Remember, roughly from the end of World War II all the way through to the year 2000 — more than 50 years — average growth in the U.S. after inflation came to about 3.5 percent per year. 

I’ll miss seeing my classmates and reminiscing about our college days. My regret would be greater, however, if I were to pretend that I was happy with cancel culture at my alma mater.

It is well-settled international law that when a distinct section of a country wishes in a large majority to secede, the world recognizes the result.

If Biden’s dream ever came true, then, God willing, maybe we’d still have an economy. Because we will never have a healthy economy without fossil fuels. 

Australians last entertained serious republican deliberations in November 1999. Then, the Queen won by default — with the public split on the proposed method of selecting the President.

Kerry the climate tsar talks about how many people are getting killed due to drought, fires, mudslides, floods, storms — but in fact none of this is true. 

In 2020, a conservative bloc — formed by frustrated Main Street Republicans, centrist Democrats and independent voters — grew, not shrank, despite Trump losing in the state. 

If Henry Cuellar wins renomination, it will be a sign that abortion isn’t the silver bullet Democrats hope it will be in November.

This is actually the third time his staff walked back a Biden statement. 

Which senator will champion a Russia Liberation Act of 2022?

There’s no question in my mind that however temporary this is, it’s the Bidens’ radical, progressive, big-government socialist economic policies that have been driving down stocks all year. 

Trump’s batting average is inflated by the dozens of endorsements he has made of incumbents with no significant primary opposition.

Biden progressives are completely in denial about the inflationism of rapid government spending, borrowing, and money printing. 

Don’t assume perfect safety can be achieved by keeping kids in a Rapunzel-like state. Think outside the tower.

A key figure in the New Formalism movement of the 1990s, Mr. Gioia is as responsible as anyone for the return of verse in traditional meter and rhyme.

Shakespeare, I dare say, would be tickled by the creative freedom with which playwright James Ijames approaches his retelling. 

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ lands in a more bitter world, where in some quarters nationalism, bravado, and war are looked down upon as expressions of toxic masculinity and imperialism. 

Lisa McCabe positions a father and daughter in an Edenic apple orchard. The father, with his knowledge of good and evil, bends all his will to keep his child from falling.

A Shakespearean sonnet, as befits its subject, that merges comedy with a father’s love for his daughter. The third entry in the Sun’s week of presenting the work of living poets.

The very concept of selected letters is dubious: Editors say certain letters have been cut because they are repetitious, yet every time a story is told it takes on a different aspect.

With ‘Islands,’ Canadian filmmaker Martin Edralin parcels out his story almost grudgingly, and long takes predominate. Composition, more than momentum, is the rule.

With the bassist Carlos Henriquez serving as musical director, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra offers 10 Monk tunes — both famous and relatively obscure — in the Afro-Latin style.

Today’s nine-line iambic-pentameter poem, with its braided rhymes, meditates with compressed potency on a fleeting instant of innocent family happiness.

The film is made almost entirely with archival footage, with riveting extended performances instead of talking heads.

The famed scholar of Yiddish literature marvels at how much work there is yet to be done in the world of ideas and politics. 

The lawsuit claims Musk has sought to drive down Twitter’s stock price because he wants to walk away from the deal or negotiate a substantially lower purchase price.

The meeting minutes suggest that there may be a sharp debate among policymakers about how quickly to tighten credit after the June and July meetings.

What does this up-and-coming entrepreneur, who pays attention to numbers and is building a company to make money in the prediction market, do when she’s stressed? Read on... 

Road trips to beaches and state parks this summer are going to cost double for gas compared to last year, as JPMorgan predicts ‘prices could surge another 37% by August.’

‘The question whether we can execute a soft landing or not — it may actually depend on factors that we don’t control,’ the Fed chairman said. 

What the Fed has said ‘has already had a huge impact on interest rates in general and mortgage rates in particular. Housing affordability numbers have gone through the floor. Affordability is now at record low levels.’

At a Miami technology conference Monday, Musk estimated that at least 20 percent of Twitter’s 229 million accounts are spam bots.

Fingers are being pointed. Conspiracy theories are being floated. Some victims are said to be suicidal, and a chief executive is reportedly under police protection in Korea after a popular cryptocurrency hits the skids.

One analyst observed Musk’s use of Twitter rather than a financial filing to make the announcement ‘sends this whole deal into a circus show.’

The nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange said retail customers could find themselves at the back of a line of unsecured creditors in the event of a bankruptcy. 

Compared with a year ago, grocery prices have shot up 10.8 percent, the largest such increase since 1980. 

Letitia James filed the suit last year, claiming that Amazon violated covid safety protocols and illegally retaliated against employees seeking to organize.

Yellen says further restrictions on the right of women to an abortion would ‘set women back decades.’

President Biden and gun control activists are trying to jawbone the justices on a case that could expand Second Amendment protections nationwide.

Instead of sympathy and condolences, the Democrats are reacting to the latest tragedy by stoking a bonfire of blame, screeching coarse insults, and questioning motives. 

America’s central bank has given the country a reckless program of quantitative easing and ultra-low interest rates. Now, its chairman announces that he is no longer confident of a ‘soft landing.’ 

The Times ignores accusations of corruption that have dogged Aristide for years. Reforms and the restoration of civil society will need to precede the reckoning of what France, or anyone else, owes Haiti. 

If leading the Democrats back to the center is Adams’ political aim, we say ‘Godspeed.’

The Democrats have worked themselves into a swivet over a 17th-century English judge cited by Justice Alito in respect of Roe v. Wade. Sir Matthew Hale, though, is an example for Chief Justice Roberts.

Rhetoric from top Democrats raises concerns that they are attempting to redefine political viewpoints that they oppose not merely as objectionable, but as criminal.

The Justice Department wants the January 6 committee to share its interview transcripts. It smacks of a politically motivated prosecution that is too constitutionally close, at least for our taste, to a bill of attainder.

Despite doubts in the press, President Trump demonstrated his post-presidential clout in the Pennsylvania primaries for Senator and Governor, as well as in the North Carolina Senate primary.

After Buffalo, get ready for tort lawyers to press claims against online platforms — and to find at the Supreme Court a receptive ear on the cranium of Justice Clarence Thomas.

One can only speculate how much worse things would have been had Salter not engaged the killer at Tops. 

We’ve never seen her in such a swivet as she’s worked herself into over the Supreme Court’s pending decision in respect of Roe v. Wade.

The junior senator from Kentucky wants Congress to provide oversight in respect of how the money is spent. 

The judge's filing gives an implicit rubber stamp to Mayor Adams’s plan to increase New York City’s G&T programs in the coming school year, despite opposition from progressive activists.

Rabbi Scherman fears parents will be ‘considered keeping their children for a truant.’

This is the second step the state education department has taken toward lowering graduation requirements in the past week.

The Panel for Education Policy, which is responsible for approving all contracts and schoolwide policies, would be expanded to 18 seats from 15, presumably to boost parental representation. 

The Biden administration will decide whether to keep NYU under federal scrutiny or give it a clean bill of antisemitic health just weeks after an antisemitism scandal.

‘Academic achievement slid, but we’re seeing that graduation rates held. So for those who are concerned about the rigor behind the high school diploma, I think there’s a lot of reasons to be concerned about this contravening pattern.’

Mayoral control doesn’t expire until the end of June, but the mayor is already struggling to put into place his vision for New York’s public schools.

One solution asks schools to overthrow the whole-classroom approach that has dominated American schooling for more than a century. 

‘The idea that in New York, there’s almost 15 percent of kids in charters and another 50,000 or so on waiting lists for charters is truly a tribute to the fact that we made a big change,’ the former schools chancellor says.

Homeschooling numbers this year dipped from last year’s all-time high, but are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels.

‘Everything is and should be on the table,’ the chairman of the state senate New York City Education Committee said — including mayoral control and several alternatives.

Motivating employees means recognizing their achievements, offering intrinsically rewarding work, and granting them greater responsibility and the ability to advance and grow. Much of this is lacking from traditional teacher jobs today.

In order to win Wisconsin this fall, Republicans need to perform better in swing parts of the state.

The organization would in effect be ‘a new system of political, economic and military alliances … that assembles countries united by distrust of Brussels and also of Germany's response to Russian military aggression.’

The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, departs 10 Downing Street May 26, 2022.

‘We need to respond to this because this is China seeking to increase its influence in the region of the world where Australia has been the security partner of choice since the Second World War,’ Australia’s newly elected prime minister said.

Higher prices are a response to temporary imbalances between supply and demand. Price controls are misguided and counterproductive. 

Aware of the difficulty of their task, the Democrats and Republicans say they hope to find agreement on legislation to reduce the number of mass shootings in the United States. 

Keep your eyes peeled for wines from an overlooked region with a long history of making savory Sauvignon Blanc: Styria, Austria.

The New York Sun’s mission is to gather and disseminate the news in a lively and honest report and to uphold the finest journalistic traditions. For nearly two centuries it has stood for safeguarding liberty and defending the national welfare. It seeks to speak out the sentiment of the people in a voice that is true to its motto, “It Shines for All.”

New York City mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the New York Sun Relaunch Celebration on March 30th, 2022 at Carnegie Hall. 

Publisher Dovid Efune delivers remarks at the New York Sun Relaunch Celebration on March 30th, 2022 at Carnegie Hall. 

While Western leaders triumphantly proclaimed an end to the age of ideology, China’s communists were honing their ability to extend and exploit ideas ‘with Chinese characteristics.’

Rinat Akhmetov, said to be the richest man in Ukraine,  seeks restitution for up to $20 billion in losses. 

‘A return to the 2015 nuclear deal is not around the corner, and I believe it is not in America’s strategic interests,’ Senator Menendez said.

The number of attacks on Russian territory has risen since Moscow’s forces pulled back from northern Ukraine.

Most of what I learned about the 1973 war was gleaned from peeping through the periscope of a tank. So I’ll let the history scholar present the case for Mr. Kissinger’s rationale.

Micronesia’s president, David Panuelo, insists his nation won’t be endorsing the plan and warns of dire consequences if others do.

The Kiev Independent newspaper leapt into the fray with an editorial attacking the New York Times for its own call for the Ukrainians to sue for peace.

The claim that Orwell’s classic lampooned not the USSR but its free foes comes as Putin’s regime cracks down on speech and expression and cranks up propaganda relating to its invasion of Ukraine.

Mexico’s leftist president is making Biden an offer he can’t accept: Invite my totalitarian amigos from Cuba and Venezuela, or I won’t go to Los Angeles.

The commander explained that ‘from the start, the enemy has been just throwing live meat’ into this fight. But now they’ve ‘understood this doesn’t work’ and are adapting.

A 'new war against Russia itself' would be 'a grave mistake,' Kissinger says, warning it would be 'fatal' for the West to get swept up in the 'mood of the moment' and forget Russia's position of power in Europe.

Domestic politics in Greece are heating up well ahead ahead of anticipated elections next year, galvanized in part by seismic shifts caused by the war in Ukraine.

Israel seems to be signaling to anyone who would listen that regardless of any diplomacy with Iran, it would continue to operate there. 

The ruling could mean a tough decision for Trump about whether to answer questions, or stay silent, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

The court concluded it was overreach for Florida to tell the social media companies how to conduct their work under the Constitution’s free speech guarantee.

Michael Sussman is accused of lying to the FBI about his role with Clinton’s 2016 campaign when he provided information casting suspicion on Trump.

Neither subject to the Constitution’s limits on government action nor responsible for what they display, tech platforms enjoy a kind of interstitial immunity.

In finding that Section 304 ran afoul of the First Amendment, the court penned a sequel to Citizens United, which held that ‘the Government may not suppress political speech on the basis of the speaker’s corporate identity.’

The case against Sussmann, a cybersecurity attorney for the Clinton campaign in 2016, is the first trial arising from the ongoing investigation by special counsel John Durham.

The effort in Congress is designed to pre-empt legislation in the states that, in some cases, would impose strict new rules such as haven’t been permitted since Roe was handed down in 1973. 

Representative Mondaire Jones asserted that ‘the Supreme Court has long operated as though it were above the law.’

Sitting down with A.R. Hoffman to discuss the legal history and issues related to the right to abortion.

‘America would not exist without the heroism of the young adults who fought and died in our revolutionary army.’

Trump’s contempt finding would be lifted if he pays $110,000 in fines, submits additional affidavits about his work, and completes the search for requested documents.

Mr. Batali’s accuser recounted in court that the 61-year-old aggressively kissed and groped her while they were taking a selfie at a Boston restaurant in 2017.

The NRA said people attending the gun show will ‘reflect on’ the Uvalde school shooting, ‘pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members, and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.’

The remarkable idea of a president raising his right hand not to take the oath of office but to testify under oath conjured echoes of a trial from another era that also involved politics and the courtroom. 

Some bikers claim riding keeps them out of other trouble. ‘We don’t condone that reckless stuff — the guys that do that give all bike life people a bad name. It’s mostly the minors.’

‘We don’t see a motive or catalyst right now,’ authorities said, as more details emerged about the attack.

Rather than promoting unity, the president’s remarks could actually end up sowing more division.

The Fourth Circuit rejected the argument that Madison Cawthorn’s primary loss rendered the question moot, or not a live issue.

Mayor Adams’s behavior suggests a hesitancy to fully support New York City’s ‘Our City, Our Vote’ law, which will enable some 800,000 non-citizen residents to vote in local elections.

The ability to bring in ‘outside expertise’ has been a sticking point in the debate over the merits of receivership.

At least 19 students and two adults were killed by the gunman.

Wartime measures speak to the severity of the shortages at a time when three-quarters of American infants rely on baby formula.

The Texas governor said 14 students and one teacher were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, 85 miles west of San Antonio.

In defiance of the pending eviction plan, the Knickerbocker Greys will hold drills today at the Armory, their home of 120 years.

Georgia's governor, Brian Kemp, will try to fight back a challenger endorsed by President Trump. Primaries will also be held in Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota.

Senator Durbin has had it out for credit cards for almost two decades, even though over that period, credit cards, which were once reserved for the rich, are now nearly ubiquitous in our society.

One could argue that reparations are due Haitians not only from the French but also from the former preident.

Let’s not use diplomatic speak to obfuscate what are simple facts.

The opposition won’t be cowed by an unpopular president who speaks loudly and carries a small stick. 

If government subsidizes education, it must define education. This promotes standardization and discourages innovation.

Silicon brains will keep us all safe from uncomfortable ideas. We forget that AI is programmed by human beings with biases.

Now Ukraine alone will have franchises, resetting the McRib paradigm.

‘When government’s handing out money,’ Paul said, ‘the thieves line up as well.’ He cited how in Afghanistan, America would give millions to build a hotel, ‘and the contractor would run off with the money.’

He stayed in Hong Kong with the full knowledge of what the consequences could be.

The ends toward which the French president’s industriousness is aimed are not yet clear.

As the Harvard case demonstrates, elite universities have taken Supreme Court decisions as a license to conduct racially preferential admissions decisions.

‘My big vision for reforming the higher education system would be to give up the myth that community colleges are a gateway to four-year colleges.’

If there’s no compelling state interest in enforcing our immigration laws when it comes to children crossing the border, why did Congress pass the laws in the first place? 

Michael Sussmann is charged with one count of making a false statement to the FBI, which carries a potential prison term of up to five years.

Georgia politics, once sleepy and Republican-dominated, have never settled down since 2018, and the intensity is clearly driving voter interest.

Five states voted Tuesday, including Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota. But none had been more consumed than Georgia by Mr. Trump and his claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

Jenna Bush Hager hosts a segment of the ‘Today’ show and has crafted inroads in publishing, the film industry, and the nonprofit world.

A recount would mean that the outcome of the race might not be known until June 8, the deadline for counties to report their results to the state.

The pair got engaged last month in her family’s hometown in Puerto Rico, the Democratic congresswoman confirmed.

The contest was within a couple thousand votes overnight, out of more than 1.2 million cast. Trailing in a distant third place in the seven-person GOP primary field was conservative activist Kathy Barnette.

The progressive lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, won the Democratic primary in his state, while Trump’s pick for North Caroline, Ted Budd, won the state’s GOP primary.

The first-term congressman had been seen as a rising star in the conservative movement before a series of missteps.

Kemp is one of Trump’s top targets this election cycle because of his refusal to cooperate with Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The subpoenas are an extraordinary step with little precedent and will likely inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack.

Two incumbents who have taken dramatically different approaches to their time in office were pitted against each other in the state’s 2nd Congressional District.

Two incumbent GOP congressmen who have taken dramatically different approaches to their time in office are facing off in West Virginia.

This is part of the revolt against President Biden's radical, progressive agenda and his big-government socialism.

Apollonia, an archaeological site and minute national park, is a priceless window on the vast, romantic sweep of Levantine history in a stunning location easy to find.

Today begins a week of work from living poets — and who better to start with than Rhina Espaillat? She is the godmother of the New Formalism, the attempt to reintroduce formal meter and rhyme into poetry.

Web searches related to the phrase ‘how to make homemade formula for babies’ are reportedly rising quickly and people are sharing homemade formula recipes on social media.

The company in a legal filing agreed to permanently stop selling access to its face database to private businesses or individuals in America.

A code of ethics would give a handle to parties, litigants, Congress, the executive branch meddlers, and various non-profit, lobbying, and advocacy groups to put individual justices in a vise.

In a city reeling from a recent spike in violence and criminality — including a wave of shootings — the mayor missed an opportunity to engage with law-abiding New Yorkers unable to carry a firearm for self-defense.

Governor Hochul in her proposed budget included a four-year extension of the mayoral control mandate. The state senate and assembly omitted this provision in their proposed budgets.

The administration stressed that the repeal of the mask mandate is contingent on low infection rates. The Covid positivity rate is 1.89 percent in the past month.

On second glance, though, it did not go much if at all beyond what American policymakers have been saying for years.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘is not only a serious crime against the Ukrainian people, but also, perhaps, the most serious crime is against the people of Russia.’

The judges ruled regulations for the forensic technique were invalid because a state committee implemented them without consent from the legislature.

Batali is among a number of high-profile men who have faced a public reckoning during the #MeToo social movement against sexual abuse and harassment in recent years.

The Democratic mayor says $10 million of the Rhode Island city’s $124 million windfall from the 2021 American Rescue Plan will be paid out to Black and indigenous residents to address historical wrongs against them by the state’s forefathers.

Congresswoman Malliotakis, a Republican, is favored to win re-election in the 11th District after the Democrat-drawn map, which appeared to favor Democrats in what was a tightly contested area, was thrown out.

The fatal shooting of a reporter is no time for a slew of unverified claims by journalists at some of the world’s leading news publications.

The law makes American support for the Palestinian Authority contingent on the PA’s cessation of its ‘pay-for-slay’ doctrine.

The former secretary of state says the ex-president’s professed choice, Mehmet Oz, a Turkish-American, is a potential ‘national security concern.’

A series of scandals has occupied the youngest member of Congress even as his lawyers endeavor to beat back attempts to end his political career in the courtroom. 

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