Today, Explained

Can Dems flip state legislatures?

Football's future is flag

The dark side of surrogacy

The West Bank’s boiling point

Why the right turned on Indians

Rising anti-Indian sentiment within American right-wing circles stems from status anxiety rather than traditional xenophobic tropes regarding criminality or lack of education. This prejudice manifests as a reaction to the visible success of Indian Americans in high-status sectors like technology and academia, leading s...

When Dems take the House

Mass-produced fashion slop

Fashion has shifted from a top-down model, where runway trends trickled down to mass-market retailers, to a data-driven "real-time" system dictated by algorithms and influencer culture. Companies like Shein now produce thousands of new styles daily by tracking social media engagement and search trends, often resulting ...

The GOP strategy: Ignore Trump

Gas station opioids

What happened at Cornell

The limits of free speech

The coming oil shock

Our AI Cold War

Donald Trump’s approach to artificial intelligence, rebranded as "superintelligence" (SI), centers on a "light-touch" regulatory philosophy heavily influenced by venture capitalist David Sachs. This strategy prioritizes open-source model development to challenge the market dominance of firms like OpenAI and Anthropic, ...

The end of etiquette

The AI election

Everything is gambling now

Live shopping platforms and mobile games increasingly employ sophisticated behavioral psychology to foster addictive user habits, often mirroring the mechanics of gambling. Apps like WhatNot utilize gamified auctions, countdown clocks, and social pressure to drive compulsive spending, as evidenced by individuals losing...

Why we're still arming Israel

Ruining a young woman’s life for sport

What the AI doom debate misses

Trump’s temper tantrum