Trump’s quick homeownership fix comes with a massive catch
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Trump Admits He Didn’t Need to Tear Down the East Wing to Build His Ballroom
Trump has faced widespread condemnation for demolishing the historic East Wing of the presidential mansion without proper permits, oversight, or...
What a Cranky New Book About Progress Gets Right
During the five years I worked as an environmental-studies professor at a progressive private college, I undertook a small, semesterly...
Rad Power Could Be the Next Big Ebike Company to Collapse
Rad Power Bikes made a name for itself in two significant ways. One, it was one of the early ebike...
The bloodshed in Sudan is visible from space
Up to 400,000 people have died in over two years of civil war in Sudan, though the true toll is...
25 vintage photos show how military life and technology has evolved
Today, many military missions don't involve ground soldiers.Keystone/Getty ImagesMilitary technology has evolved from sword-fighting to AI-assisted drones and missiles.Russia's war...
Fantasy Racism
The fall of Constantinople wiped the last living Roman civilization from the Earth. The city’s refugees fled west, helping spark...
A Ukrainian arms maker built a machine gun turret to fight Russian helicopters and jets. Now it’ll battle small drones.
The Predator turret on a Ukrainian naval drone.Screengrab/Courtesy of UGV RoboticsA Ukrainian arms maker built an automated machine gun turret...
The Forgotten Story of NASA’s Most Life-Threatening Spacewalk
One of the greatest achievements in human space flight is also one that history overlooks. After the Mercury program—when the...
Trump Begs SCOTUS to Toss His Sex Abuse Verdict
Trump’s legal team urged the justices to overturn the ruling, arguing that Carroll’s decades-old allegation was politically motivated and unsupported...
A Quiet American Papacy
Quiet American is an oxymoron for most people, at least those outside the United States. The British writer Graham Greene...
I left the US to buy a farmhouse in France on my own. The past 5 years have been a mix of unexpected problems and joys.
I bought a 17th-century farmhouse in France after becoming a divorced empty nester — it was falling apart and so...
The Coolest Girl on Earth Seeks God
On the subway in Brooklyn the other day, I spotted yet another Gen Z person dressed in the predominant queer-chic...
The 2 factors driving your health care costs higher and higher
Health insurance premiums for 2026 are on the rise. It’s that time of year again: open enrollment. With it comes...
Why Trump’s Ukraine Peace Efforts Keep Failing
Donald Trump is clearly frustrated with his failure to end the Russia-Ukraine war. He thought he could strike a deal...
