Biden's climate fantasies mock economics, science

There are two small problems with the Biden administration’s grandiose plan to fight climate change, notes columnist Bill Moloney. We’re not told how the immense tab gets paid—nor why the panicky hurry, when the new book Unsettled by eminent scientist Steven Koonin shows there’s no urgency at all.

Cultural self-loathing undid Europe. Is America next?

Europe, former hegemon of the globe, emerged from two world wars in three decades not only materially exhausted but also spiritually shattered, observes columnist Bill Moloney. Since 1945 it has continued flagellating itself for alleged sins against the dispossessed of the earth, an undeserved penance benefiting no one. Now, Moloney warns, America seems headed over the same cliff.

Sports and me: Confessions of a competitor

What is it about sports that has so captivated me all my life? Why do I cling to their sweet innocence and on-field purity despite all the commercialization and politicization? Maybe it boils down to the simple question, hypothetical for the fan and existential for the doer: “Can I win?”