Donald Trump

When the president gets his primary information from talking heads on cable TV rather than intelligence briefings, we have a problem.

There’s one whopper out there that people rarely acknowledge, but self-confessed “cynical libertarian” Dave Barry isn’t shying away.

KGB-era “active measures” are still being used by Russian intelligence agencies today, according to experts.

Charges of treason are often used incorrectly in today’s political climate. Treason has a very specific definition in the U.S. Constitution.

Billionaire George Soros, the subject of countless conservative conspiracy theories, funds the opposition to President Trump’s agenda.

Astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals if he’d run for President and what he would do if elected.

The Middle Ages see a resurgence of interest among the alt-right and some conservative thinkers.

Americans understands very well what feels wrong – and there’s a piece of U.S. economic policy that the establishment and educated elites haven’t been fully honest about, says Pia Malaney.rn

Elon Musk announces that SpaceX will fly two private citizens on a mission around the moon in 2018.

A new report shows the marijuana industry is poised to have a major economic impact.

In comedy there is always the temptation to go for the easy jokes – but now, more than ever, comedians have to challenge themselves.

Jeffrey Sachs, from the Rust Belt himself, shares his thoughts on Trump’s economic plans and shares some red flags to watch for as new policy proposals surface.

While often compared to the Roman Empire, the United States is not likely to collapse in the same way.

While Kellyanne Conway spoke of a nonexistent massacre, there was a real, historical massacre that took place at Bowling Green – in New York City.

“If all that liberals can do in response is continue to lie about the causes of terrorism and lock arms with Islamists, we have some very rough times ahead,” writes Sam Harris. 

What should have killed Trump’s political career, only made him stronger. Matt Taibbi marvels at Trump’s immunity to scandal and baffling resilience to normal media strategies.

David Miliband has said that the hardest way into the US is to enter as a refugee. Is he correct?

Journalists were once outsiders looking in, says Gay Talese, but today their proximity to Washington makes them myopic; they’d be wiser to disperse and keep their eyes on the horizon.

A new risk analysis shows how the danger of terrorist attacks compares to other causes of American deaths.

Regardless of truth, the best storyteller wins: how else could a quarter of Americans, many struggling financially, ‘relate’ to a billionaire real estate mogul?

Number of terrorist acts perpetrated in the U.S. by nationals of any of the seven countries? Zero.

Elon Musk’s growing relationship with President Trump can result in revolutionizing the country’s aging infrastructure.   

Scientists are planning a Scientists’ March on Washington on April 22 to protest the Trump administration’s anti-science policies.

The first week of Donald Trump’s Presidency features a flurry of activity and a flurry of warnings, like the resetting of the Doomsday Clock.

Elon Musk’s cryptic messages about a mysterious tunneling project in California are getting more substantive.

A careful analysis by two economists finds that phony journalism had little influence on voters and the outcome of the election.

The Trump-Russia dossier reads as though the inside of the Kremlin is a high school cafeteria where you can overhear amazing state secrets all the time, says journalist Matt Taibbi – that’s just not the way the Russians operate.rn

Nowhere is anti-intellectualism more warmly incubated or does misinformation spread faster than in the online community, which is why Facebook – the third most-visited website in the world – has such a weighty responsibility.rn

The feud between some of the Rockefellers and ExxonMobil has intensified.

Politics is a noble, brave world, says Bernard-Henri Lévy – but that’s not what we have here. rn