Hot Air
UK Crosses Tariff Finish Line First – HotAir
A done deal, or a "framework"? Does it matter, in terms of PR and market response? Donald Trump teased "a major trade deal" on Truth Social with a "big and highly respected country" late…
Students For Justice in Palestine Should Be Classified As a Terrorist Organization – HotAir
I am a pretty much a First Amendment absolutist. People should be allowed to say whatever they want within the well-understood boundaries of the law. This applies very much to American citizens and, within reason, to…
China Conducting Academic Espionage at Stanford – HotAir
Stanford is one of the leading universities in the Unites States and naturally that makes it a target for China. I've written about China's attempts to infiltrate American universities before. Back in January…
CFTC ‘Staff’ Placed on Leave Amid Investigation – HotAir
Bingley sent me this interesting little email he got yesterday.Seemed noteworthy at the time, but there wasn't a lot of information besides what was actually IN the announcement itself. …
Pro-Hamas Activists Storm Columbia Library, Then Demanded They Be Allowed to Leave – HotAir
Here we go again. It's apparently reading week at Columbia University which means lots of students are preparing for final exams in the quiet campus library. No doubt that's why a group of Hamas supporters…
Pulitzers Carry On Grand Tradition Of … Walter Duranty – HotAir
Remember Walter Duranty? We certainly do -- not personally, of course, since Duranty died nearly 70 years ago, but Duranty left an indelible stain on journalism before he left. And unfortunately, also helped establish…
Michigan Attorney General Drops Charges Against University of Michigan Activists – HotAir
About a year ago there were anti-Israel protests on the campus of the University of Michigan similar to the ones taking place at other schools. Some of those protests resulted in arrests but in a pattern familiar to…
The University of Washington and City of Seattle Are a Third World Dumpster Fire – HotAir
For old times' sake, let's do a quick flashback to only a year ago, when stalwart local independent Seattle journalist Jonathan Choe was documenting the goings-on at the University of Washington's…
Washington Declares War On Faith; Seattle Archbishop Warns Priests to Remain Firm – HotAir
As its cardinals gather for their conclave today at the Vatican, the Catholic Church and other faiths find itself under assault -- not just in China and North Korea, but in the state of Washington. Despite impassioned…
Fetterman Dismisses New York Magazine ‘Hit Piece’ Claiming He is Unfit to Serve – HotAir
Ed wrote about New York Magazine's hit piece against Sen. John Fetterman last Friday. Yesterday, Fetterman pushed back on it in comments to several reporters. He called it a "once source story, with a couple…