We’ve Only Just Begun

I know that if Hillary had won the election, and Republicans were going around grumbling that "she's not my President," I'd be telling them to man up and reminding them of the structural majesty of the transition of power in our American democracy. And if it had been, say, Marco Rubio being sworn in yesterday, I believe I'd have succeeded in thinking along those lines.

Sustainable Saturday: After Indian Point

... in the timely arrival of a clean energy future. An agreement to shutter the ailing Indian Point nuclear reactors in Buchanan, NY (Westchester County) was announced on January 9. Under the deal hammered out between keep its employees on board until ...

Indian Point Announcement Will Bring To Close Controversial Chapter

The announcement that Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Buchanan, will close in 2021 ends a long and often controversial chapter. Indian Point began operation in 1962, as a 275-megawatt pressurized water reactor.

In Defense of Trump Votersby Dan McLaughlinOne of the popular sports…

A common refrain is to list the various awful things associated with Trump - e.g., groping women, stirring up bigotry, toadying to Putin - and suggesting that anyone who votes for Trump must be embracing all of this. A recent Pew survey found that 58 percent of Clinton supporters "have a hard time respecting someone who supports Donald Trump for president," almost a third more than the proportion of Trump voters who view Clinton supports with similar disdain.

The Cheesemongerby Kevin D. WilliamsonThe ghost of Senator Ortolan…

The day before yesterday, you could not lay your hand on a block of cheese that was not spoken for. Cheese prices were strong, in no small part because of strong demand abroad, especially from China, where the discerning palates of the new affluent classes have a deep appreciation for the subtle flavors of cow-juice sediments.