The Artist’s Capitalism Trap
I sat on a leather couch in a glass room, staring up at three faces I had just disappointed. I...
Can a Nobel Prize Be Gifted or Sold? Venezuela’s Machado Isn’t the First Winner to Give Their Medal Away
Nobel Prizes are not transferable. But that hasn’t stopped a number of recipients or their family members from donating, selling,...
What World Leaders Have Said About Trump’s Threats to Annex Greenland
As President Donald Trump has renewed his push to annex Greenland in recent weeks, many world leaders have raised vocal...
How A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Fits Into the Game of Thrones Universe
Bloodmoon, Snow, Empire of Ash. In the nearly seven years since Game of Thrones came to what we’ll generously refer...
The True Story Behind Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s The Rip
Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Rip The home on 169th Terrace in Miami Lakes sat along a palm-lined street of...
Machado Insists Trump Will Do What’s Needed to Turn Venezuela Into a Democracy
A day after she gave President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado insisted...
Trump Says He May Tariff Countries That Don’t ‘Go Along With’ His Greenland Plans
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of levying tariffs against countries that don’t back his plans to take over...
How Democracy Died In Venezuela
On Jan. 3, I was at home in Caracas when I heard explosions. My room’s windows shook and the walls...
White House Insists Trump Is ‘Joking’ About Canceling Midterm Elections
So far in 2026, President Donald Trump has suggested canceling the upcoming midterm elections not once, but twice. His most...
Should Data Center Companies Take a Lesson From the Fracking Boom?
Microsoft’s rollout of “community-first” AI infrastructure plan this week wasn’t any ordinary corporate announcement. In a splashy event just outside...
What the Anti-Trans Movement Doesn’t Understand About Women’s Sports
On Jan. 13, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that could determine the future of trans athletes...
What AI Means for American Manufacturing
My great-grandfather, Fred Stoelting was a blacksmith from southern Indiana who came of age in the late 19th Century. During...
The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
A couple weeks after Donald Trump was elected president for the second time, a group of federal data-watchers gathered in...
One Year Into Trump 2.0, Global Survey Shows More People See China Rising
President Donald Trump is “making China great again,” according to the results of a new survey by the European Council...
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema Sued for Allegedly Breaking Up a Marriage: What to Know
Kyrsten Sinema—a Democratic-turned-independent former U.S. Senator known for bucking party orthodoxy—left Congress last year but is now back in headlines...
