Weekend Beacon 3/30/25
As peace remains elusive in Ukraine, it’s worth reflecting on a time when the region was similarly witness to carnage—but with the Russians fighting the British, French, Turks, and… Sardinians?…
As peace remains elusive in Ukraine, it’s worth reflecting on a time when the region was similarly witness to carnage—but with the Russians fighting the British, French, Turks, and… Sardinians?…
FORT COLLINS — Before Ali Farokhmanesh found a soft spot in Ben Jacobson’s heart, his coach thought he was Charmin soft. “This isn’t Kirkwood anymore!” Jacobson screamed. The gasket blew…
Except for professional historians, I know no one familiar with the Crimean War, which pitted Russia against Britain, France, Turkey, and Sardinia from 1853-1856. To be sure, a few people…
Few American writers are as intriguing as Edgar Allan Poe. The author of stories that are still shockingly violent, Poe himself was something of a Jekyll and Hyde—sensitive and kind…
REVIEW: ‘Like Silicon From Clay: What Ancient Jewish Wisdom Can Teach Us About AI’ by Michael M. Rosen Reading the latest news about the future of artificial intelligence is like…
In Bangkok, at the site where a mass of rubble sits, rescue workers have the machinery they need and the manpower to try and pull people out of the high-rise…
Who says Jerry Jones isn’t a football genius? The man didn’t just help to nearly double his good friend Deion Sanders’ salary. Our man Jerry also helped to make sure…
That escalated quickly: Katrina Armstrong is out as president of Columbia University just seven months into the job, the school announced Friday night. Her replacement is Claire Shipman, the Columbia…
‘My background is rooted in agriculture, small business and helping women entrepreneurs,’ Cooke says Wisconsin House candidate Rebecca Cooke (X) A Democrat running for Congress in Wisconsin, Rebecca Cooke, prides…
Shipman, a former ABC and CNN journalist, has close ties to Biden and Obama through husband Jay Carney Katrina Armstrong (Columbia) and Claire Shipman (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Columbia University interim…