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Articles by Joel B. Pollak

South Africa Takes Hard Line; Targets Starlink and Elon Musk

South Africa appears to have reversed its position on Elon Musk’s Starlink, targeting the company for alleged unauthorized access by users within the country, after appearing to invite Musk to invest there last week.

Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

Pollak: Gavin Newsom, Well-Coiffed Defender of the Status Quo

We are entering the twilight months of Gavin Newsom’s political career in California, and as he sets his sights on bigger and better things, it is worth evaluating his record of achievements — which will not take too long.

PCIFIC PALISADES, CA - January 08: California Governor Gavin Newsom, center, surveys damag

Ramaphosa Claims Trump Agreed to Attend G20 in South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed that the United States should attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in November, after meeting last week.

President Donald Trump greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House,

Blue State Blues: Why Do They Murder the Peacemakers?

I can’t get Sarah Milgrim out of my mind, and I’m pretty hardened to news of terror attacks. I was at my old home in Skokie, Illinois, on the Fourth of July in 1999, right after graduating from Harvard, when

Yaron Lichinsky and Sarah Milgrim (Courtesy Milgrim family / Kansas City Star)