Culture

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's ties to the CREC, a church network rooted in Christian Reconstructionism, are shaping the religious language of American military policy. What does it mean when theology meets firepower?

NSF climate grants fell 77% in one year. Inside the quiet self-censorship reshaping American science — and what it means for global climate knowledge.

Lebanon's parliament just postponed its May 2026 elections by two years, citing war. But this is the country's fourth delay since 2013. Is crisis suspending democracy, or is democracy being managed through crisis?

The Trump administration's oil blockade has plunged Cuba into blackouts, food spoilage, and medical collapse. Officials call it working as intended. That's the most troubling part.

Trump fired AG Pam Bondi after just 14 months — the shortest tenure in 60 years. But what does the attorney general actually do, and what does this firing reveal about law, politics, and power?

OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind are racing to build AI that improves itself. What happens when the pace of AI progress is set by AI—not humans?

California's Salton Sea is shrinking, releasing toxic dust that stunts children's lung growth more than living near a busy freeway. A seven-year study reveals the human cost of water policy decisions.

Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi leaves after 15 months of high-profile blunders. The troubling question: was her incompetence the only thing protecting his opponents?

Iran's President Pezeshkian wrote an open letter to Americans, but the world keeps looking past him to the supreme leader. What does that tell us about Iran's political structure?

The manosphere podcasters who helped deliver Trump's 2024 victory are calling him out over Iran, immigration, and broken promises. What their disillusionment means for the GOP midterms.

Trump says the Iran war is nearly over. But the conflict has already rewritten rules on chokepoints, decapitation strikes, and nuclear logic—with consequences that outlast the ceasefire.

The Trump DOJ is demanding Social Security numbers and driver's license data from voter rolls in 48 states. Some complied. Most refused. Now the courts decide.