China’s Flailing Economy
Xi’s government is taking a drastically different approach to the slowdown.
Fusion Clean Energy ‘Breakthrough’ Made
The Energy Department is expected to make a big announcement tomorrow.
Russia’s Oil Power Gone Forever?
The International Energy Agency forecast is gloomy for Putin and company.
The Florida Fantasy Meets Hard Reality
How a hideous, diabolical, pestilential, God-abandoned hellhole became our 3rd largest state.
Build Back Better Than Nothing
Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.
Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest
The most important man in the Senate got rich the old fashioned way.
Comet From Another Star System Headed Our Way
Comet 2I/Borisov originated from an unknown star system and has made its way from the cold dark of interstellar space into our neck of the woods.
Trump Promised To Bring Jobs Back To America. It’s Not Happening.
As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.
SpaceX Begins Deployment Of Satellite-Based Internet
Earlier this week, SpaceX deployed the first 60 satellites in a network that could result in Internet access from virtually anywhere in the world.
Today in Terrible Electoral College Columns
No, abolishing the EC would not turn farmers into serfs.
Jimmy Carter’s Rennaissance?
Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.
Spacesuits Don’t Come in Size ‘Small’
History’s first all-female spacewalk was thwarted by a lack of smaller suits.
Trade Deficit Hits Record Levels Despite Trump’s Tariffs
Notwithstanding President Trump’s tariffs, America’s trade deficit hit a record level last year.
Crew Dragon Launch A Success For NASA And SpaceX
A successful launch for SpaceX and NASA and a successful beginning to the return of American manned spaceflight.
A Crucial Test Flight For NASA And SpaceX
Early tomorrow morning, NASA and SpaceX will be testing a crucial part of America’s return to manned space flight.
The Political Realities of a Green New Deal
Kevin Drum uses some clever sleight-of-hand to demonstrate a hard truth about the human condition.
New Horizons Sends Back Images Of Ultima Thule
Three and a half years after its flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft has reached the furthest distant object ever visited by a man-made craft.
DC Government Passes Sweeping Emissions Standards
One of the strongest climate regulations in the country is almost certainly unconstitutional.
G.D.P. Growth In Third Quarter Was Healthy, But Many Caveats Remain
The economy appears to have grown strongly in the third quarter, but concerns about long-term growth remain.
Trump Escalates Trade War With China
The ill-advised move is sure to raise costs for businesses and consumers and roil global stock markets.
Alan Bean, Fourth Person To Walk On The Moon, Dies At 86
Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has died at the age of 86
Scott Kelly’s Year In Space Apparently Caused Changes In His DNA (Updated)
After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly was no longer 100% genetically identical to his twin brother. However, the changes are not as significant as initial media reports made them out to be.
SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy, Another Advance In The Space Race
Yesterday’s Falcon Heavy Launch was a near-complete success and another amazing advance in the race to the stars.
As Trump Withdraws Into Fortress America, The World Moves On
President Trump has alienated America’s allies and friends, and they are acting accordingly.
Tom Price, Trump’s HHS Secretary, Resigns Amid Private Jet Scandal
Trump loses his HHS Secretary amid a growing scandal involving the use of private and government jets by Cabinet officials.
Cassini Probe Plunges Into Saturn, Ending A Twenty Year Mission Of Discovery
Ending a mission that began when it was launched nearly twenty years ago, the Cassini probe was sent into Saturn’s atmosphere to perform one final task.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Under Investigation For Trip That Coincided With Eclipse
Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin’s trip to Kentucky that ‘just happened’ to coincide with last month’s eclipse is being investigated by the Treasury Department’s Inspector General.
On (The Lack Of) Journalistic Ethics At The Daily Caller
The Daily Caller crosses a line and doesn’t seem to regret it.
Scientists Have Discovered An Entire System Of Earth-Like Exoplanets
A major announcement from NASA in the search for possible life outside the Solar System.
The Coal Industry Is Dying, And It Isn’t Coming Back
Canada is phasing out coal as a source of electricity production by 2030. The same thing will happen in the United States no matter how much politicians try to stop it.
First Clinton-Trump Debate and Low Expectations Redux
Judging 2016 by historical standards hasn’t worked out well thus far.
NASA’s Juno Probe Enters Orbit Of Jupiter
NASA’s latest probe has begun a two year mission to study the Solar System’s biggest planet.
Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns To Earth After A Year In Space
American Astronaut Scott Kelly is back home after a year in orbit.
Paris Climate Change Agreement Mostly Hype, With A Lot Of Hope
Representatives from 195 nations reached an agreement supposedly devoted to addressing global climate change, but it’s really more hype than anything else.
NASA Reports Finding Signs Of Liquid Water On Mars
NASA had a potentially significant announcement today.
New Horizons Flies By Pluto
New Horizons got within just a few thousand miles of Pluto’s surface today, and the data it sends back promises to be amazing.
Pope Francis Writes On The Environment, And Many People Miss The Point
Pope Francis’s new encyclical isn’t exactly being received positively by American conservatives, because they seem to be missing the point.
Elon Musk Beneficiary of $4.9 Billion in Government Subsidies
Billionaire wunderkind Elon Musk has had a lot of help from taxpayers.
