The Senator Who Ghosted His State
The senator who calls himself the 51st vote the country needs has spent the last two years missing almost every meeting it. "Why do I have to keep meeting with chop." "I'm convinced they just want fre…
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The AI Guardrail Is an 80-Year-Old Man
The builders of artificial intelligence spent the weekend warning that their own technology could end the world. The guardrail the country is now told to rely on is a man who declared himself smart en…
I'll Look at It When I Get Back
Twenty-five years after the worst attack on American soil, the families of the dead did the only thing left to them: they handed the president a list of files and asked him to open them. His answer wa…
Fifteen New York Sheriffs Answer to No One
Fifteen sheriffs have decided that the constitution they swore to defend has exactly one article, and that article is about them. "I don't answer to Kathy Hochul. I don't answer to Tish James. I answe…
We Will Never Forget, Unless the War Needs a Lie
Twenty-five years after the worst attack on American soil, the country's leaders told two false stories in a single week, and between them turned a national day of mourning into a sales pitch for the …
The AI Builders Admitted It Could Kill Us. Congress Yawned
The people building the world's most powerful machines have started saying, in writing, that the machines could end the species. The United States government has responded with one letter and a deadli…
The FCC Threatened Kimmel. 7 Million Watched Anyway
The government of the United States threatened to revoke a television station's license for the crime of interviewing a candidate, and the interview it could not kill got 7 million views. "He's bankin…
It May As Well Happen Now
The most powerful man on earth flew to Ireland to play golf at a course he owns and, at a press conference beside the taoiseach, suggested the borders of the United States' oldest ally could be redraw…
The President Drew a Map. It Said 'Ours'
An 80-year-old president spent a weekend coloring in an empire on social media, and the most unsettling reaction to the map was not outrage. It was agreement. "That's not insanity. That's intention." …