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Ireland on alert

Shock waves of the continuing Ukraine conflict are reaching the previously improbable victim of the Republic of Ireland, prompting this neutral nation to arrange closer ties with NATO. Premier (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin has acknowledged Russia is using cyberattacks far beyond the regional war ...

Boris Johnson – the fall of an articulate incompetent

The best piece of business advice I have ever read was, “Beware the articulate incompetent.” It is important to business decisions but far more so to political ones. Boris Johnson has always been a poster boy for the articulate incompetent, and yet he rose with wit, bravado and ...

America’s biggest political blunder, 50 years later

We all make mistakes. They are an unpleasant fact of life. Then there are those bad calls that go far beyond mere missteps, errors in judgment so egregious they become hallmarks of sheer stupidity. One of the biggest debacles of all time occurred 50 years ago this month. This is the story ...

The new threat to higher education in Florida

Most people misunderstand the issue of tenure. When people are clamoring for term limits for members of Congress, it seems natural to oppose tenure. After all, why should college professors have their jobs forever? And what about “woke” professors who are corrupting our children? ...

Harm reduction takes a u-turn on vaping

Public health officials and those with significant sway in setting health policy were joyous last month when the Food and Drug Administration denied the ability of Juul Labs to continue selling its vaping device. Handed down as a Marketing Denial Order, the decision forces gas stations, ...

Displaced people need Democracies’ helping hand

The return of Taliban control in Afghanistan and the Russian invasion of Ukraine brought the world’s attention to authoritarian governments’ role in displacing people from their homes. This is sadly not a unique situation. More than 82 million people worldwide are displaced, many due to ...