In City Journal, Daniel Di Martino examines the recent election in Venezuela and the global condemnation of Communist dictator Nicolas Maduro for rigging the vote. Di Martino explains the deleterious consequences of U.S. President Joe Biden previously lifting the Donald Trump-era sanctions on Venezuela, greatly hindering Venezuelans in their quest to restore freedom to their homeland.
The Paper-Pushers Who (Barely) Control America’s Skies
Fans of the 1999 movie Pushing Tin will recall frenetic scenes of air traffic controllers working to keep airliners from colliding in crowded skies. The current reality, writes John Tierney in City Journal, is far worse. Control tasks at U.S. airports today are still exchanged using paper “flight strips”. In contrast to this “international disgrace”, writes Tierney, European and even Canadian control towers have gone nearly all-digital.