Culture & Media

Tampons in the Men's Room

A GOP lawmaker found tampons at Netflix HQ. Conservatives say it killed a $110 billion deal. The real story is weirder.

Mar 4 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Did Trump Do It for Israel?

Netanyahu made the call. AIPAC launched the blitz. But the real story is messier than any one motive.

Mar 4 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Does Altman Deserve the Heat?

He said he shared Anthropic's red lines. Hours later, he signed his own Pentagon deal. Is the backlash fair?

Mar 4 · 4 min read
US Policy

Can Talarico Really Take Texas?

A 36-year-old seminary student just won the Democratic primary. The answer depends on which Republican he faces.

Mar 4 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Is the Press Glazing Khamenei?

Western obituaries described a poetry lover with a nice beard. His record says something else.

Mar 4 · 5 min read
Geopolitics

Day 4: What Comes Next in Iran

Khamenei is dead, the Strait of Hormuz is shut, and bombs are exploding across the Middle East. What's the endgame here?

Mar 4 · 6 min read
Culture & Media

The Big Arch Debacle

McDonald's CEO tried to eat his own burger on camera. The internet has not recovered

Mar 3 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

France Boosts Nuclear

Paris slashes renewable targets, bets EUR 72.8 billion on new reactors, and dares the rest of Europe to follow

Mar 3 · 4 min read
Tech & Society

#QuitGPT?

700,000 users say they're done. Are they right?

Mar 3 · 4 min read
US Policy

Spring Forward Sucks

Americans agree the clock-switching is miserable -- they just can't agree on what to replace it with

Mar 3 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

The Worst Man on Television

Everyone hates Chris Fusco from Love Is Blind. They just can't agree on why.

Mar 2 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

How Long Will This War Last?

Trump says four weeks. His critics say he just started another Iraq. The answer depends on what the goal is.

Mar 2 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Who Should Lead Iran?

Khamenei is dead. The Assembly of Experts could pick his successor within days. Three camps want very different Irans.

Mar 2 · 3 min read
economics

Is the Stock Market the Economy?

The Dow dropped hundreds of points last week, more today with the Iran war. For most Americans, that's irrelevant.

Mar 2 · 4 min read
economics

What Will Warsh Actually Do?

Trump's Fed pick is a hawk who's been talking like a dove. Inflation and the Iran war just made his job harder.

Mar 2 · 3 min read
economics

Will AI Save Inflation?

The costs are here. The productivity gains are a promise. The timing gap is the whole fight.

Mar 2 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Khamenei Is Dead

Iran confirmed it Sunday morning after denying it all Saturday. Three US troops are dead. The war is just starting.

Feb 28 · 6 min read