Climate

“The latte macchiato faction has lost and is mired in cynical accusations against the majority. The middle of society allowed the Berlin climate referendum to fail. Liberals and Conservatives, meanwhile, are rightly celebrating a major victory over the Greens.”

Stanford U questions charging EVs at night

A new study from Stanford University has found that the vast majority of electric vehicle (EV) owners are charging their cars at home in the evening or overnight, and this could be costing the electricity grid a significant amount. The…

Covid origin

Here’s the story. What are the chances? Some bats got together in some part of China and decided to produce a super-spreader corona virus and a killer of … wait for it … not birds, not chimps, not chickens, not…

Discrimination in education tech

According to Hechinger … “In education, Black and Hispanic students face inequities in schools every day, whether through disciplinary actions, course placement or culturally irrelevant content. Thoughtless expansion of tech tools into the classroom can exacerbate the discrimination Black and…

Democracy

“A democracy is always temporary; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist until the time voters discover they can vote for generous gifts from the public treasury. From that point, the…

Immigration and asylum status

Editor: How does one ask for asylum from poverty? “On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced a sweeping new immigration policy that bars entry to almost all immigrants at the southern border and denies them the right to apply for asylum.…