Gov. Josh Shapiro is leading us in the wrong direction on energy. He has proposed a new carbon tax on electricity generation and wants a massive expansion of Pennsylvania ratepayer-funded subsidies for wind and solar developers. Presently, nearly 60% of Pennsylvania鈥檚 electricity is ...
It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress 鈥� until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...
Donald Trump campaigned as a populist, vowing to raise up 鈥渢he forgotten man.鈥� This message allowed him to win a surprising amount of support from the working class. Unfortunately, it was a con. Trump鈥檚 actions in the first two months of his new administration have demonstrated that he ...
Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? The tech bros are taking turns predicting the future not just for themselves but for everyone. With politicians who think the Cloud is just bad weather calling the shots, this question haunts me. AI is advancing exponentially faster than ...
When Luen Ng died at 75 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast Philadelphia, few people outside her family knew her story. But a Spotlight PA investigation revealed something that should concern every Pennsylvanian: for months before her death, the agency tasked with ...
One evening last week, Aina Kyrpychova鈥檚 cellphone began blaring a warning of incoming Russian missiles. She quickly began scrolling through an application that Ukrainians use to learn where rockets and drones have hit. Just a few days earlier, a missile strike had killed 11 people just 700 ...
