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Market forces will run circles around the central-planning fantasies of economists.

After weeks of judicial wrangling, and less than four months before state primaries, Wisconsin has adopted a district map drawn by the state’s Republican legislature.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has described China as America's "now and forever problem." But a military-first approach to China serves no one's interest, especially given the need to cooperate on urgent issues like climate change.

The move comes a day after Musk’s unsolicited $43 billion offer to buy the company.

Uncertainty around Musk’s offer to buy Twitter is a “downside risk,” according to experts.

A California lawmaker on Thursday withdrew from consideration a bill that would’ve required children in grades K-12 to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to attend California schools.

Almost all the increase in health insurance coverage under Obamacare is actually increased enrollment in Medicaid.

Reports that Russia has moved military personnel and equipment toward the border with Finland emerged early this week. The saber-rattling is viewed in the West partly as a prelude to grey zone operations to intimidate the Finns against joining NATO. It may have exactly the opposite effect.

A very serious byproduct of Covid-19 is the loss of trust in public health agencies. The future consequences could be deadly.

Almost 80% of all U.S. imported cell phones come from China, almost 81% in a broad children’s toy category, more than 78% of video game consoles, and 85% of computer monitors.

Musk also called regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission “bastards.”

A government agency candidly acknowledged the accidental mishandling of potentially privileged documents – this time, its own.

Analysts are split on whether an acquisition looks likely or remains just a fantasy.

It’s the brainchild of a network of quantum scientists from more than 65 countries, including the U.S., aiming to promote and raise awareness about quantum technology—not just quantum computing but the whole range of applications and uses that will shape the future of the 21st century.

Russia, like America, has underestimated what it takes to change a people.

The moment of truth is at hand: Will we give Ukraine the means to win, or are we about to let Putin murderously snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

Most New Yorkers, to be sure, would not be able to pick Benjamin out of a police lineup, but his arrest yesterday could provide serious roadblocks in Ms. Hochul’s efforts to win the election in November.