'The big winner of the 2024 GOP primaries was the "big lie"'
Ramesh Ponnuru in The Washington Post
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'The "resurgence" of organized labor is media spin'
Dominic Pino at National Review
Contrary to the media hype, we're not witnessing a "union renaissance," writes Dominic Pino at National Review. Newspapers gave strikes and unionization votes "wall-to-wall" coverage last year, making it appear organized labor was "surging in popularity." But the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that "the unionization rate hit a record low of 10.0 percent in 2023, down from 2022's 10.1 percent." It's "astonishing" how many headlines news outlets produced about "something that isn't happening."
'Do you love avocados? Do you know what that's doing to Mexico?'
Max Schoening in the Los Angeles Times
America's hunger for "guacamole and avocado toast" is fueling an ecological disaster, says Max Schoening in the Los Angeles Times. Expanding thirsty avocado orchards to meet U.S. demand is spurring "widespread deforestation and water scarcity," and harming Indigenous communities in Mexico's "drought-prone" Michoacán and Jalisco states, which "supply 4 out of 5 avocados sold" in America. The U.S. should ban avocados from recently deforested land and pressure the industry to make "avocado supply chains truly sustainable."
'Why the Supreme Court could matter more than Iowa and New Hampshire'
Erica Orden at Politico
It's tempting to conclude Donald Trump's New Hampshire victory "puts him on an easy path to the nomination," says Erica Orden at Politico. But the former president faces another "hurdle" at the Supreme Court, which must decide "whether Trump is an insurrectionist” constitutionally barred from office. It's unlikely the conservative-dominated court will "declare Trump ineligible," but the fact there's any "legal doubt" shows how his "unprecedented legal woes are interlaced with his political fortunes."
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How are ICE’s recruitment woes complicating Trump’s immigration agenda?TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Lowered training standards and ‘athletically allergic’ hopefuls are getting in the way of the White House plan to turn the Department of Homeland Security into a federal police force
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What is a bubble? Understanding the financial term.the explainer An AI bubble burst could be looming
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France makes first arrests in Louvre jewels heistSpeed Read Two suspects were arrested in connection with the daytime theft of royal jewels from the museum
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How are ICE’s recruitment woes complicating Trump’s immigration agenda?
TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Lowered training standards and ‘athletically allergic’ hopefuls are getting in the way of the White House plan to turn the Department of Homeland Security into a federal police force
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Trump vows new tariffs on Canada over Reagan adspeed read The ad that offended the president has Ronald Reagan explaining why import taxes hurt the economy
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Donald Trump’s week in Asia: can he shift power away from China?Today's Big Question US president’s whirlwind week of diplomacy aims to bolster economic ties and de-escalate trade war with China
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The Icelandic women’s strike 50 years onIn The Spotlight The nation is ‘still no paradise’ for women, say campaigners
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rebellion: Maga hardliner turns on TrumpIn the Spotlight The Georgia congresswoman’s independent streak has ‘not gone unnoticed’ by the president
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‘Congratulations on your house, but maybe try a greyhound instead’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Five takeaways from Plaid Cymru’s historic Caerphilly by-election winThe Explainer The ‘big beasts’ were ‘humbled’ but there was disappointment for second-placed Reform too
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Trump wants to exert control over federal architectureThe Explainer Beyond his ballroom, Trump has several other architectural plans in mind
