Month: June 2023

A Summer Solstice on Block Island

Commentary Every summer, I come with my colleagues from The New Criterion and Encounter Books to Block Island for a few days. This year, we happen to be here on the plumpest day of the year, summer solstice. The guidebooks say that the actual moment occurs at about 2:58 post meridiem this year.   The…


Consumer Groups Call on Washington and Brussels to Regulate AI Tech

A coalition of consumer advocacy groups in the European Union and the United States called on their governments to develop regulations for generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. These groups are concerned about AI tech that power tools like ChatGPT are developing so quickly that consumers’ rights may be grievously harmed if state regulators fail to get involved….


Membership in Asian Infrastructure Bank Has No ‘Tangible Benefit’ for Canada, Says Former Executive

The former director general of global communications for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Canada’s membership in the AIIB is inconsistent with its values and does not benefit the country. “I didn’t find a single tangible benefit to communicate back home here to Canada of what this bank does that is consistent with our…


Florida Town Quarantined to Eradicate Giant Invasive Snails

A community in Broward County, Florida, is under quarantine by state officials in a bid to eradicate a species of invasive giant African land snail that can transmit a parasite and that can also do untold amounts of agricultural damage. The giant snails, which can grow up to 8 inches in length, were found in…


Hopes for ‘Big Year’ of Building New Trail up Pikes Peak

By Seth Boster From The Gazette Colorado Springs—The effort to build a new trail to the top of Pikes Peak is entering a fifth summer—what figures to be “a big year,” according to the project leader. Since 2020, Rocky Mountain Field Institute’s Carl Woody has overseen progress on a rerouted Devils Playground Trail hampered by…


Judge Dismisses Case Against Mexican Woman Caught With 93 Pounds of Cocaine at Border

A federal judge dismissed a drug trafficking case against a city councilwoman from Reynosa, Mexico, who was arrested at the Texas border when U.S. Border Patrol agents said they found about 93 pounds of cocaine in her vehicle. Denisse Ahumada-Martínez was arrested on June 10 at the inland security checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas, after the…


The ‘Great Resignation’ Continues as Workers Look to Change Jobs: Survey

The “Great Resignation” looks to continue as a quarter of workers expect to change jobs in the next 12 months, up from 19 percent last year, according to a new global survey by PwC. The Great Resignation is a term coined in 2021 to describe the record number of people changing jobs or leaving the…


Case of Transgender Nudity Embarrasses the White House

In today’s episode of Counterculture, Danielle discusses the crisis of masculinity in our country as well as a slew of other problems facing our nation, including the onslaught of transgender propaganda spewed by our largest corporations as well as, yes, the White House. Danielle interviews social media strategist Kingsley Cortes about Pride Month and more….


PREMIERING NOW: Case of Transgender Nudity Embarrasses the White House

In today’s episode of Counterculture, Danielle discusses the crisis of masculinity in our country as well as a slew of other problems facing our nation, including the onslaught of transgender propaganda spewed by our largest corporations as well as, yes, the White House. Danielle interviews social media strategist Kingsley Cortes about Pride Month and more….


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET] Special Counsel John Durham Testimony’s Reveals Truth Behind the Trump Investigation

Special counsel John Durham testified before Congress twice over the last couple of days. He held a closed-door meeting with the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, and then an open meeting with the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. This all focused on the FBI and how political bias within the agency allowed a group of…