liberty.



Ghana Fishing

Abuse, corruption and death on Chinese vessels.



Could China Beat Us To The Moon

And claim it as their territory?



Entire Family Miraculously Survived

Doctor father, 41, is charged with the attempted murder of his wife and two kids, aged four and seven, after driving Tesla off 250ft ‘Devil's Side’ cliff in California with all three inside.



My Ride in San Francisco’s Driverless Car Was Flawless

But I’m not sold.



Dr Jordan Peterson Blasts Canada’s ‘Commissars’

After board threatens his license.



Tuesday 3 January 2023

ChatGPT Is Seriously Woke AI

If we have any hope of retaining our tenuous grasp on reality, our window to wake up is closing fast.



South American Lithium

The uncertain politics.


  

Virginia School District Pays Almost $500k

For ‘equal outcomes’ consultant.



Homeless Woman Says Living In Portland

Is ‘a piece of cake.’



The Collectors’ Obsession With Rare Medieval Manuscripts

Most illuminated books are now in museums– but they were created to be enjoyed privately, and were fiercely fought over for centuries.



This Year, Lawyers Need To Learn Their Place

In 2022, legal activism continued to be a menace to democracy.



What Annie Ernaux Owes To Memory

How the French Nobel laureate has dedicated her life to literature.



The Truffle Industry Is A Big Scam.

Not just truffle oil, everything.