Why It’s Smart to Raise Taxes on Private-School Endowments
Progressive higher-ed behemoths will survive just fine without preferential tax rates. Source link
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Culture
My Day in Jersey
There’s great art in the Garden State’s Montclair Art Museum. Source link
One Big, Beautiful, and Historic Welfare Reform
There’s more to be done. But the recently passed mega-bill is the largest welfare reform in human history. Source link
Planned Parenthood Is Not a Health Care Provider
Its reason for being is clear: to prevent and eliminate pregnancies. Source link
Q&A: Salena Zito Tells the Inside Story of the Butler Assassination Attempt and Donald Trump’s 2024 Political Comeback
Zito weaves the harrowing events of that day into a broader story about the transformation of the Rust Belt and Trump’s historic political comeback. Source link
Trump’s Reckless New Tariffs
If the courts put an end to this, they would be doing the rule of law, and the markets, a favor. Source link
In Defense of Humans
It is our imperfections that make life tolerable. Source link
Opec trims oil demand for next four years
THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cut its global oil demand forecasts for the next four years on Thursday (Jul 10) as Chinese growth slows. This came even as the…
STI up 0.4% on Thursday as investors stay positive despite tariff uncertainty, split Fed views
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 324 to 175, with about 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion changing hands The local bourse maintained its positive momentum on…
Always putting out fires at work? Here’s how to interrupt the cycle
Dan Heath’s problem-solving book Upstream opens with a vivid scene: Two friends keep hauling drowning swimmers out of a river, pulling person after person from the current. The catastrophe…
Climate Disasters Are Catnip for Cynical Republicans
Days after flooding in the Texas Hill Country killed 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic—just a portion of the more than 100 already confirmed dead in Central Texas—Immigration and…
How Extreme Can Democratic Governors Get to Stop Trump?
“Could a state say, ‘we’re requiring federal officials to present a warrant?’” asked LaCroix. “That is right at the heartland of this deep question that asks, ‘do we actually have a…
China’s energy dominance in three charts
So while we all try to get our heads around what’s next for climate tech in the US and beyond, let’s look at just how dominant China is when it comes to clean energy, as documented in…
Ikea is launching new smart home products, and they’re designed to be extra easy to use
After years of research, learning, and development, Ikea says it’s ready to release a line of products it hopes will change the smart home game. The Swedish furniture manufacturer and…
Chinese property shares surge on unverified reports of meeting to revive sector
A gauge of Chinese property shares jumped the most in nearly nine months, fuelled by speculation a high-level meeting will be held next week to help revive the struggling sector. A…
Angry Trump Shocked to Discover Putin Has Humiliated Him: “Bullshit!”
It appears to be dawning on President Trump that he will not be ending the Russia-Ukraine war in one day as he promised during the campaign. Trump’s frustration at Vladimir Putin is…
This tool strips away anti-AI protections from digital art
To be clear, the researchers behind LightShed aren’t trying to steal artists’ work. They just don’t want people to get a false sense of security. “You will not be sure if companies have…
You cried at work. Now what?
So, you cried at work. In front of other people. Maybe it caught you off guard—unexpected tears rising mid-sentence during a meeting, or an emotional wave you couldn’t quite contain. Maybe…
BOJ finds US tariff hit to exports limited for now
The impact on Japan’s output and exports from US tariffs is limited for the time being but many companies are worried about the risk of tariffs weakening global demand, the Bank of Japan…
Dutch firm moves to privatise Grand Venture Technology at S$0.94 apiece
A Dutch firm is looking to take Grand Venture Technology private by way of scheme of arrangement, said the precision engineering solutons company in a joint announcement with the offeror…
Dutch firm moves to privatise Grand Venture Technology at S$0.94 per share
A Netherlands-incorporated firm is looking to privatise precision engineering solutions company Grand Venture Technology at S$0.94 a share, both companies said on Thursday (Jul 10).…
Elon Musk Unveils Grok 4 Amid Controversy Over Chatbot’s Antisemitic Posts
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled Grok 4, the latest AI model from xAI, his multibillion-dollar initiative to rival OpenAI and Google. Without citing detailed evidence, Musk claimed that the…
TSMC revenue climbs 39% in latest sign of AI spending boom
For 2025, investors remain wary about the impact of tariffs on the global economy and the electronics sector Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) revenue rose a…
Japan’s carmakers slash export prices to US to offset tariff hit
While Japanese automakers have announced some price increases, the country’s strategy of not raising prices too much has shown up in other data Japan’s automakers slashed the…