Before air conditioning was common, people used blocks of ice and fire hydrants to stay cool
Air conditioning didn't become common in American homes until the mid-20th century. Paul Thompson/FPG via Getty ImagesAir conditioning is an...
Texas Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible
Texas is on the verge of passing a sweeping, new state book list, which will establish for the first time...
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr help erase $550 million in medical debt for Californians
Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel and his wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, have helped pay off $550 million in medical debt...
The Supreme Court’s embarrassing new Second Amendment decision, explained
On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii gun law, claiming that it violates the Second Amendment. As is...
Rubio’s new job? Selling Trump’s Iran deal to a worried Gulf.
MANAMA, Bahrain — It took a three-month war and a 14-point peace plan to shatter the Persian Gulf’s image as...
Americans Increasingly Alarmed About Tech Industry’s Looming AI Bubble
From coast to coast, the people of the United States are growing resentful of AI. It’s not hard to see...
Oil Prices Hover Around Prewar Levels as Gulf Shipping Advances
Oil prices fluctuated on Thursday, testing levels not seen since the war in Iran started in February. After surging over...
A punching bag. ‘A graveyard.’ A new temptation for Trump.
In 1983, I wrote an article for Foreign Affairs magazine with the comically naive title, “How to Rebuild Lebanon.” The...
Paris court gives oil giant Total Energies half a year to tighten climate policies. Climate activists cry foul
A court in Paris ruled on Thursday that energy giant TotalEnergies must account for its customer’s greenhouse gas emissions, giving...
Noxious language infiltrated Trump’s Iran deal
Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and served in the Reagan, George W. Bush...
