My father Leo is a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet city of Ufa. As his 19-year-old son, I left home for college last year well-versed in the evils of communist double-think, party propaganda, and the disastrous policies wedded to generations of poverty. (Oddly enough, that knowledge would soon prove useful in navigating a university
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling, reinstating the requirement for voters to date their mail-in ballot envelopes. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision on Sept. 13 that upholds a requirement in the key battleground state that voters must include accurate dates on the exterior envelopes of their mail-in ballots for the
Haitians are asking people to give them more time to adapt to a new culture, but residents worry about their safety and the drain on resources. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—They live on separate sides of Springfield, but Rhonda Zimmers and Melissa Skinner noticed gradual changes to their neighborhoods in this Ohio city midway between Dayton and Columbus,
Israeli decision-makers are considering a plan to lay siege to northern Gaza in an effort to ramp up pressure on Hamas. The “Generals’ Plan,” a three-page document published last week by high-ranking Israel Defense Forces reserve officers, calls to evacuate up to 300,000 civilians from the northern 1/3 of Gaza and then block all supplies
George Orwell (né Eric Blair) left England for Burma at age 19, a freshly minted graduate of Eton College, the poshest school in the British Empire. The year was 1922, and Orwell/Blair would remain in Burma until 1927, a member of the imperial police force. What little we know of his time there can be
Electric vehicles are slowly gaining ground in the U.S. as automakers boost their range of offerings and stricter state and federal emissions laws come into effect. However, most car buyers aren’t purchasing EVs and remain highly skeptical of the technology. With the two major parties displaying significantly different views on EVs, the 2024 presidential election
The department said that the outlet aims to influence elections and public opinion in Africa, Europe, and North and South America. WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department announced sanctions against media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) and several affiliates on Sept. 13, citing accusations of global covert influence. Drawing on intel from RT employees, “We now know