by James Coltella As America ponders its political future, the dynamics of politics in Europe offer U.S. lawmakers interesting food for thought — the change there isn’t […]
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Extreme heat worsens mental health
by Lisa Jarvis On July 22, planet Earth achieved a terrifying milestone: Global temperatures reached their highest level in recorded history, breaking a record set just one […]
Can Harris and an army of ‘childless cat ladies’ overcome GOP’s sexism?
by Robin Abcarian Do MAGA Republicans hear themselves? Earlier this month, as he speculated on Newsmax about how Vice President Kamala Harris might perform as the Democratic […]
Musk, Thiel backed Trump and Vance. What would their ticket do for tech?
by Aynne Kokas JD Vance’s ascendance to vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket, with ardent backing by tech investor and megadonor Peter Thiel, may seem improbable […]
Biden has COVID and the summer surge is here
by Lisa Jarvis Recently, the White House announced that President Joe Biden had tested positive for COVID, making him the most prominent example of this summer’s mini-surge. […]
The CrowdStrike outage shows the danger of depending on Big Tech overlords
by Heidi Boghosian Starting on Thursday, July 18, with ripple effects for days afterward, a routine software update caused a record-breaking freeze across much of the world. […]
In memes and money, Harris’ political instincts are paying off
by Mary McNamara Never has an NCAA Sports Day been so widely and breathlessly covered as it was on Monday. And never has it been clearer that […]
JD Vance’s rise debunks myth of trickle-down economics
by Nir Kaissar With Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate, the Republican Party has cemented its turn toward American workers. Speaking at the […]
Is replacing Biden as the nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly
by Jonah Goldberg Alas, the coronation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee is complete. Democrats are surprisingly ecstatic with the decision, and Republicans, or at least […]
Biden’s decision to drop out a patriotic moment in a long life of service
by LZ Granderson I’m sure it doesn’t feel this way to President Joe Biden now, given the fighter he is, but stepping down was the right thing […]
