On this day:
588 BC
Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC.
1493
Christopher Columbus sets sail for Spain from Hispaniola, ending his first voyage to the New World.
1559
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
1870
A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey (“A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly).
1919
Boston Molasses Disaster: A large molasses tank in Boston, bursts and a wave of molasses rushes through the streets, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others.
1919
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps.
2004
Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC.
1493
Christopher Columbus sets sail for Spain from Hispaniola, ending his first voyage to the New World.
1559
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
1870
A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey (“A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly).
1919
Boston Molasses Disaster: A large molasses tank in Boston, bursts and a wave of molasses rushes through the streets, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others.
1919
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps.
2004
Emma is born.
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AOC has introduced a laughable distortion purposefully into a topic that should be beyond debate: insider trading and conflict of interest in Congress. She said the laws under consideration favor the rich lawmakers. So the successful thieves get special treatment? Isn't that the way all governments work?
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NASA’s Crew-11 leaves the International Space Station in the facility’s first medical evacuation after an astronaut suffered a medical episode.
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"White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says." This is a headline from The Guardian.How can there be a jobs problem when someone is hiring 'extremism experts'?
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Germany has sent troops to Greenland, but not to Ukraine.
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Immigration
In December 2023, China announced visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia. Almost all of Europe has been added since then. Travelers from five Latin American countries and Uzbekistan became eligible last month, followed by four in the Middle East. The total will grow to 75 on July 16 with the addition of Azerbaijan.
About two-thirds of the countries have been granted visa-free entry on a one-year trial basis.
The United States faces a shortage of high-IQ workers, yet instead of treating international talent as resource, every immigrant is cast as a threat. Today, it can take months to years just to get an interview to visit the US. At the same time, we are deporting international students, making them feel unwelcome, cutting research funding, and, as a result, losing ground in the competition for academic talent.
Attracting global talent is not China’s strength—the world’s best would rather join the United States. But if America abandons the openness that has long underpinned its exceptionalism, it will squander one of its biggest advantages and decline into a second-rate power.--Tabarrok
Aside from the obvious outliers who are allowed to roam free, America is the great and successful nation of modern times. We have always needed good people because our demands grow with our vision.
Immigration
In December 2023, China announced visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia. Almost all of Europe has been added since then. Travelers from five Latin American countries and Uzbekistan became eligible last month, followed by four in the Middle East. The total will grow to 75 on July 16 with the addition of Azerbaijan.
About two-thirds of the countries have been granted visa-free entry on a one-year trial basis.
The United States faces a shortage of high-IQ workers, yet instead of treating international talent as resource, every immigrant is cast as a threat. Today, it can take months to years just to get an interview to visit the US. At the same time, we are deporting international students, making them feel unwelcome, cutting research funding, and, as a result, losing ground in the competition for academic talent.
Attracting global talent is not China’s strength—the world’s best would rather join the United States. But if America abandons the openness that has long underpinned its exceptionalism, it will squander one of its biggest advantages and decline into a second-rate power.--Tabarrok
Aside from the obvious outliers who are allowed to roam free, America is the great and successful nation of modern times. We have always needed good people because our demands grow with our vision.
The special situation of illegal immigration is cluttering the news, but should not be a factor in our national life. Selecting high-quality immigrants should be the easiest thing in the world. Not being able to do so can only imply a betrayal of the nation's founding principles, national vision, and effort.
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