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The Washington Post columnist has transformed from a subtle and thoughtful conservative to a bog-standard free marketeer—a great loss.

It's not even remotely shocking that there are 23 people in the Liberal caucus who would like Canada to officially call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It would be more surprising if there were absolutely no disagreements among 158 Liberals on such a serious matter.

Liberals not the only political party facing internal disagreements over the conflict

Should scientists debate charlatans in public forums?

Some forms of artificial intelligence (AI) could help radiologists detect lung cancer, according to a team of South Korean doctors and academics. In findings published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), on June 27, the Seoul-based researchers said an AI algorithm ”with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest x-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions.” The Seoul National University tea...

Swan Forums will hold its first debate Monday at The Well in Lakeland. AJ Rodriguez and Hardam Tripathi will argue opposite sides of the abortion issue.

She had a point, but not the one she thought she was making, and it is one deeply damaging to her case

Matt Taibbi and Douglas Murray debated Malcolm Gladwell and Michelle Goldberg on the proposition Be it resolved, dont trust mainstream media. Taibbi and Murray took the affirmative, i.e., the mainstream media are not to be trusted. The event took place this past Wednesday under the auspices of the Munk Debates in Toronto, Canada. Before undertaking his dive into the Twitter Files, Taibbi wrote it up here at his Substack site