The Digerati Life At this very minute, there are lots of little startups dotting Silicon Valley and beyond, going about their frat style living except with less money, more caffeine and zero socials. Average age: 24. That is the stereotypical picture of a startup that the public has grown to know and love. However,...

2Blowhards "Alternative History" was a popular sport a few years ago for history buffs. It probably always will be around if for no other reason than politicians and pundits love to criticize and second-guess actions of other politicians....

Roger Kimball Quite right. In fact, Mr. Kling’s amusing admonitions have pertinence far beyond the realm of electoral politics. The virus of Spitzerism has infected not only politicians on the national stage. It has also infected the broader fraternity of policy actors in our society: the petty bureaucrats who...

Pharmalot That’s the latest plan by the agency, which is grappling with a controversy over contaminated batches of the widely used blood thinner. The version sold by Baxter International, you may recall, has been linked to nearly 800 reports of serious adverse events and 19 deaths in recent weeks and the...

Counterterrorism Blog On Saturday night, a 20 kg bomb hidden in the back of a car was detonated in front of the CS Pattani Hotel in Pattani, southern Thailand. Two were killed, three are in critical condition and 15 others sustained moderate injuries. It was the boldest attack by Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand in...