As demonstrated by a number of high-profile incidents involving major disruptions to air travel, privately operated unmanned aerial vehicles can pose a major threat to airport operations, and left unaddressed the problem will likely only get worse as the total number of drones in […]
Author: Erik Sass
Germany must finally spend more, very carefully and precisely
“Notorious” and “prudent” are not words often found together, but it is fair to say that Germany is notoriously prudent with its national finances, thanks to a longstanding rule requiring politicians to balance the federal budget — an unimaginable scenario in virtually any other country. The […]
Problem: Sheep Farts. Solution: New Sheep?
Who says environmentalism isn’t funny? Yes, it’s all true: prompted by worries over global warming, scientists are working to breed sheep with more efficient digestive systems, in order to reduce methane emissions emanating from their ovine flatulence, colloquially known as sheep farts. The initiative, […]
Clickbait is more than just annoying (although it certainly is that)
All self-respecting people hate clickbait, the lowest form of content on the Internet (aside perhaps from “reporting” on Justice Kavanaugh’s college years) — but if we’re going to be honest, most of us have fallen for it at some point. And that is part […]
America’s Patent Court Needs a Course Correction
By Nicholas A. Gravante Jr. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was created in 1982 to hear appeals in all cases involving patents, trademarks and copyrights. It is, simply put, the nation’s intellectual property court. Unfortunately, it is […]
TES Weekly Update: Trump takes the keys back from California
And it will save American car buyers thousands of dollars… Donald Trump’s move to revoke the waiver that allowed California to set its own vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions standards generated an entirely predictable wave of self-righteous indignation from the left, who portray it as an act of federal eco-tyranny, suddenly rediscovering their love […]
Europe will become even more polarized in downturn
The European Union was supposed to speed up the process of convergence between the continent’s high- and low-income countries, but by many measures the continent has actually become more polarized along regional, economic lines – and this trend is only going to be exacerbated […]
Do as ve say, not as ve do: German climate hypocrisy
Germany talks a good game on climate change and environmental policies, but unfortunately it appears to be mostly quatsch, as the country’s actions are far more matching its words, according to the European Council on Foreign Relations, which delivers a polite but damning overview of […]
Trump tariffs are HURTING – not helping – U.S. steelmakers
There’s sublime irony and then there’s just shooting yourself in the damn foot. The impact of the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on foreign steel comes closer to the second category, considering that they are directly harming the very U.S. […]
Women dying needlessly from heart attacks due to disparities in diagnosis, treatment
Thousands of British women are dying needlessly from heart attacks because women often receive a different standard of care than men, according to a new report from the British Heart Foundation. The difference seems to be due to the mistaken belief, still prevalent among […]