Did the midterms kill MAGA?
In 2015, Donald Trump descended a golden escalator and launched a presidential campaign that reshaped American politics. More than a ...
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Will Melania Trump save Ukraine?
In the last month or so, President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again relationship with Ukraine — which has ranged from kicking Ukrainian ...
The case for data centers, explained by a person who wants you to like them
Lately, AI data centers are public enemy No. 1. The concerns are legion: how much water and electricity they consume, ...
Why the right turned on Indian Americans
In early October, Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, went for a classic “politician on the stump” ...
The man who will likely be the next House speaker, explained
Barring a catastrophic midterm polling miss, Democrats are on track to win a majority in the House of Representatives next ...
The “grim” state of free speech in the US
On his first day back in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “restoring freedom of ...
Who are the violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank?
In the weeks and months following Hamas’s brutal October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and Israel’s devastating campaign in Gaza ...
How did the Cornell rape case go so wrong?
In October 2024, students at Cornell University received a campus crime alert about a reported sexual assault. At the time, ...
The Cornell case, explained
“In what world,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul asked on Friday, “would the police learn from a victim that she’d ...
Live auctions are turning shopping into gambling
If you haven’t heard of “live shopping,” you might soon. Livestream shopping is already a staple of e-commerce in China, ...
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