Today, Explained

The gas price vote

TV is getting dumber

Microdramas—short, portrait-mode episodic films designed for mobile consumption—are reshaping entertainment by capturing audiences during brief windows of attention. Rolling Stone staff writer CT Jones explains how these projects, which originated in China and rely on rapid, low-budget production, thrive on serialized ...

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial

The Lindsay Clancy case centers on the tragic murder of three children by their mother, who asserts she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Legal proceedings highlight the tension between the prosecution’s argument of premeditated cruelty and the defense’s claim of a severe mental health crisis. Beyond the courtro...

The communist comeback

The Trump administration’s recent focus on the "far left" and the extradition of wealthy American communist Fergie Chambers highlight a renewed political effort to frame communism as a contemporary domestic threat. While the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have gained electoral traction, their goals—often focuse...

“It must suck to be young”

Weapons of mass infection

Biological warfare poses an existential threat, potentially far more dangerous than nuclear conflict due to lower barriers for entry and the rapid advancement of gene-editing technologies. Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen outlines a terrifying, scientifically grounded scenario where a lab-leak of a genetically m...

Going broke on wellness

Fantasy draft: 2028 presidential race

Dad, where’s my inheritance?

Baby boomers currently control approximately 90 trillion dollars in assets, creating significant tension with younger generations who face prohibitive costs for housing and education. While many parents prefer to maintain control over their wealth or prioritize their children's self-reliance, younger adults increasingl...

The culture wars turn deadly

The scandal undoing the ICC

AI just went rogue

The Trump-Saudi-Israel drama

The recent U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement grants Saudi Arabia access to American nuclear technology for 30 years while potentially allowing for domestic uranium enrichment, a significant departure from the "gold standard" safeguards typically required in the region. Although the administration later claimed the dea...

The perimenopause moment

The Boomer politicians who won't retire

America’s best hot dog

Our tick nightmare

The truth about Iran

Defunding Israel

The recent House vote on a measure to defund Israel revealed a significant, albeit unsuccessful, shift in Democratic party alignment, with over 100 members voting to block aid. This development marks a departure from previous legislative sessions, reflecting growing internal party tensions regarding the humanitarian cr...

Trump's 2020 obsession