What happened to Marco Rubio?
There was a time when Marco Rubio was one of the most vocal champions of American diplomacy. As…
Inmate firefighters deserve decent pay and chance at heroic career – Marin Independent Journal
The first fire I remember fighting happened in the dense mountains of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Giant ponderosa pines…
There are no upsides to firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell – Orange County Register
President President Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. It would be a terrible decision.…
Time for a true reckoning, not self-absolution – San Diego Union-Tribune
Gavin Newsom’s latest stunt—assembling a so-called “objective review” panel to dissect California’s COVID-19 response—is nothing short of a…
We know who they’ll be seein’ in New Zealand
“Sure is quiet … yeah, too quiet.” — “Airplane,” 1980 It feels a little too quiet around here…
The Full Evidence Epstein was a Spy w/ Saagar Enjeti
The Full Evidence Epstein was a Spy w/ Saagar Enjeti What’s up everybody? Welcome to Flagrints. You know,…
A brief encounter with Pope Leo XIV and members of the SMU community
On Saturday, June 7, a group of five members of the SMU community was present for a historic…
A cautionary tale, not a national blueprint – Orange County Register
Gavin Newsom would like the rest of America to believe that California is the model for the nation.…
Private equity roll-ups are undermining the free enterprise system—and the American Dream
America has always been a nation powered by small businesses—local merchants, family-run service businesses, independent companies, restaurants, dry…
The enduring dilemma of managing American high-level nuclear waste
Nuclear energy expansion represents a rare American policy topic that garners considerable political support across partisan and regional…
Why Mark Zuckerberg’s AI talent spending spree is no guarantee that Meta will catch up to rivals
In the last week alone, Meta has poached more than a dozen top AI researchers from peer companies,…
CEOs reacting to tariffs with wait-and-see have a dangerous misread of the moment
Business leaders have been promising reinvention of their operating models for decades. Talk of reshoring, automation, and modernizing…