How the congestion-toll scam hides behind the fantasy of a carless city
Congestion pricing is a huge failure if you look at its stated goals, but a brilliant ploy to rob the...
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The ex-CEO of the agency behind ‘Jerry Maguire’ says NIL is still the Wild West—and parents are part of the problem
College sports have long been big business, but the game has changed fast for the athletes on the field. They...
Judge orders Trump officials not to threaten or intimidate election workers
A U.S. judge has blocked the Trump administration from threatening state or local election officials with prosecution over their processing...
Trump admin’s masked-agent voter sweep blocked as full appeals court snubs last-ditch push
The Trump administration’s pre-election push to send Homeland Security agents after alleged illegal voters will stay frozen through Tuesday’s midterms....
An environmentalist’s case for permitting reform
In 2003, the operator of three hydroelectric dams on the Snake River, which makes up part of the border between...
4 ways the polls could be wrong — or right — about who will win the Senate
With three days to go until Election Day, Democrats look all but certain to retake the House and, despite their...
Google spinoff Isomorphic Labs is in a race to shake up the long, painful road to cancer-beating drugs
Isomorphic Labs president Max Jaderberg believes that in five years' time, all drugs will be designed by AI. Jillian Edelstein...
Why Halloween Isn’t Just for Kids
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to...
Federal judge signals she may halt construction on Trump’s arch
A federal judge on Friday grilled an administration lawyer on plans to begin construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal...
Judge weighs whether Justice Dept. violated statute in charging James Comey
A federal judge in D.C. considered Friday whether to dismiss the latest set of charges against former FBI director James...
We’re not in a cost-of-living crisis — yet
On Nov. 3, U.S. voters elect a new Congress. In an AP-NORC poll taken in mid-October, 84% of voters named...
El-Sayed asks Stevens to stay away as Democrats’ attempt at unity blows up
A unity event may not happen, after Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate and one of his primary opponents traded barbs. Meanwhile,...
Two Ways of Seeing John Berger
In his memoirs, Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century writer and libertine, made a helpful distinction between “stupid” people and “fools.” Those...
‘Go away’: Fired Trump spokeswoman shunned by ex-Texas GOP leader over Halloween joke
Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia tried to get in on the Halloween fun by offering a how-to for...
Trump’s economic message on eve of midterms: It’s better than you think
American voters are stressed about the high cost of groceries, gas and housing, yet heading into the final weekend before...
