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Culture is our collective memory. Certainly, no one doubts the importance of culture in navigating our social, economic, and political worlds. But we are not alone in having collective memories.

It's June 20th, the official start of summer and the longest day of the year. For many of us, this conjures up thoughts about beaches and the ocean. Some people are scared of the sea.

“We’re not here for the game. The game is nothing. The game is crap. The game makes me sick. The real reason we Americans put up with sports is for this: Behold, the tailgate party. The pinnacle of human achievement.

Will AI make us better? Can AI teach us, or do we learn on our own, irrespective of the presence of a human teacher?

Many people, including government officials and members of the judiciary, commonly confuse correlation with causation, although they are critically different.

The newly-released MAHA Commission Report may have garnered headlines in the legacy media, but the lobbying arm of MAHA, MAHA Action, has partnered with a film company to produce the first of four movies, Toxic Nation.

Nuclear energy has been with us for eight decades, with decadal ups and downs for the last half-century. 

The problems with air flights, with Newark, the poster child, speak to the years of neglect of our infrastructure. Countless administrations have tried to update systems, but other interests have prevailed, including the needs of the 1%.

ACSH salutes Cheryl Martin, who is retiring today after more than 45 years of devoted service. Cheryl was initially hired by our founder, Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, as her executive assistant.

One of the reasons we are in a trade war is because we are the world’s greatest consumers.