John Tierney

4 weeks ago | city-journal.org | John Tierney

After forcing New Yorkers to spend billions of dollars for the privilege of sorting their garbage into recycling bins, municipal officials have found an even costlier—and grubbier—way for residents to spend their time in the kitchen. They must now separate food waste into compost bins or face new fines imposed by the city’s garbage police, who will be digging through trash looking for verboten coffee grounds and onion peels.

4 weeks ago | gloucesteradvocate.com.au | John Tierney

Trump's policy has created volatile stockmarkets across the globe. Image: ShutterstockThe second Trump presidency has only begun, but the USA's upended trade policy reverberates across all world economies. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

1 month ago | newcastleherald.com.au | John Tierney

The post-COVID world is a chaotic place. Image: ShutterstockAs a federal election looms, the current ALP first-term government may take comfort from the thought the ALP Scullin government (1929-32) was the last time there was a loss after such a brief time in office. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

1 month ago | instapundit.com | John Tierney

HEATHER MAC DONALD: Racist–But Underfunded? Universities have gone from arguing that science is biased to claiming that even the overhead on their massive federal research budgets must not be cut by the Trump administration. Academic bureaucrats often collect surcharges of more than 50 percent on the federal grants that go to researchers. How could science ever progress without taxpayers subsidizing the six-figure salaries of deans of inclusion and community engagement?

2 months ago | instapundit.com | John Tierney

THEY SILENTLY CONCEDED THE LOCKDOWNS WERE INDEFENSIBLE: Jay Bhattacharya’s Confirmation Hearing Was an Embarrassment for Democrats. It was as close as we may ever get to a formal surrender in the long war over Covid policies. Senators who had once denounced the NIH nominee’s “dangerous” ideas — and supported the unprecedented authoritarian restrictions — had nothing to say at the hearing about lockdowns, mandates for masks and vaccines, or anything related to Covid. Pandemic? What pandemic?