Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal abortion rights by leaning into anti-trans sentiment
Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in
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Supreme Court gives Trump green light to restrict mail-in voting
On Monday, the Supreme Court approved the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to enact a nationwide crackdown on mail-in voting via
Read more“It Ends” beat Hollywood at its own game to reach theaters
Preparing to set out on a long car journey, naivety tends to get the best of us. “Google Maps says
Read morePete Hegseth’s path to the 2028 GOP nomination isn’t a joke
Pete Hegseth may be the most hated man in Washington. According to a recent polling analysis by CNN’s Harry Enten,
Read moreI was fired for resisting technology. It saved my career
I was not surprised by recent news that online classes have become swamped by artificial intelligence cheating, eroding academic integrity.
Read moreCornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump
For over a generation, Texas Republicans have owned the politics of the southern border. Now the Trump administration’s latest border
Read moreFreedom 250 grand finale: Race cars, Air Force One and one bald eagle
President Donald Trump‘s summer-long celebration of America’s 250th birthday ended Sunday the only way it possibly could: with race cars,
Read more“They’re my people”: Trump shrugs off concerns of MAGA ranchers’ beef
President Donald Trump has some beef with the price of beef. American ranchers — many of them among his most
Read moreAre kids “guinea pigs for chatbots”? McMahon backs classroom AI use
Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the growing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms Sunday, even as she acknowledged there is
Read moreSean Duffy’s Great American Road Grift
At least once while watching “The Great American Road Trip,” I found myself wondering what the Founding Fathers would make
Read moreWhat if the fascists win in Germany?
When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz finally rose to power in May 2025 after years of political failure and an inconclusive
Read moreDonald Trump has made the world go nuclear
Donald Trump has always believed himself to be an expert at what he calls “nuclear,” due to the fact that
Read moreThe internet is losing its third places
When you’re looking at a thread of social media bots sharing the same five replies to AI-generated slapfights between anthropomorphic
Read moreJason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism
After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London
Read moreAlex Jones owed Sandy Hook parents nearly $50 million. A court just cut it to $5.6 million
A Texas appeals court dramatically reduced the amount conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed
Read moreHegseth fires “Stars and Stripes” journalists, deepens Pentagon press crackdown
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s Pentagon has spent months restricting journalists’ access to the military. Now, the crackdown has reached a
Read moreEven in loud movies, the power of silence is undeniable
It is bizarre to watch someone like Alan Ritchson follow in the footsteps of Charlie Chaplin. That’s less of a
Read more“I wish I had never supported him”: MTG fires back after Trump’s attack on “MAGA losers”
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the former Georgia congresswoman, issued a blistering response Saturday morning after Donald Trump attacked her, Tucker Carlson
Read moreScott Jennings as press secretary could be Trump’s final coup
Scott Jennings’ appointment as White House press secretary would not be a surprising turn in Donald Trump’s second administration. If
Read moreThe DEA is a bigger joke than ever
Even as Donald Trump’s war against Iran drags on with no end in sight, let alone any sort of victory
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