2026-04-27 18:00:20
Most students in the US aren’t proficient in reading or math — but you wouldn’t know it by looking at their report cards. Four out of 5 parents say their children are getting B’s or higher. Test scores, meanwhile, have hit multiyear lows. According to one study, 60% of grades don’t match standardized assessments.
2026-04-27 18:00:20
Everything that could go wrong with Peru’s election did. Late-arriving ballots at several polling stations triggered a cascade of missteps by the electoral authority, culminating in the dramatic resignation of its chief with the cycle still unfinished.
2026-04-27 17:30:18
The war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran, and by extension Lebanon, seems to have entered a new phase, which might be called a Sitzkrieg, a “Bore War,” drole de guerre or a “phoney” (sic) war.
2026-04-27 17:00:18
Many people seem surprised by the US stock market’s resilience during the Iran war. I’m not one of them, and I don’t see the war becoming a significant threat to the market, even if it drags on.
2026-04-27 12:00:21
It’s not just Michael Burry comparing AI to the dot-com bubble, or dystopian reports that the tech could trigger massive unemployment, or even Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hoarding record cash: Fashion, too, is signaling economic danger.
2026-04-27 12:00:20
“Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London — I’ll show you something to make you change your mind.” Ralph McTell’s 1974 folk tune has become such an overwrought busker cliche that it’s easy to forget it’s a lament about loneliness, poverty and inequality.
