1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (190+ words) Some have been banished or destroyed, and others are threatened, while one is slated for reinstallation. The budgetary package the legislature wraps up this spring will likely include removal of the Capitol Square Confederates, and it's doubtful that the state's…...

2+ day, 16+ min ago  (402+ words) AVs are safe, but politics as usual prevent their rollout in the nation's capital. Autonomous vehicles (AVs), in development for years, have only recently become safe enough for mass adoption. Now, events like Uber's new partnerships with AV companies Zoox…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (863+ words) The LaGuardia Crash Is a Warning'City Journal The LaGuardia Crash Is a Warning Those in charge have become complacent'and they're abusing sturdy, functional systems. Two months ago, the National Transportation Safety Board released its verdict on why, last year, a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1152+ words) From Woke to Broke at the Washington National Opera?City Journal From Woke to Broke at the Washington National Opera? As WNO's programming has gone in a more politically charged direction, ticket sales and donations have been declining. Washington National…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (630+ words) The liberal mind is influenced by the New York Times, the conservative mind by the X algorithm'for now. The purpose of the media is to teach the public how to think. This claim might offend the sensibilities of those who…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (378+ words) The late playwright combined serious moral insight with urbane wit and high comedy. The loss of Tom Stoppard late last month at 88 is the loss of a truly unique talent'one combining serious moral insight with the most urbane wit and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (712+ words) A Southern California overpass "for everything from monarch butterflies to mountain lions" is overdue and over budget. Nearly four years after the ceremony, the bridge is past due and the project some$21 million over budget. What was supposed to be…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (504+ words) Kempton, who died at 79 in 1997, is not well known to modern readers. Yet his admirers included Joan Didion, Garry Wills, Elizabeth Hardwick, Christopher Hitchens, Geoffrey Ward, and William F. Buckley Jr., all of whom valued his blend of anti-dogmatism, wit, wisdom,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (324+ words) From the countryside to Canterbury, the nation's elites have contempt for all things English. Picture the scene: gently rolling green hills, a babbling brook, sheep grazing in fields bounded by drystone walls. Perhaps a village sits in the distance, with…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (416+ words) The new rules are likely to increase food-delivery costs and frustrate consumers. Last year, the New York City Council passed several laws requiring delivery apps like DoorDash and Instacart to prompt users for a tip, and to make the prompts…...