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Commentary The deconstructionist impulse comes in a variety of flavors, from bitter to cloyingly sweet, and it can be made to serve a wide range of philosophical outlooks. That is part of what makes it so dangerous. One of the most beguiling and influential American deconstructionists was the philosopher Richard Rorty (1931–2007). In his early […]

Commentary A few weeks ago, this column focused on the need for citizens who are unhappy with the state of our political and justice systems to speak up about their concerns. Your opinion can’t be counted if you stay silent, I wrote. Or as one of my readers put it, “We now have the government

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Saturday that it is being put in charge of a Baltimore manufacturing plant where 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled last month. The move came after workers at the facility of Emergent BioSolutions, a Maryland-based biotech company that has been manufacturing both the Johnson & Johnson

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail accident in decades, killing 48 people, apologized in tears while being led away from his home by police on Sunday. The unmanned truck’s emergency brake was not properly engaged, according to the government’s disaster relief center. An investigation is underway as to how

Commentary In January, a group of scientists started working on clinical trials to cure sickle cell anemia, an inherited disease which causes red blood cells to form in a sickle shape and prevents them from properly carrying oxygen through the body. The scientists will be using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, which is a cutting-edge method of editing

Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said on April 4 that King Abdullah’s half-brother and former crown prince, Prince Hamza, liaised with foreign parties over a plot to destabilize the country and had been under investigation for some time. The military said on April 3 it had issued a warning to the prince over actions

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said April 4. More than two dozen others were missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as county officials evacuated residents near a phosphate processing plant over the weekend. Officials warned that a pond filled with toxic wastewater could collapse “at any time.” “A portion of the containment wall at the leak site shifted laterally,” Manatee County Director of Public Safety Jake Saur told

Thousands marched on Saturday across England and Wales against a new bill that would give police the power to break up disruptive protests. Protests against the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill have lasted for over two weeks since London police clashed with attendants of a vigil held for Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman who was killed last

NEW YORK—Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. While the information appears to be several years old, it’s another example of the vast amount of information collected by Facebook and other social media sites, and the limits to how secure that information is. The availability