The rescue of a downed airman in Iran On the night of Friday, April 3, as an American F-15 fighter jet cruised over the skies of southern Iran, a massive explosion rocked the aircraft. Amidst the ongoing American airstrikes against Iran, a single soldier fired a missile off his shoulder that slammed into the advanced […]
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Mamdani: Successful Mayor, or Successful Politician?
New York’s newest mayor has promised to bring change. Will it be good? As the newly-elected Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has had a busy January, creating new departments and signing a flurry of executive orders. However, many of his political choices have been unsuccessful so far and appear to be motivated by […]
When Money Becomes Political
What happens when there’s a hostile takeover of the central bank? Until Donald Trump, no president had ever opened a criminal investigation into a chairman of the Federal Reserve. Since he took office for the second time, President Trump has terminated swaths of federal employees and politicized numerous formerly apolitical offices. However, his most unprecedented […]
The Demise of American Science
What will happen when the United States eliminates biomedical research? In 1887, a research facility known as the Hygienic Laboratory was established at the Marine Hospital on Staten Island by the United States federal government. This lab started one of the largest biomedical research organizations in the world and was the beginning of United States […]