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How clips ate the internet

Our social media feeds are being inundated by clips. Big names like Justin Bieber, reality shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race, and even AI companies like…

Restaurant Review: Cote 550

With a soaring new complex in midtown, the restaurateur Simon Kim continues to turn his Korean-barbecue-meets-steak-house concept into a high-status luxury chain.

Trump’s last-minute AI order switch exposes White House divides

President Trump’s abrupt decision to pull an executive order on artificial intelligence testing has exposed a deeper divide in the White House over how to…

Trump’s $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund leaves legal firestorm at feet of lawmakers

Legal experts say President Trump’s new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is rife with legal and ethical issues that only Congress is likely to be able…

There’s a clear takeaway from the hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks

Cases of the Andes virus have been rising in Argentina. Government-supported research is critical if we hope to address evolving pathogens. The post There’s a…

This omission in Todd Blanche’s testimony says so much about the Trump Justice Department

How a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing became a window into institutional collapse. The post This omission in Todd Blanche’s testimony says so much about the…

Republican voters believe things that aren’t true. That’s a problem for the GOP.

The party can’t make good arguments or put forward solutions unless it’s grounded in reality. The post Republican voters believe things that aren’t true. That’s…

Trump seems to be giving up on his poll numbers. That could have consequences.

The president is making himself less popular on an almost daily basis, for the pettiest of reasons. The post Trump seems to be giving up…

The MAGA-backed ‘Enhanced Games’ are an ethical nightmare

Donald Trump Jr., Peter Thiel and other MAGA figureheads are paying to watch athletes while hopped up on steroids. The post The MAGA-backed ‘Enhanced Games’…

Nurse convicted in patient’s death is now a national speaker on hospital safety

RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide after dispensing the wrong drug to a patient. She now gives speeches about hospital safety in an era…