Are Exploding Pagers an Escalation?

Tuesday the world was shocked by one of the strangest war stories of the century.   Between 2,800 and 4,000 pagers went off in the hands or pockets of Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon as the fighters went about their daily lives.  Yes, pagers, old...

How Kamala Chumped Trump—Body Language

Tuesday’s debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was not a battle of words, it was a battle of body language.   The facial language and the body language of Harris signaled strength, confidence, and authority.  Those are usually...

Ban Cellphones From Schools?

Education Week reports that we are in a student mental health crisis.  So does the surgeon general.  Will taking cellphones away from kids while they’re in school help us get out of this crisis?   I asked the science search engine...

Why Are Americans So Angry?

Anger is on the rise in 2024.  Ask ChatGPT or the search engine for scientific studies, Consensus, and they will feed you great gobs of information showing that anger in America is reaching record highs.   What’s more, they will tell you that much...

Which Candidate Has Magic?

In January, eight months ago, Nikki Haley said, ‘The first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election.’ Nikki Haley may be right.  The Democratic National Convention that took place  at the United...