The popular image of female spies as glamorous femmes fatales obscures a far more interesting history, writes Helen Fry. The histories of intelligence, spies and espionage have traditionally contained few women in their storylines and this has led to women being the missing dimension in history for too long. The reality could not be more … Read more
Musk claims he made an offer directly to senior officials in the Biden Administration. We have no way to verify that, but it does seem clear that the Biden administration never communicated such an offer to lower-level officials within NASA, who made their decision for technical rather than political reasons. “I think you know we … Read more
With fears of a recession rising again largely thanks to the Trump administration’s aggressive policy measures—tariffs, spending cuts, aggressive layoffs, and an increasingly combative trade stance—it’s time to awaken the vulture investor within. Both Main Street and Wall Street are at risk of losing a lot of money now. I don’t particularly enjoy the idea … Read more
On March 3, Triple-I released its Chart of the Week, “Women’s Representation Among Underwriters Increased.” Citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the chart reveals that the number of women insurance Underwriters increased by 5 percent from 56.9 percent to 61.9 percent in 2024. The insurance sector provided about 3.0 million jobs–or 1.9 percent … Read more
President Donald Trump has set his sights on a legislative act aimed at kickstarting the U.S. semiconductor industry.The Trump administration said it wants to kill the CHIPS and Science Act, a Biden-era law that earmarked $50 billion in funding to help incentivize chipmakers to establish factories and offices in the U.S.Speaking in an address to … Read more
