President Biden’s push to abandon Iowa for younger, racially diverse states is likely to reward candidates who connect with the party’s most loyal voters.
Continue readingFree to Be You and Me. Or Not.
If you grew up in any remotely liberal enclave of America in the 1970s or 1980s, you grew up believing a few things. You believed that you lived in a land where the children were free, where it didn’t matter whether you were a boy or a girl because …
Continue readingChina’s Struggle With Covid Is Just Beginning
China’s leaders are in a dangerous dilemma. Their obsession with eliminating the coronavirus has spared the country the pandemic death rates suffered by other major countries, but at a steep cost: severe social and economic pain that led last weekend …
Continue readingYouTube Stars Rhett and Link Think This Is Their Moment
In high school, Rhett McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln Neal III, known as Link, met in a North Carolina cow pasture to swear a blood oath. They sliced their hands with sharp rocks and vowed to do big things in showbiz — even though they had no …
Continue readingDefamation Suit Against Fox Grows More Contentious
Lachlan Murdoch is set to be deposed on Monday, the latest in a flurry of activity in the high-stakes case.
Continue readingAbuse in K-Pop in Spotlight Again After L.A. Hotel Altercation
A public dispute between band members and the head of their agency has revived concerns about whether South Korean entertainment agencies exploit young musicians.
Continue readingAfter Arkansas Trial, Judge Weighs Legality of Ban on Care for Transgender Youth
The trial, the first over a challenge to a state ban on gender-affirming care, concluded last week; the judge has not indicated when he will rule.
Continue readingArab Fans Confront Israeli Reporters Covering World Cup in Qatar
When Qatar granted access to Israeli soccer fans and media despite an absence of diplomatic ties, some saw it as another sign of warming ties with the Arab world. Instead, some of the Israelis got a chilly reception.
Continue readingThe Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels.
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