Geopolitics

Trump's Greenland Charm Offensive

After a year of tariffs and threats, Trump is courting Greenland with deals. Statecraft, coercion, or leverage?

May 21 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

China's Tankers Slip Out of Hormuz

Trapped for two months, Chinese supertankers finally escaped. Is Beijing backing away from Iran, or just its cargo?

May 21 · 3 min read
US Policy

Trump's Forever Tax Immunity

A DOJ deal bars the IRS from ever auditing Trump or his family. A lawful settlement, or the First Family above the law?

May 21 · 3 min read
US Policy

Trump Finally Ousts Massie

The most expensive House primary ever removed Trump's loudest GOP critic. Party unity, a purge, or just a lot of money?

May 21 · 3 min read
economics

San Francisco Real Estate

Record $1.7M prices and an AI boom -- but condo owners are stuck underwater, and the waterfront itself may be sinking.

May 21 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

The Fight Over "Suicidal Empathy"

Musk and Gad Saad call empathy an exploit that's killing the West. Critics call their take a license for cruelty.

May 20 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

A Foldable iPhone?

Apple's first foldable is rumored for fall 2026 at ~$2,000+. Game-changer, niche flop, or AI sideshow?

May 20 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Google Bets It All on AI Agents

At I/O 2026, Google put agents everywhere. Is that the lead, the end of the open web, or the same old hype?

May 20 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

A Drone Strike at Barakah

A drone set a generator on fire at the UAE's only nuclear plant. No one claimed it. The UAE blames Iran.

May 20 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Putin Follows Trump to Beijing

Putin came to Beijing days after Trump left. The fight is over whether China is Russia's partner or its landlord.

May 20 · 3 min read
US Policy

The First Ebola Travel Ban

As cases climbed, the US imposed its first-ever Ebola travel ban. Epidemiologists say it's the wrong tool.

May 20 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Is Fasting Actually Good for You?

The diet that promised timing beats calories is colliding with trials that say it's mostly just eating less.

May 20 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Are Seed Oils Actually Bad for You?

RFK Jr. wants tallow back; cardiologists say seed oils protect your heart. A third camp says both miss the point.

May 20 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Is the Mandalorian Any Good?

Star Wars' first film since 2019 splits critics: fun big-screen comeback, or a TV episode in disguise?

May 20 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Trump's Face on India's Rickshaws

Those Trump rickshaws aren't grassroots gratitude -- they're a US Embassy ad. The fight is what it means.

May 20 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

An Hour From Bombing Iran?

Trump says he was an hour from striking Iran before Gulf states talked him down -- his fifth deadline to slide.

May 20 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

LinkedIn vs. AI Slop

LinkedIn will deprioritize AI-generated posts. The same company offers a "Rewrite with AI" button.

May 18 · 3 min read
economics

Let's Buy Spirit

Spirit shut down May 2. A TikTok creator has $337M in non-binding pledges to buy it back.

May 18 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

RM Said It Was Embarrassing

BTS played Stanford an hour earlier than every other Arirang stop. RM didn't like it -- at first.

May 18 · 2 min read