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Our friend Roger Kimball, an optimist, describes the Last Days of the Iranian Regime. As Roger argues, the regime’s condition is indeed dire: The war is over. If this were a novel, we’d be in epilogue territory where we tie up some loose threads in the plot and learn about the fates of various characters. *** The naval blockade, which interdicts shipping to and from Iranian ports, is costing the
The juicer sits on Kayla Hall-Ransom’s shelf like a remnant from an old war. It was the first machine she used to cold-press fruits and vegetables into fresh drinks—with flavors like “cotton candy beet” and “sunshine”—now bottled and sold at seven locations across Tennessee. And it almost didn’t make it. Hall-Ransom, 34, was an educator Read more. The post In Jesus’ Name, Market Test That Avocado Ice Cream appeared first on Christianity Today
Angela Strange speaks with Dileep Thazhmon, founder and CEO of Jeeves, about building a global financial operating system for enterprises across Latin America using stablecoins and AI. The conversation covers the challenges of building localized financial infrastructure across 25 countries, from regulation and payments to underwriting and compliance. They also discuss why stablecoin adoption is accelerating in Latin America, and how AI is helping Jeeves scale billions in payment volume while ...
For 70 years, American foreign policy has had to clean up the spies’ messes. The post The American Intelligence Services Keep Causing Unintended Consequences appeared first on The American Conservative
If you’ve ever said anything the British PM doesn’t like, he might not let you into his country. The post Two-Tier Keir Divides the United Kingdom appeared first on The American Conservative
State of the Union: Israeli airstrikes killed 14 people in southern Lebanon Thursday. The post Ceasefire Day 51: Iran, U.S. Exchange Strikes appeared first on The American Conservative
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neuroscience of grief, including how the brain maps relationships across three dimensions — space, time, and closeness — and why losing someone requires a remapping of those neural circuits. I describe how grief differs from depression, the role of oxytocin in driving yearning after a loss, and why people move through grief at different rates. I also discuss science-based tools for grieving adaptively, including how to access feelings of ...
The Blair Necessities melissa.ittoo Thu, 28/05/2026 - 14:32 IfG senior fellow Henry Hill joins the podcast team to explore Tony Blair's essay on Labour's future and Danny Kruger's blueprint for government. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Civil service Ministers Brexit Civil service reform Government reform Civil servants Leadership election Foreign affairs European Union Reform UK Labour Prime minister Starmer government Number 10 Cabinet Office No With a promise to abolish the position...