Fed Minutes Show No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, and Even Possibility of Hikes
Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.
By Colby Smith, NY Times
Officials at the Federal Reserve signaled...
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment
By Dave Lawler, Maria Curi and Mike Allen, Axios
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "close" to cutting business ties with Anthropic and designating the AI company...
Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela
By Damian Tobin, University College Cork
After the US captured Venezuela’s president at the start of 2026, Donald...
Japan Sees the Writing on the Wall
By Peter Zeihan
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party just won a two-thirds majority in the lower house. This gives...
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens Anthropic punishment
By Dave Lawler, Maria Curi and Mike Allen, Axios
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is "close" to cutting business ties with Anthropic and designating the AI company...
Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks
By Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University
When the Federal Aviation Administration...
The Global World Order Is Collapsing- And It's Much Bigger Than Trump!
Tom Bilyeu speaks with Peter Zeihan on Geopolitics
Tom Bilyeu sits down with Peter Zeihan...
David Ellison Is Playing a Dangerous Game
By Steven Zeitchik, NY Times
Mr. Zeitchik is the senior editor of technology and politics at The Hollywood Reporter...
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise
By Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan...
Trump just killed the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. It may backfire.
The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil...
Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy
By Filippo Menczer, Indiana University
In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as...
FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
By Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University
The Food and Drug Administration...
No, AI Doesn’t Justify Lower Interest Rates
Debunking the latest Trump-minion talking point
Courtesy of Paul Krugman
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During the 2024...
What dating apps are really optimizing. Hint: it isn’t love
By Mathieu Lajante, Toronto Metropolitan University and Sameh Al Natour, Toronto Metropolitan University
In the weeks leading...
Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?
By Patrick Aguilar, Washington University in St. Louis
In...
Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns
President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire.
By Andrew...
Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks
By Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University
When the Federal Aviation Administration...
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise
By Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan...
FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
By Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University
The Food and Drug Administration...
Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut...
Melinda Holland started last year with high hopes for her business. Instead, 2025 ended with the company’s first layoffs in 40 years. That’s due largely to the policies of one man: President Donald Trump. The cuts his administration made last year to federal science programs undercut a key piece of …
Snowfall at one operator's ski resorts has been approximately half the 30-year historical average and has led to declining sales. What's happening?As …